General Information; Introduction; Fcc/Industry Canada Information - Standard Communications Horizon HX255S Owner's Manual

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1.1 INTRODUCTION

The Standard Communications Corp. (SCC) HX255S is a marine
handheld two-way VHF transceiver. The transceiver has 65 channels:
55 marine and 10 weather. The 55 marine channels are switchable to
comply with either USA, International, or Canadian regulations. It has an
emergency channel 16 which can be immediately selected from any
channel by pressing the red 16/9 key. Weather channels can also be
accessed immediately by pressing the WX key.
The transceiver includes the following features: scanning, priority
scanning,weather alert, battery saver, easy-to-read LCD display,
EEPROM memory back-up, battery life displayed on LCD, and a transmit
time-out timer (TOT).
For privacy of communications, an optional CVS240 voice scrambler can
be installed.

1.2 FCC/INDUSTRY CANADA INFORMATION

The following data pertaining to the transceiver is necessary to fill out the
license application.
FCC Type Accepted .......................................................................Part 80
Output Power with CNB250A battery .......1 watt (Low) and 5 watts (High)
Emission......................................................................................16K0F3E
Frequency Range ...............................................156.025 to 163.275 MHz
FCC Type Number......................................................................APV0194
Industry Canada Type Approval..........................................363822164AP
Additional FCC and Industry Canada data, including licensing
requirements, are contained in the companion document titled
OWNER'S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT. The document also contains
charts for VHF channel assignments, transceiver procedures,
maintenance, factory service information, and warranty data.
HX255S

GENERAL INFORMATION

Owner's Manual
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