Eagle Electronics EVR-150 - Manual (Page 13)

13 EAGLE - EVR-150 Installation and Operation Instructions
Section 1 - General Information
1-1 Features
Congratulations on your purchase of a Eagle EVR-150 marine band VHF radio. It provides the
following useful features:
• prominent channel display
• adjustable contrast settings for the LCD
• adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use
• waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7
• GPS latitude and longitude (LL) and time display (when connected
to a GPS)
•
choice of High or Low (25 W or 1 W) transmission power
• top centred PTT button for comfortable left- or right-handed use
• powerful 4 W external audio output
• access to all currently-available marine VHF channel banks (USA, Canada,
International) including weather channels where available
• special CH16 or CH16/9 key for quick access to the priority (international distress)
channel
• special 3CH key to select your three favourite channels
• PSCAN (similar to dual watch) facility
• DSC (Digital Select Calling) capability that meets USCG SC101/Class D Standards
• DISTRESS call button to automatically transmit the MMSI and position until an
acknowledgement is received
• easy access to a buddy list of up to 20 favourite people
• MMSI storage for three favourite groups
• Group Call and All Ships Call facility
• LL position polling information
• Weather alert facility where available