About This Radio
The Cobra Marine MR F80B is a fixed-mount VHF transceiver for boats, providing essential 2-way communication for safety, navigation, and operational purposes. It enables vessel-to-vessel and vessel-to-shore contact, including distress calls and radiotelephone calls worldwide. The radio also offers access to NOAA weather channels for alerts on weather emergencies.
Key Features
- Dual Power (1W/25W): Selectable output power for near or distant communication.
- USA/International/Canada Channels: Supports different channel maps for various regions.
- All NOAA Weather Channels: Provides instant access to National Weather Channels.
- Emergency Weather Alert with SAME: Alerts users to threatening weather with audible and visual alarms.
- Instant Channel 16/9: Quick access to priority Channel 16 and calling Channel 9.
- Digital Selective Calling (DSC): Allows sending distress messages and station-to-station calls.
- Rewind-Say-Again™: Replays the last 20 seconds of audio.
- PA (Public Address): Enables use as a public address system.
- Waterproof: Submersible to 1 meter for 30 minutes (JIS7 Standards).
- NMEA Port: For interfacing with GPS, Chartplotters, and DSC devices.
Customer Assistance
For assistance in the U.S.A., Cobra Electronics offers an automated help desk and customer assistance operators available via phone. Technical assistance and FAQs are also available online at www.cobra.com or via email at productinfo@cobra.com. For assistance outside the U.S.A., customers should contact their local dealer.