E-31West Marine VHF460 Radio Owner’s Manual
Speaker 8Ω 1.0 W
Power Source
Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery
7.4V 1160 mAh
Size (without antenna)
6.29 (H) x 2.40 (W) x 1.61 (D) inch
160 (H) x 61 (W) x 41 (D) mm
Weight 10.9 oz (309g) (w/battery and antenna)
Transmitter
Frequency Range 156~158 MHz
Frequency Stability ±2.5 PPM max
Power Output 1W, 2.5W, and 6W
Spurious Emissions -30 dBm @ HI; -30 dBm @ LO (nominal)
Current Drain 1.5 A (6W)
Receiver
Type
Double Conversion Super Heterodyne
Phase Locked Loop system for Local Oscillator
Frequency Range 156~164 MHz
Sensitivity 0.24 μV for 12dB SINAD
Squelch Sensitivity Threshold 0.2μV
Audio Frequency Response +5.5 dB @ 500 Hz; -6 dB @ 2000Hz
Adjacent Channel Selectivity 73 dB @ ±25 kHz
Audio Output Power 1.0 W @MAX VOLUME
Current Drain Squelched: 36mA; Max. Audio: 250mA
US channel frequencies and names
US Marine Channels
Ch RX Freq TX Freq Status Name
1A 156.050 156.050 Simplex Vessel trafc system/commercial
5A 156.250 156.250 Simplex Vessel trafc system/commercial
6 156.300 156.300 Simplex Inter-ship safety
7A 156.350 156.350 Simplex Commercial
8 156.400 156.400 Simplex Commercial
9 156.450 156.450 Simplex Non commercial
10 156.500 156.500 Simplex Commercial
11 156.550 156.550 Simplex Vessel trafc system
12 156.600 156.600 Simplex Vessel trafc system
13 156.650 156.650 Simplex, 1W Bridge to bridge
14 156.700 156.700 Simplex Vessel trafc system