D Sending A Distress Relay Call - Icom GM600 Instruction Manual

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D Sending a Distress Relay call

There are two ways to transmit the Distress
Relay call—"Distress Relay On Behalf Of
Someone Else (DROBOSE)" and "Distress
Relay Call with Distress Call Log."
NOTE: DO NOT push [DISTRESS] to
transmit a Distress Relay call.
You should use it for only your own
shipʼs Distress call.
To transmit the Distress Relay call
with "DROBOSE":
You may transmit a Distress Relay
call when a ship in distress cannot
successfully send a Distress call, or
when you find a ship in distress and it
requires your immediate help.
Distress Relay Transmission
Your ship
No Distress
Transmission
Ship in Distress
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q Push [Compose DROBOSE]
to display the Compose DROBOSE
screen.
• To display the screen from the Menu screen:
([MENU] > Compose DROBOSE)
w Select "Message Type," then push [ENT].
e Select the desired message type,
then push [ENT].
(Example: Individual)
Coast Station
When you select "All Ships" in step e,
"Address" is not displayed in step r.
In that case, go to step y.
r Select "Address," then push [ENT].
t Select the desired coast station
address or "Manual Input,"
then push [ENT].
(Example: STATION1)
Push
When you select "Manual Input" in step
t, push the keypad to manually enter
the desired Individual ID. (p. 29)
Rotate
+
Push
y Select "Distress ID," then push [ENT].
Rotate
+
Push