Designed to be a work horse, the HX850S includes 6 Watts of transmit power, die cast chassis, ergonomically shaped with rubberized armor for a non-slip grip and heavy duty belt clip.
The HX850S radio is designed for the highest-level boating enthusiast. This advanced FLOATING handheld VHF/GPS includes a 12-channel GPS receiver allowing the radio to transmit a DSC call with your coordinates, perfect for a ditch bag. In addition the HX850S can transmit and receive Digital Selective Calls (DSC) including Position Polling.
Advanced features include: Full dot matrix display with Full page Radio with channel names, Radio/Position, Radio/SOG/COG pages, SC-101 DSC Digital Selective Calling including; Position request and Position report, Volume & Squelch indication on display, NMEA output on cradle for connection to your favorite fixed mount GPS, SOS strobe light, NOAA Weather with alert and a speaker microphone jack allowing connection of optional accessories.
- DSC Distress, All Ships, Group and Position Polling
- One hand operation
- Rubber armor on case for sure grip and durability
- SOS Strobe light
- Programmable channel names, Scan, Dual Watch and P-Scan
- Large 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery
- 7-hour battery life (5/5/90 duty cycle)
- 0.25uV receive sensitivity
- 700mW Speaker Audio
