The Standard Horizon GX3000S Matrix is a burly radio with a large front panel footprint and an outsized display screen.
This Standard Horizon marine VHF stands at the upper end of mid-priced radios but has features usually only found on top of the line units.
 Standard Horizon GX3000S |
The GX3000S can connect with up to two optional remote microphones or handsets. When connected to one or more of these remotes the radio provides intercom service.
Several scanning options, screen backlight adjustment of brightness and contrast, weather alert on or off, time location and offset, foghorn frequency, and speaker tone controls are operated through the radio setup menu.
A low battery warning message appears onscreen when input power drops below 11.8 volts. Increasing the voltage back above 12.5 turned the warning off.
Performance
The GX3000S did very well in our transmitter testing by earning an excellent rating for transmitter power output stability and a good rating frequency stability.
Receiver sensitivity was rated excellent while the specification for selectivity was an outstanding 80 dB. Audio output was very good at 90 dBA in our audio output testing.
This radio is waterproof to IPX7 standards meaning it would survive submersion to a meter for 30 minutes. The GX3000S will not transmit if input voltage falls below 11.8 volts.
The Standard Horizon GX3000S has a large display screen that shows large block-style numbers on the right side of the display four rows of data information on the left side using dot matrix technology.
Channel comments and scan status are shown for every channel. When the radio is connected to a GPS unit time, speed, course, and latitude and longitude are shown without any scrolling. You toggle navigation