Receiving Dsc Calls; D Receiving A Distress Call - Icom IC-GM651 Instruction Manual

r Push [ENT] to transmit the Test Acknowledgement call to
the calling station.
• Emergency channel (Channel 70) is automatically selected.
• If Channel 70 is busy, the transceiver stands by until the chan-
nel becomes clear.
--DSC Menu--
Push
Push
TX
t After the Test Acknowledgement call has been transmit-
ted, the transceiver automatically returns to the previous
condition (before entering the DSC menu.)
When Channel 70 is busy
Test ACK
to Transmit
Test ACK
Transmitting
Transmitting
Test ACK
CH70 BUSY
n Receiving DSC calls

D Receiving a Distress call

q While monitoring Channel 70 and a distress call is received:
• The emergency alarm sounds for 2 minutes after receiving the
distress call from a station.
- Push [CLR] to stop the alarm.
• "Received Distress" appears in the display, then Chan-
nel 16 is automatically selected.
• " " blinks in the display.
• Continue monitoring Channel 16 as a coast station may require
assistance.
25W
TAG
Received
Distress
< 121111113
Push
25W
Received
Distress
< 121111113
After receiving the Distress call
from 121111113.
• " " means "from."
<
6
DSC OPERATION
INT
Blinks
INT
Blinks
TAG
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