General Information
- Antenna Choice
- Radio Transmission and Reception Support
- EU / UK / International
- How do I get warranty support outside of the US?
- Regulatory Papers and Declarations of Conformity
- International Distributors
- NOTE Not all of our distributors handle marine radio. Please check carefully before reaching out to a local distributor for marine radio assistance.
GPS-enabled Radios
- MMSI
- MMSI explained (Maritime Mobile Service Identity)
- Why should I register my VHF radio and obtain an MMSI number?
- Why is it so important to have a DSC radio with built-in GPS and/or the option to connect to an external GPS?
- How do I check if my DSC DISTRESS Button is working?
- Press the button one time and you should be presented with the DSC menu.
- If you do not have an MMSI number programmed into the radio, you may enter it here.
- If you do have an MMSI number programmed into the radio, DO NOT proceed to send a distress call unless you are in need of serious emergency assistance.
- To check if your DSC system is functioning correctly, please see our article about Performing a Marine Radio Check
- Press the button one time and you should be presented with the DSC menu.
- Why join BoatuS?
- DSC
- ATIS
- NMEA
- What NMEA standards are Cobra BlueBound radios compatible with?
- All GPS-enabled Cobra Marine radios support the NMEA 0183 standard.
- If the output sentence is selectable, please choose either GGA, GLL, GNS, or RMC.
- Make sure that the NMEA output is configured to send standard NMEA sentences (not some kind of proprietary format)
- Our radios do not support NMEA 2000.
- What NMEA standards are Cobra BlueBound radios compatible with?