EVR-100

VHF Marine Radio

Owner’s Manual

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1. Your radio has the following features:

Congratulations on your purchase of a Eagle EVR-100 marine band VHF radio. It provides the following useful features:

Prominent channel display

Adjustable keypad backlighting for easy night-time use

Waterproof and submersible to comply with JIS-7

Choice of High or Low (7 W or 1 W) transmission power

Top centered PTT button for comfortable left- or right-handed use

Powerful 4 W external audio output

Access to all currently-available marine VHF channel bands (USA, Canada, International) including

Weather channels where available

Special CH16 or CH16/9 key for quick access to the priority (international distress) channel

Special 3CH key to select your three favorite channels

Weather alert facility where available

Squelch Adjustment to help eliminate noise between transmissions.

Battery Level Indicator ----shows the battery condition.

2. LCD Symbols and Meanings

Symbol

TX

HI LO

BUSY

WX

WX ALT

PRI

SCAN

DW

Meaning

Transmitting

Transmission power, High (H) 7W or Low (LO) 1W.

Receiver busy with an incoming signal

Weather channel

Weather Alert. Alarm beeps will sound.

Priority channel is selected

Scanning channels

Dual Watch mode

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ALL ALL channels scan mode

C1 C2 C3 Shows which of the 3 favourite channels, if any, are

88 (small) selected. Otherwise blank

18.8 (BIG) Channel selected

U I C Selected Channel bank for VHF radio operations and regulations ( USA, International, Canada)

Low Battery warning (activates at 10.5V)

Channel is temporarily deleted from the ALL SCAN operation

A B Channel suffix, if applicable

3. Basic Operation and Key Functions

Key

VOL/PWR

SQL

16/9

WX

Function

Volume and Power. Turn clockwise to power on. Continue to turn until a comfortable volume is reached. VOL/PWR will also adjust the settings of an external speaker, if connected

Squelch or Threshold Level.

Sets the threshold level for the minimum receiver signal. Turn fully counterclockwise until random noise is heard, then turn slowly clockwise until the random noise disappears. Make another 1/4 turn clockwise for best reception in open sea conditions.

In areas of high noise (e.g. close to large cities) reception may improve if sensitivity is reduced. Either turn SQL slowly clockwise or use the LOCAL setting. See section

2.3.

Priority Channel.

Also on the microphone . Press to cancel all other modes and to tune into the priority channel. Press again to return to your original channel.

The default is Channel 16. To make Channel 09 the priority channel, hold down 16/9 until a beep sounds and 09 is displayed.

Weather Channel.

In USA and Canadian waters, press to hear the most recently selected weather station. The WX symbol is displayed on the LCD.

Press + or - to change to a different weather channel. Press WX again to return to the most recent channel.

If the weather alert mode (ALT) is ON and an alert tone of 1050Hz is broadcast from

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SKIP

H/L

UIC

3CH +/-

SCAN

+ CH - the weather station, it is picked up automatically and the alarm sounds. Press any key to hear the weather alert voice message.

Channel Bank. Press to toggle between USA, International or Canadian channel banks. The selected channel bank is displayed on the LCD along with the last used channel. All the channel charts are shown in Appendix.

Three Favourite Channels. Also on the microphone . Press to toggle between your favourite channels. The C1, C2, or C3 symbol appears on the LCD to show which favourite channel is selected.

To scan only one of your favourite channels, press 3CH then immediately press and release SCAN. If you want to scan all three favourite channels, press 3CH then immediately press and hold SCAN.

To add a favourite channel for the first time, select that channel then hold 3CH to store it in the CH1 location. Repeat the procedure to store two more favourite channels in the CH2 and CH3 locations respectively.

If you try and add another favourite channel it will overwrite the existing CH1. CH2 and CH3 remain unless you delete them.

To delete a favourite channel, select that channel then hold down 3CH until the C1,

C2 or C3 symbol disappears on the LCD.

Scan.

Press to scan between your current channel and the priority channel in DUAL or TRI WATCH mode. The weather channel is also scanned if the USA channel bank is selected and the weather alert mode (ALT) is ON.

Hold down SCAN to enter ALL SCAN mode where the priority channel is checked every 1.5 seconds.

When a signal is received, scanning stops at that channel and BUSY appears on the screen. If the signal ceases for more than 5 seconds, the scan restarts.

Press ENT to temporarily skip over (lock out) an “always busy” channel when in ALL

SCAN mode and resume the scan. An X is shown on the screen to designate a skipped channel. Note that it is not possible to skip over the priority channel.

Press SCAN again to stop at the current channel.

Channel Select.

Also on the microphone.

The current channel is shown on the screen in BIG digits with an appropriate designator suffix A or B in small letters below the channel number.

Press + or - to step through the available channels one at a time, or hold down to scroll rapidly through all the available channels. See Appendix for a listing of channel charts.

Backlight switch Press to turn on the backlighting, press again to turn off

Battery Level Check Press to check the input battery voltage, battery level will appears on the LCD, 5 seconds later will disappears automatically

Escape from ALL scan To temporarily deleted the channel in ALL scan, select the channel then press the SKIP, the channel will be skipped in the later scanning, symbol appears on the LCD. Press SKIP again to cancel the escape of the channel.

Transmission Power . On the microphone ONLY High (HI) 7W or Low (LO) 1W.

Press to toggle between high or low transmission power for the entire channel bank.

The HI or LO selection is shown on the LCD.

Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the

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power transmission setting is incorrect.

Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time. See Appendix for a complete listing of channel charts.

Push To Talk. On the microphone ONLY Push to start the transmitting PTT

4. Radio Operation

Turning On/Off Your Radio

Rotate Power/volume knob to turn the radio on or off with an indicating voice of click. And adjust the volume to a comfortable level.

Adjusting Squelch

Rotate SQL fully counterclockwise in advance, After VOL rotated to adjust the audio output level, then

Rotate SQL clockwise until the noise disappears

Squelch is used to eliminate static and background noise and allows for silent operation of your radio until a transmission is received. If the squelch is too high, only the strongest transmissions can be heard, and when too low, intermittent static and noise are heard.

Selecting High/Low Power

Press and release this key to toggle the transmit power between high and low. When the unit is operating at low power, “Lo” appears on LCD and “Hi” appears on LCD when operating at high power.

[Some channels allow only low power transmissions. Error beeps will sound if the power transmission setting is incorrect. Some channels allow only low power transmissions initially, but can be changed to high power by holding down H/L and PTT at the same time. See Appendix for a complete listing of channel charts.]

Selecting Channels

Press the / (UP/DOWN ) button to scroll through the available channels.

Note: Not all channel numbers are available in INT bands.

Transmitting and Receiving

Press and hold the Push-To-Talk ( PTT ) key to transmit on the selected channel, then release to receive. The

TX indicator appears while transmitting.

Scanning Features

Your radio is equipped with 2 types of scan options: All Scan, 3CH Scan (Favourite Channel Scan). If there are no channels added as favourite channels, the default is All Scan. This function automatically searches for transmissions on the channel set being scanned. If a TX signal is received, the scan stops on the receiving channel as long as it is present and the SCAN indicator flashes. If the signal is lost for 3 seconds, the radio resumes scanning.

During the Scan Modes:

Press the Channel / (UP/DOWN) will escape from the SCAN mode.

Press SCAN button again to terminate the SCAN mode.

All Scan

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Press and release the SCAN button to activate the All Scan function. The SCAN and ALL indicator appears on the LCD during All Scan. In All Scan mode, all channels in the channel set are scanned in sequence except the channel set as Cancel channel using SKIP button operation. After the last channel number has been scanned, the cycle repeats.

3CH Scan ( Favourite Channels Scan)

Press 3CH button into 3CH shortcuts button when there is at least one favourite channel

Press and release the SCAN button to start 3CH Scan , the SCAN indicators appear on the LCD. Only the favourite channels and priority channels (CH16) are scanned in sequence.

Your radio can store up to three favourite channels. The favourite channels are the ones scanned in the 3CH Scan mode. Press 3CH shortly can access these favourite channels as shortcuts

To Add Channels to 3CH List

During normal operation mode, use the UP or DOWN key to select the desired channel for programming.

Press and hold the 3CH button for 3 seconds. The "C1" icon appears to indicate the current channel has been saved in first favourite channel. The similar to the second and third favourite as C2 and C3 respectively. Any number of channels can be saved as favourite channels

To Delete Channels from 3CH List

Press 3CH shortly into 3CH shortcuts mode, press 3CH repeatedly until the channel to be deleted.

Press and Hold 3CH button more than 3 seconds until the “Cn” disappears

Monitor Modes (Dual Watch)

The Watch Modes monitor the programmed Priority Channel (CH16) and other user selected channel. The watch is halted when activity is detected on a monitored channel.

Press SCAN shortly to activate the Dual Watch mode. The "DW" indicator appears on the LCD. Dual Watch monitors the current working channel and Channel 16 in cycle. Press SCAN button to terminate Dual Watch and return to the previous working channel.

Note: During Dual Watch mode, the SCAN and Channel / (UP/DOWN) button are inactive and sounds an error beep if pressed.

Monitor modes are terminated when the PTT once pressed.

NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS

To receive a NOAA weather channel, press the [WX] key from any channel. The transceiver will go to the last selected weather channel.

Press the / (UP/DOWN ) button to scroll through the available channels.

To exit from the NOAA weather channels, press the [WX] key. The transceiver returns to the channel it was on prior to a weather channel. Or press 16/9 to access the priority channels

NOAA WEATHER ALERT

In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels.

When the Weather Alert feature is enabled, the transceiver is capable of receiving this alert

In the Weather channel, Press and hold Wx button more than 3 seconds to active the Alert function, LCD will appears “ALT”. To cancel the alert function, Press and hold WX button more than 3 seconds again, the “ALT”

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will disappears on the LCD.

NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING

NOAA tests the alert system ever Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM. To test the QUANTUM

’ s

NOAA Weather feature, on Wednesday between 11AM and 1PM, setup as in description above and confirm the alert is heard.

EMERGENCY (CHANNEL 16 USE)

Channel 16 is known as the Hail and Distress Channel. An emergency may be defined as a threat to life or property. In such instances, be sure the transceiver is on and set to CHANNEL 16. Then use the following procedure:

1. Press the microphone push-to-talk switch and say

“

Mayday, Mayday, Mayday. This is , ,

”

(your vessel

’ s name).

2. Then repeat once:

“

Mayday,

”

(your vessel

’ s name).

3. Now report your position in latitude/longitude, or by giving a true or magnetic bearing (state which) to a well-known landmark such as a navigation aid or geographic feature such as an island or harbor entry.

4. Explain the nature of your distress (sinking, collision, aground, fire, heart attack, life-threatening injury, etc.).

5. State the kind of assistance your desire (pumps, medical aid, etc.).

6. Report the number of persons aboard and condition of any injured.

7. Estimate the present seaworthiness and condition of your vessel.

8. Give your vessel

’ s description: length, design (power or sail), color and other distinguishing marks. The total transmission should not exceed 1 minute.

9. End the message by saying

“

OVER

”

. Release the microphone button and listen.

10. If there is no answer, repeat the above procedure. If there is still no response, try another channel.

Resetting your Radio

You can reset many radio settings back to the factory defaults, all user setting such as favourite channels, current channel, channel bank .etc. will be cleared. To perform the reset:

1. Turn the radio OFF.

2. Simultaneously press and hold the SCAN & UIC buttons.

3. While continuing to hold these keys, power the radio ON. Until LCD appears “CC”, release the two buttons to finish the resetting, the LCD switches to channel 16.

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Appendix A – Technical Specification

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Eagle EVR-100

GENERAL

Power Supply:

Current drain:

Transmit

Receive

Useable channels:

Mode:

PHYSICAL

LCD display (viewing):

Dimming control:

Antenna connector:

13.8V DC.

1.5 A at 7 W Tx / 0.6A at 1W Tx

Less than 250mA in standby

International, USA, Canada, Weather (country speci.c)

16K0G3E (FM)

41(H) x 53(W) mm

Yes

SO-239 (50 ohm)

-15

℃

to +50

℃

Temperature Range:

Waterproof:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Frequency stability:

Frequency control:

GPS/NMEA input:

Comm. port:

DSC:

FEATURES

Flush Mount kit and dust cover:

Local/Distant control:

Position polling:

Yes

No

No

Group Call:

Channel Naming:

No

No

Dual watch, Favourite channel scan, All scan: Yes

JIS-7

161(W) x 75(H) x 147(D) mm - without bracket

1.29 kg (2.8 lbs) - without microphone

+/- 10ppm

PLL

No

1200 baud

No

TRANSMITTER

Frequency:

Output power:

Transmitter protection:

156.025 - 157.425MHz

7 W / 1 W selectable

Open / short circuit of antenna

Max Freq deviation:

Spurious & harmonics:

Modulation distortion:

RECEIVER

Frequency:

12dB SINAD sensitivity:

20db SINAD sensitivity:

Adjacent CH selectivity:

Spurious response:

Inter-modulation Rejection ratio:

Residual Noise level:

Audio output power:

+/- 5kHz better than 2.5

μ W

Less than 4%@ 1kHz for a +/-3kHz deviation

156.025 - 163.275 MHz

0.25uV

0.35uV more than 65db more than 65 db more than 65 db

Compass safe distance: more than -40 db un-squelched

2 W (with 8 ohm at 10% distortion)

4 W with 4 ohm external speaker

0.5 m (1.5')

Specification are subject to change without notice.

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Appendix B – Troubleshooting

1. The transceiver will not power up.

A fuse may have blown OR there is no voltage getting to the transceiver. a) Check the power cable for cuts, breaks, or squashed sections. b) After checking the wiring, replace the 7 Amp fuse (1 spare fuse is supplied). c) Check the battery voltage. This must be greater than 10.5V.

2. The transceiver blows the fuse when the power is switched on.

The power wires may have been reversed. a) Check that the red wire is connected to the positive battery terminal, and the black wire is connected to the negative battery terminal.

3. The speaker makes popping or whining noises when the engine is running.

Electrical noise may be interfering with the transceiver. a) Re-route the power cables away from the engine. b) Add a noise suppressor to the power cable. c) Use resistive spark plug wires and/or use an alternator whine filter

4. No sound from the external speaker. a) Check that the external speaker cable is physically connected. b) Check the soldering of the external speaker cable.

5. Transmissions are always on low power, even when high (HI) power is selected.

The antenna may be faulty. a) Test the transceiver with a different antenna. b) Have the antenna checked out.

6. Battery symbol is displayed.

The power supply is too low or too high. a) Check the battery voltage. This should be at least 10.5V ± 0.5V DC. b) Check the alternator on the vessel.

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Frequency List

INT

CH

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

TX

FREQUENCY (MHz)

RX MODE

156.050 160.650

156.100 160.700

156.150 160.750

156.200 160.800

156.250 160.850

156.300 156.300

156.350 160.950

156.400 156.400

156.450 156.450

10 156.500 156.500

11 156.550 156.550

12 156.600 156.600

13 156.650 156.650

14 156.700 156.700

D

D

D

D

D

S

D

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

REMARK

15 156.750 156.750 S

16 156.800 156.800 S

17 156.850 156.850 S

18 156.900 161.500

19 156.950 161.550

20 157.000 161.600

21 157.050 161.650

22 157.100 161.700

23 157.150 161.750

24 157.200 161.800

25 157.250 161.850

26 157.300 161.900

27 157.350 161.950

28 157.400 162.000

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

1W Only

1W Only

INT

CH

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

TX

FREQUENCY (MHz)

RX MODE

156.025 160.625

156.075 160.675

156.125 160.725

156.175 160.775

156.225 160.825

156.275 160.875

156.325 160.925

156.375 156.375

156.425 156.425

156.475 156.475

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

S

S

S

REMARK

70

71

72

73

74

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

156.525 156.525

156.575 156.575

156.625 156.625

156.675 156.675

156.725 156.725

156.875 156.875

156.925 161.525

156.975 161.575

157.025 161.625

157.075 161.675

157.125 161.725

157.175 161.775

157.225 161.825

157.275 161.875

157.325 161.925

157.375 161.975 D

88 157.425 162.025 D

S

S

S

S

S

S

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

DSC

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CH

USA

FREQUENCY (MHz)

CH

USA

FREQUENCY (MHz)

TX RX

01A 156.050 156.050

03A 156.150 156.150

05A 156.250 156.250

6

07A 156.350 156.350

8

9

156.300 156.300

156.400 156.400

156.450 156.450

10 156.500 156.500

11 156.550 156.550

12 156.600 156.600

MODE

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

REMARK

61A

63A

64A

65A

66A

TX RX

156.075 156.075

156.175 156.175

156.225 156.225

156.275 156.275

156.325 156.325

MODE

S

S

S

S

S

REMARK

67 156.375 156.375 S 1W Only, Override

68

69

156.425 156.425

156.475 156.475

S

S

70 156.525 156.525 S

71 156.575 156.575 S

13 156.650 156.650 S 1W Only, Override 72 156.625 156.625 S

14 156.700 156.700 S 73 156.675 156.675 S

15 - 156.750 74 156.725 156.725 S

16 156.800 156.800

17 156.850 156.850

18A 156.900 156.900

19A 156.950 156.950

20 157.000 161.600

20A 157.000 157.000

21A 157.050 157.050

22A 157.100 157.100

23A 157.150 157.150

24 157.200 161.800

25 157.250 161.850

26 157.300 161.900

27 157.350 161.950

28 157.400 162.000

S

S

S

S

D

S

S

S

S

D

D

D

D

D

Rx Only

1W Only

77

78A

79A

80A

81A

82A

83A

84

85

86

87

88

88A

156.875 156.875

156.925 156.925

156.975 156.975

157.025 157.025

157.075 157.075

157.125 157.125

157.175 157.175

157.225 161.825

157.275 161.875

157.325 161.925

157.375 161.975

157.425 162.025

157.425 157.425

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

D

D

D

D

D

S

DSC

1W Only

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CAN

CH

1

2

3

TX

FREQUENCY (MHz)

RX MODE

156.050 160.650

156.100 160.700

156.150 160.750

04A 156.200 156.200

05A 156.250 156.250

6 156.300 156.300

07A 156.350 156.350

8

9

156.400 156.400

156.450 156.450

10 156.500 156.500

11 156.550 156.550

12 156.600 156.600

D

D

D

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

REMARK

70 156.525 156.525 S

13 156.650 156.650 S 1W Only, Override 71 156.575 156.575 S

14 156.700 156.700 S 72 156.625 156.625 S

15 156.750 156.750

16 156.800 156.800

S

S

1W Only

CH

28B

60

61A

62A

64

64A

65A

66A

67

68

69

73

74

TX

-

CAN

FREQUENCY (MHz)

RX MODE

162.000

REMARK

156.025 160.625

156.075 156.075

156.125 156.125

156.225 160.825

156.225 156.225

156.275 156.275

156.325 156.325

156.375 156.375

156.425 156.425

156.475 156.475

156.675 156.675

156.725 156.725

D

S

S

D

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

Rx Only

1W Only

DSC

17 156.850 156.850

18A 156.900 156.900

19A 156.950 156.950

20 157.000 161.600

21 157.050 161.650

S

S

S

D

21A 157.050 157.050 S

21B

25B

-

-

161.650

22A 157.100 157.100

23 157.150 161.750

24 157.200 161.800

26 157.300 161.900

27 157.350 161.950

28 157.400 162.000

D

S

D

D

25 157.250 161.850 D

161.850

D

D

D

1W Only

1W Only

Rx Only

Rx Only

77

78A

79A

80A

81A

82A

83

84

85

86

87

156.875 156.875

156.925 156.925

156.975 156.975

157.025 157.025

157.075 157.075

157.125 157.125

157.175 161.775

S

S

D

83A 157.175 157.175 S

83B - 161.775

157.225 161.825

157.275 161.875

157.325 161.925

157.375 161.975

S

S

S

S

D

D

D

D

88 157.425 162.025 D

1W Only

Rx Only

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CH

TX

WX01 -

WX02 -

WX03 -

WX04 -

WX05 -

WX

FREQUENCY (MHz)

RX MODE

162.550

162.400

162.475

162.425

162.450

REMARK

CH

WX06

WX07

WX08

WX09

WX10

TX

-

-

-

-

-

WX

FREQUENCY (MHz)

RX MODE

162.500

162.525

161.650

161.775

163.275

REMARK

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