Standard Horizon HX260S Marine Radio User Manual


 
page 2 Owner’s Manual HX260S
1 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The STANDARD HORIZON (a division of YAESU USA) HX260S 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: memory scanning, dual
watch, weather alert, battery saver, easy-to-read large LCD display,
EEPROM memory back-up, low battery indication displayed on LCD, and a
transmit Time-Out Timer (TOT).
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 CNB260 battery ................... 1 watt
(Low)
and 5 watts
(High)
Emission...................................................................................... 16K0F3E
Frequency Range ............................................... 156.025 to 163.275 MHz
FCC Type Number ..................................................................K66HX260S
Industry Canada Type Approval ................................................ PENDING
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 operating
procedures, maintenance, factory service information, and
warranty data.