Furuno FS-1503 - Manual (Page 5)

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INTRODUCTION
FURUNO Electric Company thanks you for selecting the FS-1503 MF/HF SSB Radiotele-
phone. We are confident you will discover why FURUNO has become synonymous with qual-
ity and reliability. To get maximum performance from your unit, please carefully read and
follow the recommended procedures for operation and maintenance.
The FS-1503 is an all-purpose radiotelephone system especially designed for marine mobile
communication in the frequency range 1.6 to 27.5 MHz. All ITU channels are preprogrammed.
In addition, TX/RX frequencies can be preprogrammed into an E
2 PROM having a capacity of
199 frequency pairs.
Features
• Station name entry available (channels 0-1 – 0-65)
• 2182 key provides for immediate selection of 2182 kHz (at FULL power automatically)
• Scan and Sweep receiving functions
• Where permitted user may program both Rx and Tx frequencies or Rx frequencies
• PROM stores all ITU SSB and TELEX frequencies
• Optional dummy load (in the Antenna Coupler) permits checking of transmitter
• Effective noise blanker cancels pulse noise
• Advanced voice and/or level-detecting type squelch circuit filters out noise and/or level
• Remote Station RB-500 available (requires optional REMOTE-B Board)
• System diagnostics program
• DSC and NBDP connections (requires optional REMOTE-A Board)