Send Calls - Furuno DSC-60 Operator's Manual

1.5.2

Send calls

Below are sample distress and individual send calls. Content of other send calls is similar to that
of the individual call.
Distress call
Distress
call in progress!
NATURE: UNDESIGNATED
POS:
12˚34N 123˚45E AT 12:34
TELEPHONE
2182.0 KHZ
DSC FREQ :
2187.5 KHZ
TIME TO GO :
Individual call
Send message
***
CALL TYPE: INDIVIDUAL
STATION ID: 123456789
PRIORITY : ROUTINE
COM. TYPE : TELEPHONE
COM. FREQ : CH 1234
DSC FREQ : 2M-INTL
GO TO ALL VIEW
Press to select GO TO ALL VIEW
and press [ENT] key to view.
Send message
***
WORKING FREQ. : CH 1234
END OF SEQUENCE: ACK. RQ
DSC FREQUENCY TX: 2189.5 KHZ
RX: 2177.0 KHZ
GO TO EASY VIEW
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Nature of Distress (Undesignated, Fire, Flooding,
Collision, Grounding, Listing, Sinking, Disable,
Abandoning, Piracy, Man Overboard)
Position of ship in distress (your ship)
38S
DSC frequency used to send distress call
Time remaining until transmission of distress call
is completed
***
Call type (Individual)
ID of station where message is to be sent
Priority (Routine, Safety, Urgency, Business)
Mode of communication (Telephone)
Working frequency
DSC frequency
***
Working frequency
End of sequence (Acknowledge request)
DSC frequency used