Dsc Communication; Transmitting Individual Calls - Furuno FM-8500 Operator's Manual

4.1 Transmitting Individual Calls

General
General procedure

4. DSC Communication

The individual call is for sending message to a specific station.
After transmitting message (called ACK RQ transmission), wait to
receive the acknowledge back (ACK BQ) signal from receiving
station. You should receive it within five minutes.
2 Acknowledge back
1 Individual call
(ACK RQ transmission)
Own Ship
Figure 4-1 Individual Call
Load saved Tx message, or prepare
message.
Transmit message.
Receive ACK BQ from receiving station.
Communicate with station.
(ACK BQ signal)
Coast Station
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