{"product_id":"furuno-fm-8900s-gmdss-vhf-radio-with-class-a-dsc","title":"Furuno FM-8900S GMDSS VHF Radio With Class-A DSC","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSemi-duplex 25-Watt VHF radiotelephone with a built-in Class-A DSC and CH70 watch Receiver\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully meets GMDSS carriage requirements for SOLAS ships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEasy to read high-contrast 4.3\" bright color LCD with Day and Night modes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhanced noise reduction and speaker for superb voice quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuick access to CH16 key\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEasy channel selection with rotary control or direct keypad input\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAutomatic entry of own ship position and time through the interfaced GPS receiver\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eATIS signal transmission available for inland waterways\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConnect to an office or home via an existing PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Furuno FM-8900S is a full GMDSS-compliant VHF radiotelephone with Class-A DSC facility and CH70 watch receiver. It meets the new ITU recommendation on digital selective calling system for use in the Maritime Mobile Service ITU-R M.493-14.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eScans all channels in the selected region and CH16\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe FM-8900S scans all channels in the selected region as well as watches CH 16 in alternate shift.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eTrnsmitting and receiving general\/distress DSC messages\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy long-pressing the \"DISTRESS\" button DSC alert can be transmitted. Also quick entry to the DSC message composition screen is available by use of \"DISTRESS MSG\" and \"Other DSC MSG\" buttons. For general DSC messages press \"OTHER DSC MSG\" to enter the composition screen. For DSC messages for distress alert press \"DISTRESS MSG\" to enter the compostion screen. For DSC messages for DROBOSE (DSC Relay On Behalf Of Someone Else) press both \"DISTRESS MSG\" and \"OTHER DSC MSG\" to enter the composition screen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eQuick access to dedicated functions\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the menu all tasks are assigned numbers and the operator can access each of the menu items either by turning and pressing the Push To Enter knob or simply pressing the corresponding numbers on the numeric keypad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eReplay Function\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe FM-8900S records the latest 120 seconds of incoming communication on the currently set channel. By simply pressing the \"REPLAY\" button on the numeric keypad the last-received message will be played back on the spot.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Furuno","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":54664231125377,"sku":"260-IMD03272003","price":2346.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/8553\/9933\/files\/260-imd03272003_1.jpg?v=1756253949","url":"https:\/\/www.ontopangling.co.uk\/products\/furuno-fm-8900s-gmdss-vhf-radio-with-class-a-dsc","provider":"Ontop angling","version":"1.0","type":"link"}