Standard Horizon HX460S General Information, Introduction, FCC/INDUSTRY Canada Informaton

1.GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1INTRODUCTION

The HX460S is a miniature 5-Watt portable two-way VHF marine transceiver. The transceiver has 173 channels: 163 marine and 10 weather. The 163 marine channels are switchable to comply with USA, International, or Cana- dian regulations. It has an emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the 16/9 key. Weather channels can also be accessed immediately by pressing the WX key.

The transceiver includes following features: Memory Scanning, Priority Scan- ning, NOAA Weather Alert, Battery Saver, easy-to-read large LCD display, EEPROM memory back-up, Battery Life displayed on LCD, and a transmit Time-Out Timer (TOT).

The transmitter provides a maximum of 5 Watts output, and has the selec- tion of 2.5 Watts and 1 Watt to assist the user in ensuring maximum battery life.

The optional SU-1Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit can be installed to pro- vide readout of the current barometric pressure.

1.2 FCC/INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATON

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

FCC Type Accepted	Part 80
Output Power with CNB460	1 W (Low), 2.5 W (Mid), and 5 W (High)
Emission	16K0F3E
Frequency Range	156.025 to 163.275 MHz
FCC Type Number	K66HX460S
Industry Canada Type Approval	<<??>>

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

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