Anyone familiar with the Uniden Santana VHF Marine radio?

....can anyone point to an owner's manual on-line.

Need info ASAP for a cruise from Virginia to Maine leaving
June 15. This is a back-up unit just purchased in Denver used.

Need a clue to the keys/combinations, etc...

Bill

wrote in news:Pine.SUN.3.96.1060605182110.11348A-100000
@nyx:

Uniden Santana VHF Marine radio

On Uniden's webpage, it lists manuals for these products. There isn't
any "Santana", so is one of the model numbers printed on the label of it?
Marine radios are listed by model number, not some cutesy name.

The webpage address with all the model numbers on it is:

http://www.uniden.com/index/manuals_results.cfm?cat=7
Just go there and click for yours....(c;

Owner's Manuals for Marine Electronics
Click on the product name to download a PDF.

Product Language Size
ATLANTIS English 831 kB Product Details
ATLANTIS-BK English 831 kB Product Details
ATLANTIS250 English 687 kB Product Details
ATLANTIS250 French 1,706 kB Product Details
ATLANTIS250 Spanish 546 kB Product Details
ATLANTIS250-BK English 687 kB Product Details
ATLANTIS250-BK Spanish 546 kB Product Details
HH940 English 995 kB Product Details
HH940 Spanish 908 kB Product Details
HH940P English 1,556 kB Product Details
HH955 English 705 kB Product Details
HH955 Spanish 1,337 kB Product Details
HH978XL English 1,161 kB Product Details
HH985 English 561 kB Product Details
LTD1025 English 1,276 kB Product Details
LTD260 English 262 kB Product Details
LTD715 English 2,754 kB Product Details
LTD925 English 831 kB Product Details
LTD935 English 596 kB Product Details
LTD95 English 2,557 kB Product Details
MC1010 English 254 kB Product Details
MC1020 English 404 kB Product Details
MC535 English 387 kB Product Details
MC635 English 143 kB Product Details
MC795 English 2,167 kB Product Details
MH120 English 572 kB Product Details
MH120 Spanish 544 kB Product Details
MHS350 English 1,237 kB Product Details
MHS350 Spanish 2,188 kB Product Details
MYSTIC English 6,446 kB Product Details
OCEANUS English 396 kB Product Details
OCEANUS-BK English 396 kB Product Details
OCEANUSDSC English 1,511 kB Product Details
OCEANUSDSC French 586 kB Product Details
OCEANUSDSC Spanish 1,775 kB Product Details
OCEANUSDSC-BK English 1,511 kB Product Details
POLARIS English 1,305 kB Product Details
POLARIS Spanish 1,529 kB Product Details
POLARIS-BK English 1,305 kB Product Details
POLARIS-BK Spanish 1,529 kB Product Details
QT206 English 205 kB Product Details
SOLARA English 596 kB Product Details
SOLARA-BK English 596 kB Product Details
SOLARADSC English 845 kB Product Details
SOLARADSC Spanish 1,003 kB Product Details
SOLARADSC-BK English 844 kB Product Details
SOLARADSC-BK Spanish 1,002 kB Product Details
UM525 English 4,284 kB Product Details
UM525BK English 4,284 kB Product Details
UM625C English 2,311 kB Product Details
UM625CBK English 2,311 kB Product Details
VOYAGER English 515 kB Product Details
VOYAGER French 334 kB Product Details
VOYAGER Spanish 712 kB Product Details
WHAM English 1,928 kB Product Details
WHAM Spanish 939 kB Product Details
WHAM-BK English 1,928 kB Product Details
WHAM-BK Spanish 939 kB Product Details
WHAM2 Spanish 620 kB Product Details
WHAMx4 English 1,664 kB Product Details
WHAMx4BK English 1,664 kB Product Details

I'm afraid Uniden only went with a `cutesy' name for this model.

`Santana'
FCC ID# AMWUT862

Unfortunately, the FCC id revealed little info.

Perhaps someone knows what the `L' key is below the `PTT' switch?

I would like to know the age of the unit, and some explanation of the
`1/5' key; `int' key; and `mem' keys or combinations.

Best,
Bill


On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Larry wrote:

Marine radios are listed by model number, not some cutesy name.

wrote:

I'm afraid Uniden only went with a `cutesy' name for this model.

`Santana'
FCC ID# AMWUT862

Unfortunately, the FCC id revealed little info.

Perhaps someone knows what the `L' key is below the `PTT' switch?

I would like to know the age of the unit, and some explanation of the
`1/5' key; `int' key; and `mem' keys or combinations.

Best,
Bill


On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, Larry wrote:

Marine radios are listed by model number, not some cutesy name.


I can help with the *mem* key.
My handheld Standard Horizon HS460S uses the *mem* key to set up which
frequencies I want to 'scan' when I hit my 'scan' key.
I have six set up now, including 16, 12 for harbour traffic, 68 for
local yacht clubs and 3 more to catch various transmissions...such as
the navy.

wrote:

I'm afraid Uniden only went with a `cutesy' name for this model.

`Santana'
FCC ID# AMWUT862

Unfortunately, the FCC id revealed little info.

Perhaps someone knows what the `L' key is below the `PTT' switch?

I would like to know the age of the unit, and some explanation of the
`1/5' key; `int' key; and `mem' keys or combinations.

Best,
Bill


BTY I have a *lamp* switch directly below my press to talk switch.
Although the internal lamp comes on for a few seconds everytime I press
any key. I can also press the *lamp* switch to see what's written on the
screen and what buttons I'm attempting to press before I press same.

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 09:04:17 -0600, wrote:


I'm afraid Uniden only went with a `cutesy' name for this model.

`Santana'
FCC ID# AMWUT862

Unfortunately, the FCC id revealed little info.

Perhaps someone knows what the `L' key is below the `PTT' switch?

I would like to know the age of the unit, and some explanation of the
`1/5' key; `int' key; and `mem' keys or combinations.

I would expect the "1/5" key to switch the transmitter power between 1
and 5 watts. (it this a hand-held? Most fixed mount radios are 20 -
25 watts.)

The "int" key probably switches the channel selection between US and
International modes - you won't get the "A" channels in "int" mode.

You could write Uniden and ask if a manual is available - there's
probably a customer support email address on their web site.




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Larry a écrit:

wrote in news:Pine.SUN.3.96.1060605182110.11348A-100000
@nyx:

Uniden Santana VHF Marine radio

On Uniden's webpage, it lists manuals for these products. There isn't
any "Santana",

I own a "Santana".
If this is a handheld VHF as mine, this is a model sold by West Marine 7
to 8 years ago.
Unfortunately, the original battery was very weak and the replacement
was more expansive than a brand new VHF radio. Thus, I don't use it
anymore. I will see when I return to my boat (at the end of this month)
if I can find the manual.
--
Peio

Pierre Aubineau wrote in
:

Unfortunately, the original battery was very weak and the replacement
was more expansive than a brand new VHF radio. Thus, I don't use it


Here in the States, we have these battery places that will refill your
bad rechargeable battery pack:

http://www.batteriesplus.com/

There's a franchise store not too far from me....(c;

You take your dead battery pack to them and they take it apart, if that's
possible, and replace the dead cells with new, much more powerful, cells
for about half the price of an OEM replacement with the same low-powered
cheap NiCds that failed.

I have an old Standard walkie talkie someone gave me I dearly love. Its
battery pack was 500 maH, NiCd with all the memory problems of NiCd packs
of old, probably like yours. Batteries Plus replaced the AA-sized cells
with industrial 2500 maH Nickel-Metal Hydride cells I think will crank a
Hatteras, right in the original battery pack case. They have the spot
welding equipment and resealing equipment necessary to perform these
operations. The rebuilt pack is still the scratched up plastic case it
always was, but fits and operates fine. The only difference is, now,
instead of it running dead in 4 hours, it runs dead in 3 days of
continuous use. You can't buy battery packs for walkies as good as
these.

The rebuild cost me $US42.

It takes the original charger nearly 2 days to recharge them, of
course...(c; It's charging current is made for the old cells, of course.
That's fine as it has plenty of recharge time between weekends...

France must have some kind of similar battery stores for all the
cellphones, walkie talkies and other portable gadgets everyone has. If
not, we can open a Batteries Plus next door to McDonalds!