Retry A Routine Call; Call All Ships - NorthStar NS100 Reference Manual

Retry a routine call

PORT OPS/VTS 787878787
787878787 SEND AGAIN?
INDIVIDUAL ENT>YES
WAITING ACK ESC>NO
1. If there is no acknowledgement to your call
2. The radio checks the status of CH70 and

Call all ships

DSC CALL ALL SHIPS
LAST CALL >URGENCY
GROUP SAFETY
>ALL SHIPS ROUTINE
1. Press CALL to display the fi rst three options
2. Scroll through the options and move the
3. Press >ENT to select URGENCY, or scroll to a
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787878787 PORT OPS/VTS
INDIVIDUAL 787878787
ROUTINE INDIVIDUAL
CALLING... WAITING ACK
after waiting for 8 seconds, the radio asks
if you want to retry sending the call. Press
>ENT to retry.
if it is busy, waits for two seconds before
rechecking.
ALL SHIPS ALL SHIPS
URGENCY URGENCY
ENT>SEND CALLING...
ESC>CANCEL
of the DSC CALL menu.
cursor to ALL SHIPS. Press >ENT. You have a
choice of different priority levels:
• URGENCY for use in a serious situation
or problem that could lead to a distress
situation.
• SAFETY to send safety information to all
other vessels in range.
• ROUTINE for a routine call at 1W
transmission power (USA/Canada only).
different priority level and then press >ENT.
INDV ACK
787878787
PRESS PTT
ESC->EXIT
When CH70 is free, the call is sent again and
the TX symbol appears on the LCD screen.
3. The radio will repeat this cycle twice. If the
call remains unacknowledged after one
minute at the last attempt, the radio returns
to normal working channel mode.
4. If the call is acknowledged, press PTT to talk
on the working channel.
DISTRESS
N 38 27.021'
E137 12.011'
T 12:27 UTC
4. The radio displays a summary and asks for
confi rmation. Press >ENT to make the call or
<ESC to cancel.
5. The radio checks the status of CH70 and
if it is busy, waits for two seconds before
rechecking. The radio will repeat this cycle
twice and then return to normal working
channel mode.
When CH70 is free, the call is sent and the
TX symbol appears on the LCD screen. The
working channel moves to CH16 to wait for a
voice contact.
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