Ray 90 VHF Black Box

Raymarine

Communication

MARINE VHF RADIO

E70492

Description

Raymarine's Ray90 modular fixed mount VHF radio brings multi-station communications to a whole new level of power, performance, and flexibility. The Ray90 features a black-box design with a transceiver that hides out of sight under your helm, in a locker, or almost anywhere.

Power specification

Nominal supply voltage

12 V dc (with over voltage protection)

Operating voltage range

10.2 V dc to 16 V dc

Fuse requirements

• Inline fuse = 10 A • Thermal breaker = 7 A

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)

LEN

Environmental specification

Operating temperature

-25ºC (-13ºF) to +55ºC (131ºF)

Storage temperature

-25ºC (-13ºF) to +70ºC (158ºF)

Relative humidity

95%

Water proofing

IPx6 & IPx7

Connections

Wired handsets

x 2 via HS1 and HS2 connectors

Wireless hub

x 1 via Hub connector

GNSS (GPS) antenna

x 1 via GPS connector (TNC)

VHF antenna / splitter

x 1 via VHF connector (50 Ohm SO239)

NMEA 0183 input

x 1 via bare ended wires on data cable

NMEA 0183 output

x 1 via bare ended wires on data cable

NMEA 2000 / SeaTalkng ®

x 1 via N2K (DeviceNet) connector

Loud hailer

x 1 via bare ended wires on data cable.

VHF Transmitter

Channels

All available US, International and Canadian VHF marine bands

Frequency Range

156.025 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

GNSS (GPS)

Channels

Cold start

29 seconds

Receiver IC Sensitivity

• Tracking and navigation = -167 dBm • Reacquisition = -160 dBm • Cold start = -146 dBm • Hot start = -156 dBm

GNSS compatibility

• GPS • GLONASS • Beidou

SBAS compatibility

• QZSS • WAAS • EGNOS • MSAS • GAGAN

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

20 Hz (20 times per second Concurrent GNSS)

Antenna

• External — An external passive antenna is required

Horizontal Position Accuracy

• Autonomous = 2.5m (8.2 ft) • SBAS = 2m (6.56 ft)

AIS (Ray91 only)

Class type

Receiver only