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1. GENERAL 
 
1.1 General 
This equipment is designed and manufactured for 
two-way communication between survival crafts, 
between survival craft and main ship, and between 
main ship and a rescue boat in accordance with the 
Safety of Life at Sea convention (SOLAS). 
This is 150MHz/1W portable radiotelephone which 
is capable of installing 13(thirteen) operating 
channels for international marine mobile service, 
also can be used as on-board communication 
equipment. 
1.2 Features 
(1) Watertightness 
This radio telephone is of the watertight structure 
to a depth of one meter. 
(2) Thirteen operating channels 
13(Thirteen) single-frequency voice channels are 
provided including channel 16 for safety which 
can also be selected easily by an independent 
switch. 
How ever, usable channels of the JHS-7 for JG 
Flag are restricted to CH15, CH16, and CH17. 
(3) Easy handling 
Controls and switches are designed and located 
for easy operation, and can be manipulated even 
when thick gloves are worn. 
(4) Small size and light weight 
This radio telephone is designed in compact with 
dimensions of 64mm(width)×165mm(height)×
45.5mm(depth), and weight approximately 600g, 
including Battery Pack. And its shape is designed 
to facilitate carrying by hand for a long period of 
time. Moreover, carrying strap and a belt clip 
come with it for easy carrying. 
(5) Low power consumption 
Since its power consumption is extremely low, 
this radio telephone can operate for a long time 
(more than 8 hours with transmission reception 
and stand-by in the ratio of 1 to1 to 8) once the 
battery is charged. 
(6) Frequency synthesizer 
The use of a frequency synthesizer assures high 
frequency stability for all the channels. 
(7) Display of transmitting condition 
The Tx lamp indicates whether transmitting 
output is on or off. 
During press-to-talk operation, the Tx lamp lights 
up by monitoring carrier level to indicate that 
signals are being transmitted. 
(8) Charge lamp 
When the battery energy is almost consumed, the 
BUSY lamp blinks for indicating necessity of the 
battery charging. 
(9) High reliability 
Surface-mounting type ICs, transistors, resistors, 
and capacitors, which are suitable for automatic 
mounting, assure homogeneous quality and high 
stability. 
 
 
(10) Removable battery pack 
The battery pack can be easily replaced because 
of its easy removal from the radiotelephone. The 
battery pack mounting assembly is protected so 
that battery pack can be replaced even under a 
rain fall. 
Quick charging (within three hours) can be done 
by inserting the battery pack into the optional 
battery charger NBA-4141/NBA-4141A. 
(11) Carrying strap 
The strap includes the weak links to prevent the 
bearer from being ensnared. It means that, for 
example, while grasping the strap if dropped the 
radiotelephone, the weak links keep linking, but 
if hanging by neck accidentally, the weak links 
are unlinked for safety. 
Static weight limit: 63.7
~
117.6 N (6.5
~
12.0 kgf) 
 
1.3 Composition 
1.3.1 Standard Components 
 
Item Model Qty Remarks 
Radiotelephone JHS-7 1 Inc. antenna 
Primary battery NBB-389 1 
For emergency only 
Secondary battery NBB-248/248A 1 For daily use 
Carrying strap MPXP33444 1 
Instruction manual 
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Test data 1 
 
1.3.2 Option 
 
Item Model Remarks 
Battery charger NBA-4141 
/NBA4141A 
 
Primary battery NBB-389 For emergency only 
Secondary battery NBB-248/248A For daily use 
Ear phone 6UMJD00004 
External SP/MIC 6UMJD00029 
Carrying case MPXP02368 
 
1.3.3 Optional channel programming 
According to custom order, your JHS-7 with upto 7 
optional channels will be shipped from JRC factory. 
Please designate required channel Nos from simplex 
voice channels specified in Appendix 18 of the Radio 
Regulation. 
 
Note: The JHS-7 for JG Flag is equipped with no 
optional channel.