Raymarine RAY91 - Chapter 2 Document and Product Information

2.3Productoverview
TheRay90andRay91are12Vdc,ClassDDigital
SelectiveCalling(DSC)VHFradios.DSCenablesyou
tomakeandreceivecallstoaspecificradio,andto
transmitandreceivepositioninformationtoandfrom
aselectedradio.DSCalsoallowstransmissionofa
distressalert,toallradioswithinrange,atthetouchofa
button.OnceaDSCrequestissentandacknowledged
voicecommunicationiscarriedoutonthechannel
chosenbythecaller.Theradiocantransmitandreceive
onallavailableUS,Canadian,InternationalandPrivate
marineVHFchannels.
TheRay90andRay91includeabuilt-inGNSS(GPS)
receiver.
TheRay91alsoincludesabuilt-inAISreceiver.
Y ourradioincludesabasestationwith2xwired
handsetconnections.
Withanoptionalloudhailerconnectedtheradiocan
alsobeusedasafoghornorloudpublicaddress(PA)
system.
2.4Licensing
Priortousingthisproductpleasecheckyournational
requirementsforbothoperatorandequipmentlicensing.
USAlicensingrequirements
FCCstationlicenserequirement
AnFCCShipRadioStationLicenseandCallSignare
notrequiredformostrecreationalvesselstravellingin
USwaters.However,youmustobtainalicenseifyour
vesseltravelstoforeignports.
ShipsthatuseMF/HFsingleside-bandradio,satellite
communications,ortelegraphymustbelicensedbythe
FCC.Y oucanobtainaStationLicensebyfilingFCC
Form605.
Canadalicensingrequirements
IndustryCanadalicenserequirement
Y oudonotneedalicensetooperatethisproductwithin
thesovereignwatersofCanadaortheUnitedStatesof
America(USA).Y ouwillneedalicensetooperatethis
radiooutsideofCanadaortheUSA.T oobtainIndustry
Canadalicensinginformation,contactthenearestfield
orregionaloffice,orwriteto:
IndustryCanadaRadioRegulatoryBranch
Attention:DOSP
300SlaterStreet
Ottawa,Ontario
Canada,KIAOC8
Europeandrestofworldlicensing
requirements
RegulationsinsomeareasrequirethatanOperator’s
licenseisobtainedbeforeoperatingaVHFradio.Itis
yourresponsibilitytodeterminewhetheralicenseis
requiredinyourareabeforeoperatingthisequipment.
Additionalinformation
Thefollowingadditionalinformationisrequiredfor
completingalicenseapplicationinCanadaandtheUSA.
IndustryCanada
certification
number
4069B-RAY90D
FCCIDPJ5–RAY90
FCCType
accepted
Parts2,15and80
Outputpower
1watt(low)and25watt(high)
ModulationFM
Frequencyrange
155.500MHzto163.275MHz
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