Raymarine Ray73 - Fixed-mount VHF radio with integrated GPS, AIS, optional

Premium VHF with a built-in AIS receiver and loudhailer. Remote station capable, with wired and wireless microphone options

In the box

• VHF Radio

• Suncover

• Panel mount gasket

• Fistmic

• Mounting bracket (Trunnion)

• Mounting bracket knobs

• Fistmic hook plate

• 4 x M4x25 screws (For Bracket (Trunnion) mounting)

• Documentation

• 4 x M4 nuts, spring washers and M4x25 machine screws (For Panel mounting)

• Protective antenna boot

• 2 x M4x12 screws (For Fistmic hook plate mounting)

• SeaTalkng blanking plug

• SeaTalkng 400 mm (15.7 in.) spur cable

Specifications

Environmental specification

• Operating temperature: -20ºC (-4ºF) to +60ºC (140ºF)

• Storage temperature: -25ºC (-13ºF) to +70ºC (158ºF)

• Relative humidity: 95%

• Water proofing: IPx6 & IPx7

• Connections: • 1 x NMEA 0183; • 1 x SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000; • 1 x Front Fistmic connection; • 1 x Rear connection for 2nd station; • 1 x Audio (RCA); • 1 x Loud Hailer connection wires; • 1 x GNSS (GPS) antenna (TNC)

Power specification

• Nominal supply voltage: 12 V dc (Reverse polarity and over voltage protection)

• Operating voltage range: 9 V dc to 16 V dc

• Current consumption: • Less than 6 A at high power (13.6 V); • Standby: 600 mA; • Receive: 2 A; • Loud hailer: 3 A (8 Ω) / 6 A (4 Ω)

Transmitter

• Channels: Channels All available US, International and Canadian VHF marine bands

• Frequency Range: 156.000 MHz to 157.425 MHz / 155.500 MHz to 161.425 MHz (Private channels)

• Frequency stability: +/- 1.5 ppm

• Channel Spacing: 25 kHz

• Power Output: • Low power setting — 1 W; • High power setting — 25 W

• Spurious emissions: Better than –36 dBm at 25 W (Less than 0.25 μW)

• Maximum deviation: +/- 5 kHz

• Antenna impedance: 50 Ohms (typical)

Receiver

• Receiver type: Double conversion super heterodyne

• Channels: All available US, International and Canadian VHF marine bands

• Frequency range: 156.050 MHz to 163.275 MHz / 155.500 MHz to 161.425 MHz (Private channels)

• Sensitivity: Better than 1 microvolt EMF @ 20dB SINAD

• Squelch sensitivity: Less than —2 dBμ EMF

• Hum and noise: Better than –40 dB

• Audio distortion: Less than 10%

• Receiver sensitivity: • Distance — 119dBm (0.25uV) @ 12dB SINAD (typical); • Local — 110dBm (0.7uV) @ 12dB SINAD (typical)

• Adjacent channel selectivity: More than 70 dB

• Spurious response rejection: More than 70 dB

• Inter modulation rejection: More than 68 dB

Speakers

• Base station speaker power output: 2.5 W (8 Ω)

• Fistmic speaker power output: 1 W (16 Ω)

• External speaker power output: 5 W (8 Ω)

• Handset speaker power output: 1 W (16 Ω)

• Hailer speaker power output: 25 W (4 Ω) / 12 W (8 Ω)

AIS

• Class type: AIS receiver only

GPS

• Channels: 72

• Cold start: < 2 minutes

• Receiver IC Sensitivity: –167 dBm (Tracking) / –148 dBm (Acquisition)

• GNSS compatibility: • GPS; • GLONASS; • * Beidou

• SBAS compatibility: • WAAS; • EGNOS; • MSAS

• Special features: Active Jamming and Interference Reduction

• Operating frequency: • GPS L1 C/A; • GLONASS L10F; • Beidou B1

• Signal Acquisition: Automatic

• Almanac Update: Automatic

• Geodetic Datum: WGS-84 (alternatives available through Raymarine MFD)

• Refresh Rate: 10 Hz (10 times per second Concurrent GNSS)

• Antenna: • Internal — Ceramic chip mounted near top of unit; • External — Passive antenna connection via TNC connector

• Position Accuracy: • Without SBAS: <= 15 metres 95% of the time