1.5.2Send calls

Below are sample distress and individual send calls. Content of other send calls is similar to that of the individual call.

Distress call

Distress

call in progress!

NATURE: UNDESIGNATED

POS: 12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34

TELEPHONE

2182.0 KHZ

 

DSC FREQ :

2187.5 KHZ

 

TIME TO GO :

38S

 

Nature of Distress (Undesignated, Fire, Flooding,

Collision, Grounding, Listing, Sinking, Disable,

Abandoning, Piracy, Man Overboard) Position of ship in distress (your ship)

DSC frequency used to send distress call

Individual call

*** Send message ***

CALL TYPE:

INDIVIDUAL

STATION ID:

123456789

 

PRIORITY

: ROUTINE

COM. TYPE

: TELEPHONE

COM. FREQ

: CH 1234

 

 

 

DSC FREQ

: 2M-INTL

 

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

 

Time remaining until transmission of distress call is completed

Call type (Individual)

ID of station where message is to be sent

Priority (Routine, Safety, Urgency, Business)

Mode of communication (Telephone)

Working frequency DSC frequency

Press to select GO TO ALL VIEW and press [ENT] key to view.

*** Send message ***

WORKING FREQ. : CH 1234

 

Working frequency

 

END OF SEQUENCE: ACK. RQ

DSC FREQUENCY TX: 2189.5 KHZ RX: 2177.0 KHZ

GO TO EASY VIEW

End of sequence (Acknowledge request) DSC frequency used

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Furuno RC-1500-1T manual Send calls, Distress Call in progress

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