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9.7.2 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
9.7.2.1 Position Request using the Individual/Position Call Directory
1. Press the
CALL
NH\ 7KH ³
D S C M e n u
” will
appear.
-DSC Menu-
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
Group
All Ships
POS Request
POS Report
Individual
-POS Request Call-
SELECT
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
Horizon
YAESU
Standard
Bob
Manual
Name:Horizon
ID:1234567
8
9
Transmit?
Category:Routine
YES
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-POS Request Call-
Name:Horizon
ID:1234567
8
9
Waiting for ACK
RESEND
[ENT]
QUIT
[CLR]
-POS Request Call-
Since:01:03
Name:Horizon
ID:1234567
8
9
Since:01:03
QUIT
[CLR]
Received POS REPLY
Category:Routine
-POS INFO-
2. Rotate the
DIAL
NQRE WR VHOHFW ³
P O S
Request
”, then press the
ENT
key. The indi-
vidual/position call directory will appear.
3. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select a name that
you want to contact, then press the
ENT
key.
4. Press the
ENT
key to transmit the position
request DSC call.
5. When the
GX5500S
receive the position
from the polled vessel it is shown on the
radio display and also transferred to a GPS
chart plotter with NMEA DSC and DSE
sentences.
6. Press the
CLR
key to return to radio opera-
tion.
NOTE
If the
GX5500S
does not receive a position data from the polled
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NO POSITION DATA
.”