Raymarine Ray53 Compact VHF Radio with GPS
Raymarine's Ray53 radio is small in size but big on features and performance. Ray53 is a full-function VHF marine radio with Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and a built-in GPS receiver. Simply program your boat's MMSI number into the Ray53 and immediately benefit from the enhanced calling and safety features of DSC.
Raymarine Ray53 VHF radio features
- Compact marine VHF with Digital Selective Calling
- Built-in GPS/GNSS receiver with a connection point for an optional external antenna
- NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 networking for integration with onboard systems
- Audio connection for optional passive remote speaker (A80542)
- Surface and trunnion mount kits included
- Styled to compliment the Axiom family of multifunction displays
TECHNICAL DETAILS
MODEL | RAYMARINE RAY53 |
Environmental Specifications | |
Operating temperature | -20ºC (-4ºF) to +60ºC (140ºF) |
Storage temperature | -25ºC (-13ºF) to +70ºC (158ºF) |
Relative humidity | 95% |
Water proofing | IPx6 & IPx7 |
Connections | 1x NMEA 0183 | 1x SeaTalkng ® / NMEA 2000 | 1x Audio (RCA) | 1x GNSS (GPS) antenna (TNC) |
Power | |
Nominal supply voltage | 12 V dc (Reverse polarity and over voltage protection) |
Operating voltage range | 9 Vdc to 16 Vdc |
Current consumption | Less than 6 A at high power (13.6 V) Standby: 600 mA Receive: 2 A |
Transmitter | |
Channels | All available US, International and Canadian VHF marine bands |
Frequency range | 156.000 MHz to 157.425 MHz / 155.500 MHz to 161.425 MHz (Private channels) |
Frequency stability | +/- 1.5 ppm |
Channel spacing | 12.5 kHz |
Power output | Low power setting — 1 W | High power setting — 25 W |
Spurious missions | Better than –36 dBm at 25 W (Less than 0.25 μW) |
Maximum deviation | +/- 5 kHz |
Antenna impedance | 50 Ohms (typical) |
Receiver | |
Receiver type | Double conversion super heterodyne |
Channels | All available US, International and Canadian VHF marine bands |
Frequency range | 156.050 MHz to 163.275 MHz / 155.500 MHz to 161.425 MHz (Private channels) |
Sensitivity | Better than 1 microvolt EMF @20dB SINAD |
Squelch sensitivity | Less than —2 dBμ EMF |
Hum and noise | Better than –40 dB |
Audio distortion | Less than 10% |
Receiver sensitivity | Distance — 119dBm (0.25uV) @ 12dB SINAD (typical) Local — 110dBm (0.7uV) @12dB SINAD (typical) |
Adjacent channel selectivity | More than 70 dB |
Spurious response rejection | More than 70 dB |
Inter modulation rejection | More than 70 dB |
Speaker | |
Base station speaker power output | 2.5W (8Ω) |
Fistmic speaker power | 1W (16Ω) |
External speaker power | 5W (8Ω) |
GNSS (GPS) | |
Channels | 72 |
Cold start | <2 minutes |
Receiver IC sensitivity | –167 dBm (Tracking) / –148 dBm (Acquisition) |
GNSS compatibility | GPS | GLONASS | *Beidou |
SBAS compatibility | WAAS | EGNOS | MSAS |
Special features | Active Jamming and Interference Reduction |
Operating frequency | GPS L1 C/A | GLONASS L10F | Beidou B1 |
Signal acquisition | Automatic |
Almanac update | Automatic |
Geodetic datum | WGS-84 (alternatives available through Raymarine MFD) |
Refresh rate | 10 Hz (10 times per second Concurrent GNSS) |
Antenna | Internal — Ceramic chip mounted near top of unit External — Passive antenna connection via TNC connector |
Position accuracy | Without SBAS: <= 15 metres 95% of the time | With SBAS: <= 5 metres 95% of the time |