Standard Horizon HX260S General Information, Introduction, FCC/ Industry Canada Information

1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The STANDARD HORIZON (a division of YAESU USA) HX260S is a marine handheld two-way VHF transceiver. The transceiver has 65 channels: 55 marine and 10 weather. The 55 marine channels are switchable to comply with either USA, International, or Canadian regulations. It has an emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the red 16/9 key. Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by pressing the WX key.

The transceiver includes the following features: memory scanning, dual watch, weather alert, battery saver, easy-to-read large LCD display, EEPROM memory back-up, low battery indication displayed on LCD, and a transmit Time-Out Timer (TOT).

1.2 FCC/ INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION

The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the license application.

FCC Type Accepted	Part 80
Output Power with CNB260 battery	1 watt (Low) and 5 watts (High)
Emission	16K0F3E
Frequency Range	156.025 to 163.275 MHz
FCC Type Number	K66HX260S
Industry Canada Type Approval	PENDING

Additional FCC and Industry Canada data, including licensing requirements, are contained in the companion document titled OWNER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. The document also contains charts for VHF channel assignments, transceiver operating procedures, maintenance, factory service information, and warranty data.

p a g e 2 Owner’s Manual HX260S