It’s a known issue and Victron is working on a new HW version of the Orion to fix this. I would like to compare this problem with other XS users to see if it happens to everyone. Greetings from EIEN

Does anyone know if Victron has solved this yet? We are thinking of installing one on a sailing boat shortly.

Ask your dealer to get a new unit. They are now available with a new article number (the last two numbers should be different) and that units should be fixed.

Do you know the new article number? I’ll try to verify it with the supplier before we order and they ship. Thank you

The new part number is ORI121217050. Probably the new dual voltage ORI242417040 will also work OK.

Interference on VHF channel 16 of the Orion XS-12-12-50

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mpvader (Matthijs Vader) 8 June 2025 09:19 6

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Interference on VHF channel 16 of the Orion XS-12-12-50

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