Position Call: Requesting Other Ship's Position - Furuno FS-1570 Operator's Manual

5 CALLING, RECEIVING

5.8.1 Position call: requesting other ship's position

1. Press the [2/DSC] key and then push the [ENTER] knob to open the CALL TYPE menu.
Compose message
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INDIVIDUAL
PSTN CALL
: All ships
CALL TYPE
TEST CALL
: Safety
STATION ID
ALL SHIPS
: Telephone
PRIORITY
GROUP CALL
: 2187.5 kHz
COM. TYPE
AREA CALL
$
COM. FREQ
POSITION
DSC FREQ
2. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose POSITION and then push the [ENTER] knob.
3. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the STATION ID menu.
Compose message
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POSITION
CALL TYPE:
REQUEST
STATION ID
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRIORITY
: ROUTINE
DSC FREQ
:2M-INTL
GO TO ALL VIEW
4. Key in ID of station (nine digits) which you want to know their position and then push the
[ENTER] knob.
5. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the PRIORITY menu.
Compose message
**
: Position
CALL TYPE
ROUTINE
request
BUSINESS
: 987654321
STATION ID
SAFETY
: Routine
PRIORITY
URGENCY
:12M-INTL
DSC FREQ
GO TO ALL VIEW
6. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose priority desired (usually ROUTINE) and then push
the [ENTER] knob.
7. Push the [ENTER] knob to open the DSC FREQ menu.
Compose message
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2 MHZ
CALL TYPE : POSITION
4 MHZ
REQUEST
6 MHZ
8 MHZ
STATION ID :
987654321
$
12 MHZ
PRIORITY : ROUTINE
DSC FREQ
GO TO ALL VIEW
8. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose appropriate DSC band and then push the [ENTER]
knob. Rotate the [ENTER] knob to choose DSC frequency desired and then push the
[ENTER] knob.
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16 MHZ
18 MHZ
22 MHZ
25 MHZ
OTHER
: 2M-INTL
Rotate [ENTER] knob to scroll.
POLLING
NEUTRAL
MEDICAL
RELAY ALL
RELAY SEL
DISTRESS
Rotate [ENTER]
knob to scroll.
OTHER: Special, private channels.