● Overview
- Lowrance Link-9 Replaces the current Link-8 VHF
- New front mountable design for easy installation
- New Industrial Design to align with style of Lowrance MFD’s
- Seamless integration with a wider B&G system through NMEA 2000 and 0183
- Built in AIS Receiver
- Large screen with intuitive user interface
● Unique Selling Points
● GPS 4-Ways:
- With the integrated GPS receiver the Link-9 now has four ways to ensure you have a GPS fix in the event of an emergency.
- A GPS antenna in the face of the radio means open air installations don’t need another antenna at all
- An SMA connector on the rear case allows for connection to a GPS-500 antenna
- NMEA 0183 allows you to get GPS from a chartplotter
- NMEA 2000 means you don’t need another antenna if you already have one in your network
● Built in AIS
- A dual-channel AIS receiver monitors the position of nearby AIS-equipped vessels, helping you to avoid collisions in crowded harbours and waterways.
- AIS information can be viewed on the Link-9’s built-in screen, or overlaid on your chart or radar screen through a compatible multifunction display.
● Remote Mountable Fist Mic
- The Link-9’s removable fist mic can be connected to the front or rear of the radio, and optional extension cable allows the radio and mic to be mounted separately.
- This offers a simple and cost-effective solution for any mounting location, with no cable clutter.
- For example, the Link-9 can be mounted overhead, with no hanging cables, while the mic is connected to an extension socket on the dash below.
● Mount From The Front
- Link-9 features easily removable top and bottom bezels which reveal mounting holes allowing the same style of mounting from the front that is featured on Lowrance MFDs.
● Track Buddy
Track buddy is a feature that automatically requests the position of another VHF radio. Simply enter the MMSI of the VHF into your contact list, then start tracking!
- Track up to 5 buddies
- Polls your contacts for their Lat/Long position automatically
- Can be set to 1, 5, 15, 30 or 60 minute intervals
- Displays the position on a compatible chart plotter
- Great for keeping track of friends, family or vessels you need to know the position of that don’t have AIS
● Navigation Mode
- Invert the LCD display
- Minimizes light emitted for night mode operation
- Dimmable to 0.5 NITS
- LED’s dim with backlight control
General 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 INT / US / CAN / EU
- Oscillate Mode PLL
- Modulation FM(16KOG3E) DSC(16K0G2B)
- Channel Spacing 25 KHz
- Frequency Stability ±5 PPM
- Digital Selectivity Calling (DSC) Class D
- LCD Display FSTN 256x160 Pixels
- AIS Max Targets 150
Receiver
- 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
Transmitter
- 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
