Receiving A Position Request (Position Reply); Enabling Automatic Position Reply - Uniden UM425 Owner's Manual

Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features
1. Press the
2. Choose the DSC Call sub-menu, then select POS Request.
3. The radio displays the names listed in your directory; use
and
contact and press the
station that is not in your directory, select Manual. The radio prompts
you to enter the MMSI number you want to call. Enter the MMSI
number the same way you enter directory entries (see page 26). Enter
all nine digits and press the
4. The radio displays the MMSI number you are about to contact and
asks you to confirm. If you want to request the position of the displayed
MMSI number, select Send. To cancel the request, select Cancel.
5. When the other station responds, the radio displays the MMSI number,
the longitude, and the latitude of the other station. If your radio is
connected to a chartplotter through the NMEA OUT connection (see
page 67), the position information will also be displayed on the plotter
screen.
6. If the other station does not have valid GPS data, the radio displays No
Position.

Receiving a position request (Position Reply)

When another station requests your current position, the radio displays the
following screen:
To send your current position to the other
station, select Reply; the radio transmits your
latitude and longitude to the other station. If
you select Reply but the radio does not have
valid GPS data, it transmits the reply code
with No Position.
To reject the position request, select Cancel.

Enabling automatic position reply

If you want the radio to automatically transmit your current position whenever
it receives a position request, you can enable automatic position reply. Most
boaters activate automatic position reply for safety reasons or because they
subscribe to a marine towing service. Sometimes—for example, in some
competitive situations--you may not want other stations to get your position
without your manual confirmation
button to display the menu.
MENU-PA
buttons to highlight the directory entry you want to
CHANNEL DOWN
button. If you want to contact a
SELECT-1W/25W
SELECT-1W/25W
E-38
CHANNEL UP
button.
POS Request
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Reply
Cancel
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