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18 West Marine VHF50 Radio Owner’s Manual
Warning: Your West Marine VHF50
generates RF electromagnetic energy
when transmitting. This radio was
designed to meet the FCC’s rules and reg-
ulations for the maximum permissible
exposure to radio frequency energy. This
design was tested and found to be compli-
ant to the strict requirements established
by the FCC.
This radio was designed for and is classi-
fied as “Occupational Use Only”, mean-
ing it must be used only during the course
of employment by individuals aware of
the hazards, and the ways to minimize
such hazards. This radio is not intended
for use by the “General Population” in an
uncontrolled environment. It’s use is
restricted to work related operations only
where the radio operator must have the
knowledge to control his or her exposure
conditions for satisfying the higher expo-
sure limit allowed for Occupational
Users.
Caution: It is up to the user to properly
operate this transmitter to ensure safe
operation. Please adhere to the following
to ensure that your exposure to RF elec-
tromagnetic energy is within the FCC
allowable limits:
• DO NOT operate the radio without a
proper antenna attached, as this may
damage the radio and may also cause
you to exceed FCC RF exposure lim-
its. A proper antenna is the antenna
supplied with this radio by the manu-
facturer or an antenna specifically
authorized by the manufacturer to use
with this radio.
• DO NOT transmit for more than 50%
of the total radio use time.
Transmitting more than 50% of the
time can cause FCC RF exposure
compliance requirements to be
exceeded. The radio is transmitting
when the “TX indicator” is displayed
on the screen. You can cause the
radio to transmit by pressing the
“PTT” switch.
• ALWAYS maintain at least a 1-inch
(2.5 cm) separation distance between
your body (including the face and
eyes) and any surface of the radio.
• NEVER allow the antenna to touch
the human body or to come within 1
inch when the transmitter is active.
• NEVER allow children to operate the
radio without adult supervision and
the knowledge of the following safe-
ty guidelines.
This radio is approved for use with the
specific belt-clip tested for body-worn
SAR compliance. Other belt clips or
body-worn accessories may not comply
and should be avoided.
Notice: This equipment has been tested
and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residen-
tial installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency ener-
gy and, if not installed and used in accor-
dance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communica-
tions. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the inter-
ference by one or more of the following
measures:
— Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet
on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced
marine electronics technician for
help.