DSC Operation
6. Press the Call/Set button.
Your radio will send the position request and
there will be one of three possible responses:
■
You will receive the position.
■
You will receive a no position data response,
meaning the station you queried is not connected
to a GPS device and cannot send its position.
■
You will receive a no reply response, meaning the
operator of that station has chosen not to reply
to your request.
Choose one of the following:
a. If you receive a position:
The requested position with the station name
and MMSI will show on your screen.
1) Press the Call/Set button to return to Standby
mode after you have noted the station’s position.
b. If the station you called cannot send its position:
NO POS. DATA
(no position data) will show
on your screen.
1) Press the Call/Set button to return to the
Individual Directory menu.
2) Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to
EXIT
.
3) Press the Call/Set button to return to the
Call Send menu.
4) Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to
EXIT
.
5) Press the Call/Set button to return to
Standby mode.
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Receiving a Group Call
When another station makes a Group call to your radio, the individual alarm
will sound, the caller will be identified on the LCD and your radio will be
switched to the channel selected by the caller, just as for an individual call.
Press any button to turn off the alarm.
To receive a group call:
1. Listen for the group voice message.
2. Press the Talk button and respond
only if appropriate.
Sending a Position Request
Position Request mode enables a DSC radio to obtain the position
(latitude and longitude) of a station that has a GPS device connected
to the DSC radio at that station.
To request the position of another station:
1. In Standby mode, select a channel on which
you want to communicate.
2. Press the Call/Set button to enter the
Call Send menu.
3. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to
POSREQST
(position request) on
the menu.
4. Press the Call/Set button to enter the
Individual Directory menu.
5. Use the Up/Down buttons to scroll to the
name of the station whose position you
want to request.
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