VHF 100/200 Series Owner’s Manual i
Introduction
Introduction
The VHF 100 and VHF 200 series radios equip you with the ability to communicate on all
International, USA, and Canadian marine channels, as well as preset private channels. The
USA and Canadian frequency bands are not available on the VHF 100i. They also allow
monitoring of ten WX (weather) channels. The VHF 100, VHF 200, and GHS™ 10 are for
use in North America, while the VHF 100i, VHF 200i, and GHS 10i are for use in Europe
and throughout the world.
The VHF 100 and VHF 200 series radios have many enhanced features, including those
listed in the following table.
VHF 100 VHF 100i VHF 200 VHF 200i
Auto power on ● ● ● ●
Full Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC) ● ● ● ●
Position tracking to track up to three other
boats
● ● ● ●
Transmits position requests ● ● ● ●
Local receiver mode to improve receiver
performance in busy port environments
● ● ● ●
Up to 25 watts of transmit power, selectable
between 1 watt and 25 watts
● ● ● ●
Dedicated key for easy, one-touch access
to Channels 16/9
●
Channel 16
only
●
Channel 16
only
NMEA 0183 interface capabilities ● ● ● ●
NMEA 2000
®
interface capabilities ● ●
Additional capabilities with NMEA 2000
compatible Garmin chartplotters and
Garmin autopilot system
● ●
Hard-wired speaker and microphone ● ●
Relocatable speaker and microphone ● ●
Supports one GHS 10 or one GHS 10i
full-function, wired microphone
● ●
Hailer and foghorn output at 20 watts with
automatic and manual foghorn signals and
adjustable, base fog frequencies
● ●
Two-way hailer functionality for listening
back when connected to a compatible horn
speaker
● ●
Intercom capabilities ● ●
Receives NOAA weather alerts ● ●