Walk and talk with Raymarine wireless radios
Raymarine cuts the cord with new VHF radio handsets.
Raymarine has introduced two new marine VHF radio handsets which offer the option of using up to three wireless handsets, alongside two conventional wired handsets. The wireless handsets are designed to enable users to move about the vessel and communicate from locations such as tuna towers, flybridges or distant cockpits which may not have access to a wired handset.
Features of the new Ray90 and Ray91 handsets include a commercial-grade marine VHF radio transceiver with Class-D Digital Selective Calling, a built-in loud hailer and fog-signal generator activated by adding an optional hailing horn accessory, and an onboard intercom for station to station communications. Each handset also has a locator alarm to enable it to be found wherever it is left onboard.
The wireless handsets are powered by built-in lithium ion rechargeable batteries and are recharged using the inductive charging technology built into the supplied dock.
Both the Ray90 and Ray91 have an onboard GPS receiver and a connection for an external GPS antenna while the Ray91 model also has a built-in Class B AIS receiver which can be connected to a multifunction display to see the position and identity of nearby AIS-equipped vessels.
The radios can also communicate with other onboard multifunction displays and instruments using industry-standard NMEA2000 or NMEA0183 networking.
The basic Ray90 or Ray91 system comes with a black-box transceiver module and a wired handset/speaker kit. The transceiver module has connections for an optional second wired station as well as a wireless hub for up to three wireless handset stations.
The new handsets with wired and wireless accessories are available now from Raymarine dealers.
