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Ray Marine

Ray53 VHF Radio

Ray53 VHF Radio

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Ray53

Small but mighty. The compact Ray 53 Class D VHF includes DSC and an internal GPS receiver.

Environmental specification
Operating temperature

-20ºC (-4ºF) to +60ºC (140ºF)

Storage Temperature

-25ºC (-13ºF) to +70ºC (158ºF)

Relative humidity

95 %

Waterproofness

IPx6 and IPx7

Connections

•1 x NMEA 0183
• 1 x SeaTalkng ® / NMEA 2000
• 1 x Audio (RCA)
• 1 x GNSS Antenna (GPS) (TNC)

 

Power Specification
Nominal voltage

12 V DC (Reverse polarity and excessive voltage protection)

Operating voltage

9 V to 16 V DC

Power consumption

• Less than 6 A at high voltage (13.6 V)
• Standby: 600 mA
• Reception: 2 A

Transmitter
Channels

All available U.S., 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 separation

25 kHz

Output

• Low output power setting — 1 W
• High power setting — 25 W

Counterfeit issues

Better than -36 dBm at 25 W (less than 0.25 μW)

Maximum deviation

+/- 5 kHz

Antenna impedance

50 Ohm (typical)

Receiver
Receiver Type

Double Transition Superheterodyne

Channels

All available U.S., 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 @ at 20 dB SINAD

Noise control sensitivity

Less than -2 dBμ EMF

Buzz and noise

Better than -40 dB

Sound distortion

Less than 10%

Receiver sensitivity

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

Adjacent channel selectivity

More than 70 dB

Spurious feedback rejections

More than 70 dB

Intermodulation Refusal

More than 68 dB

Loudspeaker
Woofer Station Speaker Output Power

2.5 W (8 Ω)

Power of Fistmic speakers

1 W (16 Ω)

Power of external speaker

5 W (8 Ω)

GNSS (GPS)
Channels

72

Cold start

< 2 minutes

Receiver sensitivity

-167 dBm (tracking) / -148 dBM (reception)

GNSS compatibility

• GPS
• GLONASS
• * Beidou

SBAS Compatibility

• WAAS
• EGNOS
• MSAS

Special Features

Active Interference Reduction

Operating frequency

• GPS L1 C/A
• GLONASS L10F
• Beidou B1

Signal Reception

Automatic

Almanac update

Automatic

Geodetic date

WGS-84 (options available via Raymarine multifunction display)

Refresh rate

10 Hz (10 times per second simultaneous GNSS)

Antenna

• Internal — ceramic circuit mounted near the top of the unit •
External — Passive antenna connection via TNC connector

Position accuracy

• Without SBAS: <= 15 meters 95% of the time
• With satellite-based assistance system: <= 5 meters 95% of the time

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