J Equipment F&,Tures; I Introduction - Raymarine Apelco 5200 User Manual

1 .I INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of Apelco'sVHF5200 marine radiotelephone.
The VHF5200 is a CPU-controlled, digitally synthesized, compact transceiver which provides
reliable simplex and duplex (two-frequency) communications between ships and from ships at
sea to public or private shore stations. The VHF5200 provides two-way communications on
the International and US channels, reception on 10 separate weather channels, and two-way
communications on the International calling and safety channel (16).
This manual describes the physical and functional characteristics of the radiotelephone.
1.2 EQUIPMENT FEATURES
The VHF5200 is designed and manufactured to provide ease of operation with excellent reli-
ability. The important built-in features of the equipment are listed below:
Waterproofto U.S.C.G. standard CFR-46.
All solid-state circuitry for low current drain and maximum reliability.
Series diode protection on input power circuits to prevent reverse polarity damage.
High-performance receiver section with optimum selectivity.
53 channel transmit and 93 channel receive capability within the assigned VHF-FM maritime
band. All US and International channels are included.
Exclusive circuit that automatically selects 16 PLUS (priority) channel when the radio is
turned on.
Exclusive weather alert feature (when in monitor mode).
Selected channel number indicated on the LCD digital display.
Key entries for "Quick" 16 PLUS, and 10 weather channels WXO through WX9.
All-Scan and Memory Scan features.
SECTION I
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
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