Marine MT-500 VHF Marine Radio

DESCRIPTION

Designed for operation in the marine VHF FM frequency band range, between 156 and 162MHz, which includes all currently allocated international channels.

The MT-500 has Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capabilities when connected to a compatible GPS receiver with äóÖdistressäó», äóÖall shipsäó»,äóÖindividualäó» and group DSC call formats supported.

There are 32 memories for storing incoming DSC calls and 32 for your personal DSC call directory. Other features include position send/request, all channel scanning, priority channel scanning, memory channel scanning, one button instant access to channel 16 and an alphanumeric keypad on the microphone.

The large, easy to use äóìSELECT/ENTERäó knob is easily rotated and pushed for simple operation, channel and menu selection. The easy-to-read, four line LCD displays current operating status, menus for selecting functions and settings for optional features. The microphone has a keypad for changing channels and selecting functions. In keeping with its intended use in the harsh marine environment the MT-500 is water ingress protected to submersion standard JIS-7.

Features:
äó¢ Large LCD four line display with 11 characters each
äó¢ Latitude and Longitude position indication when connected to compatible GPS receiver
äó¢ Three scanning modes for Priority, All and Memory scan
äó¢ Distress DSC button with protective cover
äó¢ One button instant access to channel 16
äó¢ Microphone with alphanumeric backlit keys
äó¢ External speaker connection provided on rear panel
äó¢ Three different alarm tone sequences
äó¢ Comprehensive instruction manual
äó¢ C-Tick and CE approved

Specifications:
TRANSMITTER:
Output power: 25 watts or 1 watt switchable
Tx current: 6 amps @ 25 watt Tx. I amp @ 1 watt Tx
Modulation: G3E for Voice. G3B for DSC
Transmit frequencies: 156.025Mhz äóñ 157.425Mhz @ 25Khz spacing
Modulation distortion: Less than 4% @ 1Khz for +/-3Khz deviation
Modulation limiter: +/- 5Khz deviation with 100% modulation

RECEIVER:
Receive frequencies: 156.300Mhz äóñ 162.000Mhz @ 25Khz spacing
Sensitivity: 0.5μV or less for 20db SINAD
Squelch range: 0.25μV to 0.80μV @ full squelch
Audio output power: 3.0 watt minimum @ 4 ohms with less than 10% distortion
Receiver acceptance: +/- 7KHz minimum
Adjacent channel selectivity: Less than -70db for +/-25Khz
Image rejection: Less than -70db