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VHF marine radio LVR-250 – Marine VHF DSC Radio – Lowrance

Serious risk Drowning

Published by Safety Gate 14 Nov 2011In the weekly report of 1 Jul 2011 (week 26, 2011)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
VHF marine radio LVR-250 – Marine VHF DSC Radio
Brand
Lowrance (2 alerts)
Type / model
LVR-250 Serial Number: 259401247
Description
25 Watt VHF radio with digital selective call (DSC) distress button. The LCD presents 4 lines of text to display channel names, GPS position, GPS speed, GPS course or time, and DSC messages. The distress button is used in the case of an emergency to send an automatic emergency message.
Risk
null The product poses a risk of drowning because the operation of the distress button does not follow the ITU recommendations, the description in EN 301 025 or the description in the user manual. Instead of just lifting the lid and hold down the button for 3 seconds, the user needs to lift a lid and then press the button twice. This way of operation may not be clear for the user and might lead to a case where the user thinks he/she has sent an emergency signal, but actually has not.
Notifying country
Norway
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0608/11
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0608/11
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2011-026 (XML)
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