A feature-packed DSC Class D radio with Weather Alert and you can only get it from West Marine! Our VHF595 Fixed-Mount Submersible VHF Radio is a real workhorse! You'll find all the basic features (and quite a few advanced ones as well), a microphone with channel buttons and a submersible design that removes any worry about operation when you're subjected to wind-driven spray and splashes.The large, backlit, full dot-matrix LCD display provides easy viewing of all the important information you'll need to make and receive calls. All this at a price that makes it a terrific value!Key Features Submersible Design:Built to withstand the toughest of environments, the VHF595 meets the highest submersible standards of IPX8, which means the radio can be submerged in 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes without damage.Advanced DSC Features: The following DSC features are supported: Individual Call, Group Call, All Ships Call, Position Request, Position Send, Test Call, Name and MMSI Directory, Standby Mode and Received Call Log.Automated Distress Calls: DSC provides a system for automated distress calls. At the touch of a button, the radio can transmit your MMSI number, the nature of your distress, and your current position based on data from your GPS receiver. The radio repeats the distress call every few minutes until it receives an acknowledgement.Weather Alert Watch: If you activate Weather Alert Watch while operating in normal mode, the radio checks the most recently-used National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather channel every seven seconds. If it detects a weather alert for your area, it will change the channel to the last-used weather channel. The radio will not check the weather channel while you are actively transmitting; it waits until your transmission is finished and then checks the weather channel. The weather alert watch sounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issued for your area.Triple Watch Mode: Checks the Distress/Hailing channels 16 and 9 in the background every two seconds. You would use this mode when you want to monitor a channel yet maintain a watch on channels 16 and 9.Dual Watch Mode: Checks the Distress/Hailing channel 16 in the background every two seconds. You would use this mode when you