SECTION 1
GENERAL
DESCRIPTON
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1.1
INTRODUCTION
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Congratulations on your purchase, of Raytheon RAY100 handheld marine radiotelephone. The
RAY100 is a CPU-controlled, digitally synthesized, compact handheld transceiver, that pro-
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vides reliable simplex and duplex (two-frequency) communications between ships at sea and
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from ships at sea to public or private shore stations. The RAY100 provides two-way communi-
cations on all U.S., International, and Canadian channel Marine band frequencies, plus
recep-
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tion on 10 separate weather channels.
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This manual describes the physical and functional characteristics of the radiotelephone.
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1.2 EQUIPMENT FEATURES
The RAY 100 is designed and manufactured to provide ease of operation with excellent reliabil-
ity. Some important built-in features of this radio are listed below:
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Waterproof to U.S.C.G. standard CFR-46.
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All solid-state circuitry for low current drain (longer battery life) and maximum reliability.
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High-performance receiver section with optimum selectivity.
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Access to all available U.S., International. and Canadian VHF Marine band channels.
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Exclusive circuit that automatically selects CHf6 when the radio is turned on.
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Exclusive weather alert feature (when in Monitor Mode).
. No limit for channels that can be programmed into memory for Memory Scan.
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Selected channel number is always shown on the digital LCD display.
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Aluminum die cast housing to prevent interference of offending RF.
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“Quick” 16 PLUS, for instant. selection of the emergency calling channel CH16, or an
alternate priority channel.
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Easy direct mode access to 10 weather channels WX 0 through WX 9.
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