Europe And Rest O F W Orld Licensing Requirements; Product O Verview; Licensing - Raymarine RAY90 Installation & Operating Instruction

2.3 Product o verview

The R ay90 and Ray91 a re 12 V dc, C lass D Digital
Selective Calling (DSC) V HF radios. DSC enables you
to make and receive calls to a specific radio, a nd to
transmit a nd receive position information to and from
a selected radio. DSC also allows transmission of a
distress alert, t o all r adios within range, a t t he touch of a
button. Once a DSC request i s sent a nd acknowledged
voice communication is carried out o n the channel
chosen by the caller. The radio can transmit a nd receive
on all a vailable US, C anadian, I nternational a nd Private
marine VHF channels.
The Ray90 and Ray91 i nclude a built-in GNSS (GPS)
receiver.
The Ray91 a lso includes a built-in AIS receiver.
Y our radio includes a base station with 2 x wired
handset c onnections.
With an optional l oud hailer c onnected the radio can
also be used as a fog horn or l oud public address (PA)
system.
Document a nd product i nformation
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2.4 Licensing

Prior t o using this product p lease check your n ational
requirements for both operator and equipment l icensing.
USA licensing requirements
FCC station license requirement
An FCC Ship Radio Station License and Call S ign are
not r equired for m ost r ecreational v essels travelling in
US waters. However, you must o btain a license if y our
vessel t ravels to foreign ports.
Ships that u se MF/HF single side-band radio, s atellite
communications, o r t elegraphy must b e licensed by the
FCC. Y ou can obtain a Station License by filing FCC
Form 605.
Canada licensing requirements
Industry Canada license requirement
Y ou do not n eed a license to operate this product w ithin
the sovereign waters of C anada or t he United States of
America (USA). Y ou will n eed a license to operate this
radio outside of C anada or t he USA. T o obtain Industry
Canada licensing information, c ontact t he nearest fi eld
or r egional o ffice, o r w rite to:
Industry Canada Radio Regulatory Branch
Attention: DOSP
300 Slater S treet
Ottawa, O ntario
Canada, K IA OC8
Europe and rest o f w orld licensing
requirements
Regulations in some areas require that a n Operator's
license is obtained before operating a VHF radio. It i s
your r esponsibility to determine whether a license is
required in your a rea before operating this equipment.
Additional i nformation
The following additional i nformation is required for
completing a license application in Canada and the USA.
Industry Canada 4069B-RAY90D
certification
number
FCC ID PJ5–RAY90
FCC T ype Parts 2, 1 5 and 80
accepted
Output p ower
1 w att ( low) a nd 25 watt ( high)
Modulation FM
Frequency range 155.500 MHz to 163.275 MHz
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