Simrad RS80B Amended pages

The AHS81 and AHS82 have been designed with simple opera­tion in mind for ease of use, even in installations that have one
station of each type. The handsets are fully waterproof and
designed for all environments from the navigation station to
the open cockpit.

1.1.1 About this manual

This manual combines operating and installation information
on both the RS81 and RS82 and is divided into four main parts.
As the handsets have differing layouts and functions are
accessed in different ways, we recommend that you familiarise
yourself with the information pertaining to the product that
you have purchased prior to installation or use. This will facili­tate full understanding of the many operating features and
ensure straightforward installation.

Thank you for choosing Simrad!

If you are pleased with your VHF radio, we hope you will be
interested in our range of marine electronic equipment, which
is manufactured to the same high standards as the RS81/RS82.
Please contact your nearest Simrad agent for a catalogue show­ing our increasing range of high-tech navigational instruments,
GPS, Autopilots, Radar, Echosounders, Chartplotters and VHF
radio sets.

Simrad operates a policy of continual development and reserve
the right to alter and improve the specification of their products
without notice.

1.2 Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines (US only)

To meet FCC (Federal Communications Commission) rules on
Radio Frequency Exposure, it is recommended that the VHF
antenna is mounted at least 3 m (10 ft) away from any area
accessible to any personnel onboard. If this distance is achieved
by vertical separation, the antenna must be at least 5 m (16.5 ft)
above deck to allow for the height of an adult. This guideline

applies only to antennae not exceeding 9dBi gain.

In order to comply with the FCC’s Maximum Permissible Expo­sure (MPE), the radio operator is responsible for ensuring that
there is no personnel within this range before transmitting.

WARNING Failure to observe these recommendations may expose those

within the MPE radius of 3 m (10 ft) to RF absorption levels
that exceed the FCC safe limits.

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13.4 Channel Frequencies

NOTE Ch 0 will only be made available in the UK to Coastguard

users with written authorisation.

Channel 70 is the designated Digital Selected Calling (DSC)
channel and may not be used for voice transmissions.