Description
The Simrad RS40 VHF Radio w/ AIS Receiver (000-14470-001) from Nomadic Supply Company® is a marine VHF radio system built for clear, reliable communication and DSC safety features on the water.
Simrad RS40 VHF Radio w/ AIS Receiver (000-14470-001) Features:
- Simrad RS40 Replaces the current RS35 mid level VHF, updated to comply with EN 301 025 (v2.2.1)
- New front mountable design for easy installation
- Low profile design to align with style of Simrad MFD’s
- Seamless integration with a wider Simrad system through NMEA 2000 and 0183
- Built in AIS Receiver
- Large screen with intuitive user interface
- Optional wireless handsets with inductive charging
Simrad RS40 VHF Radio w/ AIS Receiver (000-14470-001) Specifications:
- Temperature range: -15 to +55°C (+5 to +131°F)
- Waterproof: IPX7
- Normal Working Voltage: +13.6 V DC
- Minimum operating Voltage: ≤10 V DC
- Low battery detect Voltage: 10.5 ± 0.5 V DC
- Over Voltage Protection:>15.8 ± 0.5 V DC
- Hailer Audio Power Out: 30 W
- Current Drain RX Max Audio Power: ≤1.5 A
- Current Drain Stand-By RX: ≤0.45 A
- Current Drain At 12V DC : Hi Power TX: ≤6 A
- Current Drain At 12V DC : Lo Power TX: ≤1.5 A
- Frequency Range: Transmit: 156.025 ~ 157.425 MHz
- Frequency Range: Receive: 156.050 ~ 163.275 MHz
- Channels: PLL
- Modulation: FM(16KOG3E) DSC(16K0G2B)
- Channel Spacing: 25 KHz
- Frequency Stability: ± 5 PPM
- Digital Selectivity Calling (DSC): Class D
- LCD Display: FSTN 256×160 Pixels
- AIS Max Targets: 150
- Intermediate Frequency : 1st: 38.85/21.7 MHz
- Intermediate Frequency : 2nd: 450 KHz
- Sensitivity : 12dB SINAD: ≤-6 dBuV(EMF)
- Squelch Sensitivity: at tight: ≤ 6 dBuV(EMF)
- Spurious Response Rejection Ratio: ≥70 Db
- Adjacent Channel Selectivity: ≥70 dB
- Intermodulation Response: ≥68 dB
- S/N at 3KHz Dev.: ≥40 dB
- Audio Output Power At THD 10%: ≥2.5 W
- Audio Distortion: ≤10 %
- Audio Response: +1 to -3dB of 6dB/octave from 300hz to 3kHz
- Current Drain Max Audio Power: ≤1.5 A
- Current Drain Stand-By: ≤0.45 A
- 2ND RX Sensitivity For 12dB SINAD: ≤ 0 dBuV(EMF)
- 2ND RX bit error ratio@-107dBm: ≤ 10-2
- Frequency error: ≤±1.5KHz KHz
- RF Power : Hi: 23 ± 2 W
- RF Power : Lo: 0.8 ± 0.2 W
- Maximum Deviation: ≤± 5 KHz
- S/N at 3KHz Dev.: ≥40 dB
- Modulation Distortion: ±3KHz ≤10 %
- Audio Response at 1KHz Dev.: +1 to -3dB of 6dB/octave from 300hz to 3KHz dB
- Spurious/Harmonic Emissions: Hi/LO: ≤0.25 uW
- Modulation Sensitivity: ≤15 mV
- DSC TX deviation at 1.3K: 2.6±0.26 KHz
- DSC TX deviation at 2.1K: 4.2±0.42 KHz
- ATIS TX deviation at 1.3 KHz: 1.3±0.13 KHz
- ATIS TX deviation at 2.1 KHz: 2.1±0.21 KHz



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