Salt Patrols LVR-880 VHF Radios

I can’t tell you how much I love and use this VHF radio. The track your buddy feature is one of the best things to come along since the invention of the downrigger!  

This is a top of the line VHF that provides real time tracking of my fishing partners on my GPS screen supplied by the NEMA 2000 connection on the radio. No more calling on radio to get my buddy's position, no secret numbers or spots, no cell phone calls.

Dave's postion is dispayed on the GPS screen from the Lowrance LVR-880 VHF

It’s just this simple, the VHF call from Dave on our partner Simrad boat goes something like this “John the fishing are biting where I’m at, I have 2 kings in the box”. I simply look down on my HDS-10 GPS screen and I’m off to Dave’s location as I have been tracking his boat with my 880 VHF on the GPS screen the entire time we have been out on the water.

This is a great feature for offshore anglers wanting to keep track on each other miles offshore and for those call in fish reports when you don’t want the fleet to know your fishing location. Each radio can track (3) buddies.

Capt John

This is the first VHF with an FM radio and NMEA® 2000 interface for Track-Your-Buddy®. Plus other premium features in a new and exceptional 25W/1W DSC marine radio.

Here some of the other key features of the LVR-880 Radio:

• VHF with stereo FM radio receiver

• Dual NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000® DSC integration

• Exclusive "Track-Your-Buddy" feature connects DSC position polling to Lowrance LCX, LMS and  GlobalMap® units via NMEA 2000® to show the location of up to three boating friends on the GPS chart display

• NAVIGATION to WAYPOINT with transfer capability to chartplotters

• 200 waypoints with up to 6 character alpha/numeric naming

• Full Class-D or SC-101 automatic distress operation with high-res position polling and group calling via NMEA 0183/NMEA 2000® output to chartplotters

• Channel naming

• S.A.M.E. weather alert for country-to-country monitoring with NOAA Wx 1050Hz tone alert

• Immediate GPS boat position and time when connected to a compatible GPS chartplotter

• Simplified intercom with talkback plus built-in 22 w hailer-horn

• Extra-large and bright custom FSTN full-matrix screen with lat/lon position display without scrolling

• Large 2.24" (57mm) speaker for great audio output when running at high speed

• 6 tactile microphone keys with WX key, powerful speaker and easy left- or right-handed control

• Rotary Channel control with press-to-enter

• 3 favorite channel mode with scan

• Instant "GO" and MOB key

• 3W external speaker jack

• Case and microphone fully waterproof (JIS 7 submersible)

• All available USA, Canadian, International and 10 weather marine channels with channel naming (country specific)

• Flush-mount kit and dust cover included

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