| Compared Products | Simrad RS81 VHF Radio System | RS82 dVHF Radio System | RS86 dVHF Radio system | RS87 dVHF Radio system |
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Communications | | | | |
| Active Fistmic With Control | | | True | |
| Active Handset Operation | True | True | | True |
| Adjacent Channel Selectivity Intermodulation Rejection | >70dB | >70dB | >70dB | >70dB |
| All Ships Safety Call | | True | True | True |
| All Ships Urgency Call | | True | True | True |
| Call Log | True | True | True | True |
| Channels | True | True | True | True |
| Dedicated Foghorn Button | | | True | True |
| Distress Button | | True | True | True |
| DSC Class | | D | D | D |
| DSC Controller | True | True | True | True |
| DSC Frequency | 156.525 | 156.525MHz | 156.525MHz | 156.525MHz |
| DSC Sensitivity | <1μV for 10-2BER | <1μV for 10-2BER | <1μV for 10-2BER | <1μV for 10-2BER |
| Dual Station | True | True | True | |
| Dual Triple Watch And All Memory Scan | True | True | True | True |
| Foghorn With Auto Repeat | | | True | True |
| Group Call | | True | True | True |
| Hailer With Listen Back | | | True | True |
| Hum And Noise | <-40dB | <-40dB | <-40dB | <-40dB |
| Individual Routine Call | | True | True | True |
| Intercoms Between Stations | | True | True | True |
| Intercom Speakers Call Button | | | True | True |
| Microphone Connector | | | True | |
| MMSI Number Directory | | True | True | True |
| Numeric Channel Selection | | True | True | True |
| Passive Telephone Style Handset | | | True | |
| Programmable User Channels | True | True | True | True |
| Rotary Channel Selector | | | True | |
| Sensitivity | <1μV EMF /20dB SINAD | <1μV /20dB SINAD | <1μV EMF/20dB SINAD | <1μV EMF/20dB SINAD |
| Transmitter Power Output | High 25W - Low 1W | High 25W - Low 1W | High 25W - Low 1W | High 25W - Low 1W |
| Voice Scrambler | | True | True | True |
| Weather Alert / NOAA (US) | | True | True | True |
GPS/Navigation | | | | |
| GPS Interface | True | True | True | True |
Information | | | | |
| ShowApsisNewsletterForm | True | | | |
Networking/Connectors | | | | |
| NMEA 2000 Certified | | True | True | True |
| SimNet Approved | | True | True | True |
| SimNet Control | | True | True | True |
Power | | | | |
| Power Consumption | RX 0.18, TX 5.5A max | RX 0.18, TX 5.5A max | RX 0.45, TX 5.5A max | RX 0.45, TX 5.5A max |
| Power Supply | 10.8 to 15.6V dc | 10.8 to 15.6V dc | 10.8 to 15.6V dc | 10.8 to 15.6V dc |
Technical/Environmental | | | | |
| Construction | Robust die cast aluminum enclosure | Robust die cast aluminum enclosure | Robust die cast aluminum enclosure | Robust die cast aluminum enclosure |
| Mounting | | | F | |
| Operating Temperature | -10°C to 55°C | -10°C to 55°C | -10°C to 55°C | -10°C to 55°C |
| Height | | 199 | | |
| Width | | 75 | | |
| Weight | 0.5 | 0.45 | 0.6 | 0.45 |
Other | | | | |
| Type Approval | EN301 025/EN300 698 | EN301 025/EN300 698 | EN301 025/EN300 698 | EN301 025/EN300 698 |
| Spurious Emissions | <-80dBc (25W) | <-80dBc (25W) | <-80dBc (25W) | <-80dBc (25W) |
| External Speaker | True | True | True | True |
| Input | | GLL, RMC, ZDA | GLL, RMC, ZDA | GLL, RMC, ZDA |
| Modulation Depth | +/- 5kHz max | +/- 5kHz max | +/- 5kHz max | +/- 5kHz max |
| EMC | EN60945 | EN60945 | EN60945 | EN60945 |
| Modes Simplex Semi Duplex | True | True | True | True |