NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED. This is a Vitai VT-380MG – VHF Marine band radio. It is IP67 category waterproof! All the buttons and sockets are sealed making it a very handy emergency radio. It has built-in GPS so your emergency messages have your location encoded into the DSC messages. It can be freemounted on the supplied bracket, but the design also allows you to cut a panel hole and slot the radio in for a permanent and secure fit. It has a useful feature that can be engaged to clear a water clogged speaker grill if the sound becomes muffled – you engage it and the unit vibrates the speaker to push out water droplets! If you have a boat and don’t yet have a radio, these can get you safe and able to communicate at a very reasonable price. Packed with features, but the critical ones are one-button controlled. It can operate on the the three main channels settings – International, the one most commonly selected in the UK but also has the USA and Canada settings available if you travel to these regions. High Power output is 25W, and the Low Power setting is 1W. Instant access to channel 16, and the small size fits easily in most vessels with a 12V DC power supply. You can change channels on the radio itself, or by the microphone buttons for convenience. Now the more complicated features. The radio is fitted with DSC – a digital identification feature. If you have a radio licence OFCOM will have issued you with a unique MMSI code. This entered into the radio and there is a red emergency button under a flap. Holding this for a few seconds issues the equivalent of a distress call. The Coastguard are immediately notified of a station in distress and by cross checking your MMSI number, will know who you are. A feature we all hope never gets used. However, the digital system also enables you to add a name to your radio, which can be shared with other friends or similar vessels and you can make silent calls to them. Great idea and it saves lots of radio calls on channel 16 – which gets very busy in some areas. The built in GPS uses a supplied small GPS antenna. You DO NOT have to use these features, but they are built in. Fitting wise, the simplest method involves just supply 13.8V like a car. There are other cables for the nav system etc, but these do not need terminating – just don’t use them! There is a socket for an extension speaker – if you need one. It has plenty of volume and is very simple to use the basic functions – the clever ones are hidden in a menu. When you open the box, power it up and select the International Channel set from the programming menu – then connect your boat antenna. This should have the very common PL259 type connector. Please note this radio includes channel 80 (UK Marina Channel) but does not operate on Ch 37(M1) 157.850MHz or Ch (M2) 161.425MHz. Built-in GNSS Module, Support GPS, GLONAS, SBAS Satellite-based Augmentation System. NMEA Formats (In): RMC, GGA, GNS, GLL, VTG. NMEA Formats (Out): DSC, DSE, RMC, GSA, GSV. Dual Receiver, Independent DSC Dedicated Receiver. Manually Input GPS Latitude and Longitude and Time. Waterproof Construction (1m Depth of Water for 30 Minutes). Speaker Vibration Draining Function. Scan: Normal Scan and Priority Scan. DSC Call Reception and Transmission Records Can be Queried. Standard NMEA Interface (RS-422 Protocol). Full Dot Matrix Display. Channel Number Display Digits Selectable: 3 Digits(01B)/ 4 Digits(2001). Simple Combination of Arrow Keys and Programmable Soft Keys for Smooth Operation. Support Latest Marine Channel Standards and DSC Protocol Standards. DSC Distress Cals in 11 Categories, All DSC Calls in 3 Security Categories. Frequency: TX: 156.000-162.000MHz, RX: 156.000-163.425MHz. Channel Group: USA, INT, CAN. Modulation Mode: 16K0G3E(FM), 16K0G2B(DSC). Power Supply: DC13.8V (±15%). Output Impedance (Audio): 4. The item “VT-380MG Boat/mobile VHF Marine 2-Way Radio Waterproof with DCS and GPS” is in sale since Monday, October 12, 2020. This item is in the category “Mobile Phones & Communication\Radio Communication Equipment\Marine & Aircraft Radios”. The seller is “earsmedia” and is located in Lowestoft, Suffolk. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Norway, Indonesia, Mexico, Switzerland, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.

• Model: VT-380MG
• Unit Quantity: 2
• Band: VHF
• Type: Boat/Mobile Marine Radio
• Features: Floating
• Frequency Band: VHF
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Brand: Vitai