General Information; Introduction; Fcc/Industry Canada Information - Standard Horizon HX460S Owner's Manual

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

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-1 Barometric 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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