Enhance your safety on the water
When boating or on the water, safety is of paramount importance and this portable transceiver will give reliable access to emergency authoritities in addition to general marine communications.
STANDARD VHF Marine portable transceiver
Model HX238S
Released to market in the late 1990's
Basic Specifications:
Ruggedised construction for harsh marine conditions
Radio constructed from high quality alloy
Metal belt clip
Hi and Lo output power settings (5W & 1W)
Large LCD display
Provides 55 standard marine channels and additional 20 custom expansion channels
Back-lit display for use in low light
Battery level indicator
Scan + Priority scan functions
Dedicated Emergency Channel 16 button
Keypad lock option
Speaker and microphone input sockets
Rubberised control buttons for ease of use and water resistance
Power input socket on radio unit (can be used without the battery attached)
Battery lock switch
Protective covers on all input points
Measures just 163.5 mm(H) x 55 mm(W) x 34 mm(D)
Weighs only 460g (with antenna and CNB230E battery pack)
WE ARE OFFERING ONLY AS PICTURED, THAT IS:
Standard HX238S transceiver
Belt clip is fitted (not shown in the photographs)
Genuine Standard CNB230E battery pack - NiCd but still plenty of life in it
Portable antenna - detachable
Antenna socket is SMA female, also it is easy to convert to BNC using one of our professional male SMA to BNC adaptors advertised separately.
There is NO battery charger or power pack supplied!!
TESTING:
This transceiver was in use by other members of the family until 2008 and then put in storage when we lived overseas.
I fully charged the battery pack using my universal NiCad charger - this charger will not be supplied.
You can easily obtain Standard CNB230E battery packs and chargers for future use on line.
This transceiver works 100% - I made my tests with an Ocean Star 240 Marine transceiver I am also selling and I also used some frequency measuring equipment to ensure transmissions were where they should be (correct frequencies)
No problems at all - transmit working fine, voice is sharp and clear
Receive also has no issues
Battery pack still looks to be in great shape - charged and holding its charge with no problems even after heavy transmit sessions.
You will need to replace the battery pack one day though, these should last between 800 - 1000 charge cycles.
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Very clean - this portable was kept dry and clean in use - no salt water corrosion evident. A very respectable looking unit.
The previous owner looked after it, charging before going out in his boat and completely discharging it before recharging again - this is important as the old NiCad battery technology has a habit of "remembering" partially charged batteries and if not fully discharged, will not charge fully again properly.
I believe it was used within some sort of weather proof protection which would explain the great condition.
Discharging just means that you leave the transceiver running until it "dies" due to the battery being exhausted.
So you charge it up, go out on your trip with the radio on receive (but ready to transmit should you get into strife) and leave it on until it runs flat many hours later - then charge it up again.
This complete battery depletion and full recharging is very important with NiCd batteries as they suffer from the dreaded "memory effect"
This portable is a great low cost way to enhance your safety while on the water.
