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Chapter 1. Summary
1.1. Summary
Purpose
This VHF Radio is designed to be fit for the VHF carriage requirements for both
internationally engaged vessels and locally engaged vessels and is radio transceiver for
ship mobile radio communication.
On top of the traditional voice communication, this equipment has an additional function of
DSC alert which enables users to work on both normal-time communication and distress
communication with the built-in DSC facility.
DSC Transmission and Reception
In order to use DSC function, any valid user MMSI should be input first.
What is DSC ?
Internationally standardized by IMO(International Maritime Organization) as a part of
GMDSS(Global Maritime Distress and Safety System), DSC(Digital Selective Calling) is a
semi-automatic way of making any MF/HF and VHF call.
