General Information; Introduction - Standard Horizon HX890 Owner's Manual

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the HX890! Whether this is your first
portable marine VHF transceiver, or if you have other STANDARD HORIZON
equipment, the STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensuring
your enjoyment of this high-performance transceiver, which should provide you
with many years of satisfying communications even in the harshest of envi-
ronments. STANDARD HORIZON technical support personnel stand behind
every product sold.
The HX890 Portable Marine transceiver is designed to be used in USA, Inter-
national, and Canadian Marine bands. The HX890 can be operated from 11
to 16 VDC and has a switchable RF output power of 1 watt, 2 watts or 6 watts
(5 watts)*.
The HX890 is capable of DSC (Digital Selective Calling) ITU-R M.493 Class H
operation. Class H operation allows continuous receiving of Digital Selective
Calling functions on channel 70 even if the radio is receiving a call. The HX890
operates on all currently-allocated marine channels which are switchable for
use with USA, International, or Canadian regulations. Emergency channel 16
can be immediately selected from any channel by pressing the red [16/S] key.
NOAA weather channel can also be accessed immediately by pressing the
[WX] soft key (in USA and Canada only).
With the internal high-performance 66 Channel GPS receiver, WAAS and QZSS
satellites can be received.
We appreciate your purchase of the HX890, and encourage you to read this manual
thoroughly, so as to learn and fully understand the capabilities of the HX890.
*(5-Watt TX required in some countries)
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