Area of Operation, Ac, Gl, Nl | Raymarine Ray54 specification

92Ray54 VHF Radio

CH	XMIT	RCV	Area of
No.	Freq	Freq	Operation	Use

85	157.275	161.875	AC, GL, NL	Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence

86	157.325	161.925	PC	Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence

87	157.375	161.975	AC, GL, NL	Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence

88	157.425	162.025	AC, GL, NL	Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence

Area of Operation

AC: Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St. Lawrence River up to and including Montreal

EC (East Coast): includes NL, AC, GL and Eastern Arctic areas

GL: Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence above Montreal)

NL: Newfoundland and Labrador

PC: Pacific Coast

WC (West Coast): Pacific Coast, Western Arctic and Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed areas

All areas: includes East and West Coast areas

Notes:

1.The letter “A” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an international duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel.

2.Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting.

3.The letter “B” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the coast station transmit side of an international duplex channel. That is, the channel is Receive Only.

4.Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications.

5.Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for reg- ular voice communications.

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Raymarine Ray54 manual Area of Operation, Ac, Gl, Nl

Contents

Ray54 Page Introduction WarrantyAbout this Handbook Conventions Used Station License Important InformationFCC Notice Operator License Maritime Mobile Service Identity Mmsi Industry Canada Antenna Mounting and EME Exposure Safe Compass DistanceEMC Conformance Contents CLEAR/WX Distress Digital Selective Calling DSC How to Contact Raymarine Features IntroductionRay54 Fixed Station VHF Radio Digital Selective Calling DSC Installation Unpacking and InspectionEquipment Supplied Planning the Installation Typical Mounting MethodsFlush Mounting Typical Mounting Methods Power Connections Wiring Connections External Speaker Connections GroundingGPS/NMEA Data Antenna Connections Antenna Mounting SuggestionsAntenna Mounting and EME Exposure Getting Started Keypad and Rotary Knobs Microphone Keys Main Unit Rotary KeysMain Unit Push Keys PTT MicrophoneMain Unit 16/9 CALL/MENU HILO/USER LCD Display 12 /9 Battery Low HI/LO TX PowerLocal Local/Distant Mode User Favorite Channel Mode I C Channel Set WX Weather ChannelAlert Weather Alert Simplex Channel Setting the Squelch Turning the Power on and OFFSetting the Volume Setting the Power Output Overriding the Low Output Power Restriction On the microphone Setting the ChannelSelecting a Weather Channel On the main unit Selecting the Priority Channel Weather Alert Operation Selecting the Secondary Priority Channel Reprograming the Secondary Priority Channel Using the Scan Modes Transmitting All Scan Saved Memory Scan Priority All Scan Adding Channels to Memory Priority Saved Scan General Operations Using the Monitor Modes Dual Watch Tri Watch User Channel Mode Menu Mode OperationDSC Call Operation Digital Selective Calling DSC Group DSC Call FunctionIndividual ALL Ships Position RequestRX Call LOG Individual Calls Making DSC Calls to Coast StationsTransmitting an Individual Call If using Manual Mmsi ID entry Ray54 VHF Radio To cancel the mode without sending ACK Receiving Individual Calls Group Calls Transmitting a Group Call Digital Selective Calling DSC Receiving Group Calls To ignore the Group Call All Ships Calls Transmitting an All Ships Call Receiving an All Ships Call To decline the All Ships Call Distress Calls Sending a Distress Call Undesignated Quick Distress Call Designated Distress Call To cancel the automatic Distress resend press CLEAR/WX Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Error Receiving a Distress Call Receiving a Distress ACK Sent from a Coast Station Receiving a Distress Relay Sent by Another Station Position Request Specifying the Target Vessel If using Manual Mmsi ID entry When no reply is received within 3 minutes Retrieving the Last Received Position Data Call Log Receiving a Position Request From Another Station Making a Call from a Call Log Entry Saving an Mmsi ID Number from a Call Log Entry Press and hold the SCAN/SAVE key DSC Distress Log Menu Settings Menu Function Using the Microphone Keys to Make Selections DSC Phonebook Adding an Entry Use same procedure to enter the Mmsi characters Editing an Existing Entry Deleting an Existing Entry Backlight Adjustment Contrast AdjustmentLocal / Distant GPS/Time Setup When GPS Information Not Available Rotate the CH knob to scroll through the selections Settings Menu Settings Time Offset Latitude/Longitude DisplayTime Display Time Format Radio Setup Band Ring Volume Channel CH NameKey Beep DSC Setup My Mmsi ID Group Mmsi Setup Group Name Menu Settings Editing an Existing Entry Position Reply Automatic Channel Changing for Incoming Calls Procedure When Enabled Procedure When Disabled Resetting Factory Defaults Product Repair and Service Customer ServiceHow to Contact Raymarine On the Internet Accessories and Parts Technical Support Appendix a Specifications GeneralPLL Receiver Transmitter Appendix B Channel List Marine VHF Channels and FrequenciesXmit RCV 86Ray54 VHF Radio Freq Use 82A AC, GL Canadian Marine VHF Channels and FrequenciesWC, EC PC, AC, GL 156.750 All areas AC, GL, PC 90Ray54 VHF Radio EC, PC 156.875 Area of Operation AC, GL, NL International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies 94Ray54 VHF Radio 161.925 WX Channels North America only Appendix C Glossary VOL VHF Index Numerics Mmsi 101 102