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Receive and reply to a distress call

PORT OPS/VTS		RCV:DISTRESS		RCV:DISTRESS
N 39 27.021’		123451234		N 12.12.121’
E135 12.011’		FIRE		E121.12.121’
T 09:34 UTC		ESC->EXIT		T 09:36 UTC

IMPORTANT!

You can establish voice contact with the distressed vessel, as described here, but the Coast Guard is the only agency allowed to send a distress acknowledgement.

When the radio picks up an incoming distress call:

1.The radio beeps loudly to alert you to the incoming distress call and the working channel changes automatically to CH16. Press any key except PTT or <ESC if you want to stop the beeps.

At the same time, the LCD screen displays the BUSY symbol, the category of the distress, and the MMSID (or buddy name) of the distressed vessel. After one second, the LCD display changes to show the position of the distressed vessel and the time of the distress transmission.

These two screens alternate once every second.

If the vessel's position isn't speciﬁed, a series of dashed lines are shown instead.

2.Press PTT to establish voice contact with the distressed vessel or press <ESC to maintain a listening watch on CH16.

The details of the incoming call are stored in the distress log. If the distress log is full, the oldest entry is automatically deleted.

Call back using the distress logs

DSC CALL

ALL SHIPS

CALL LOG

>DISTRES LOG

DISTRES LOG >DISTRESS RELAY

RELAY LOG 01 DIST RELAY 678678678 FLOODING

N 38 27.021’ E137 12.011’ T 12:27 UTC

SENT FROM 987654321

ENT> OPERATE

987654321 >CALL BACK DELETE SAVE MMSID

IMPORTANT!

You can establish voice contact with the distressed vessel, but ONLY the Coast Guard is allowed

to send a distress acknowledgement.

The radio has two distress logs that each hold the details of ten distress calls. The DISTRESS log stores received distress calls, and the RELAY log stores relayed distress calls.

You can reply to any of them with an INDIVIDUAL call back, as follows:

1.Press CALL to display the ﬁrst three options of the DSC CALL menu.

2.Scroll through the options and move the cursor to DISTRES LOG. Press >ENT.

3.Press >ENT again to select the received distress call log

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Contents

Northstar NS100 FCC Statement Contents International channel banks Getting Started Welcome to the NS100 radio Using this manual Technical support ConventionsMaintaining the radio Quickstart Guide Turn the radio on and off LCD screen symbols GPS Enter alphanumeric dataAtis Handset button functions Display and navigate a menu Select the TX power Adjust the volumeAdjust the backlighting Customise your radio Select a channel Adjust the squelchSelect the channel bank Select a favorite channel Make a callStore 3 favorite channels Dual/Tri watch scan Delete a favorite channelSelect a weather channel Use the foghorn on the NS100DS All scan and channel lock outShadow watch scan Use the hailer on the NS100 DS Use the intercom on the NS100 DS Use the dual handsets on the NS100 DS Handset alarm for the NS100 DS Reference Section Radio Menu Options NS100 radio menu Buddy List LOCAL/DIST USA/INT/CAN GPS/DATA DSC Setup Edit a buddy’s details Add a new buddy Set the radio sensitivity Delete a buddy’s details USA Set your position and time manually Zones Set the time offset Show or hide the time Select the time format Show or hide the boat’s position GPS alert setting Phone AAAA. or Select dual or triple watch modeEdit or delete a channel name Weather alert setting DSC Func Reset to factory defaultsSet the contrast Setup the DSC functions DSC setup menu What is DSC? Special Note Enter your MmsidEnter a new group Mmsid Edit a group Mmsid Select your response to individual calls Delete a group Mmsid Turn the DSC functions on/off Select your response to LL polling calls Turn the Atis functions on/off Enter your Atis ID Making DSC calls DSC call menu Make a routine call to an individual Reply to the last incoming call Make a routine call to a group Call all ships Retry a routine call Request the LL position of a buddy Call back using the call log data Reference Manual Receiving DSC calls European radio models require Manual acknowledgement Manually acknowledge an individual call Reply to a group call Automatically acknowledge an individual call Reply to an all ships call Automatically reply to an LL position request Manually reply to an LL position request Reply to a geographic call Do not reply to an LL position request Distress calls Send a distress call Receive and reply to a distress call Call back using the distress logs Receive a distress relay Receive a distress acknowledgement Appendix a Technical Speciﬁcations NS100 SS NS100 DS Spurious & harmonics Attenuated at least 43+10logPo USA Appendix B Troubleshooting Problem No position information is displayed Appendix C VHF Marine Channel Banks International channel banks Ship Ship Special Notes on International Channel Usage USA channel banks Pleasure Special Notes on USA Channel Usage Canadian channel banks 28B RX Only 162.000 Public Correspondence, RX Only Special Notes on Canada Channel Usage Country-speciﬁc inland waterways Europe AIS1 Special Notes on European International Channel Usage Special Channels