3.DSC OPERATION FOR NON-DISTRESS CASES

3.1Coast or Ship Call

The coast or ship call is for sending message to a specific coast or ship station. After transmitting message (called ACK RQ transmission), wait to receive the acknowledge back (ACK BQ) signal from the receiving station. You should receive it within five minutes.

dAcknowledge back (ACK BQ signal)

cCoast or ship call

(ACK RQ transmission)

Own Ship

Coast Station

How a coast or ship call is transmitted

General procedure for transmitting a coast or ship call

Load saved Tx message, or prepare message.

Transmit message.

Receive ACK BQ from receiving station.

Communicate with station.

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Sunpentown Intl FM-8800D/8800S manual DSC Operation for NON-DISTRESS Cases, Coast or Ship Call