Requesting Another Station's Position (Pos Request); Receiving A Position Request (Pos Reply) - West Marine VHF550 Manual Del Usuario

Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Features
1. Press.and.hold.the.
menu..
2. Choose.the.DSC Call.sub-menu.and.then.select.Call Wait.
3. Select.Distress.to.see.the.last.ten.distress.calls.received.by.the.radio.
or.Individual.to.see.the.last.twenty.normal.calls.received.by.the.radio.
4. Select.the.name.or.MMSI.number.of.the.call.you.want.to.see.the.
details of. Use
information. For individual calls, the radio displays the name or MMSI
of the calling station and the call category (routine, urgency, or safety).
For a distress call, the log displays the name or MMSI, the type of
distress, the position, and the time of the call.
5. Press.the.
menu..
From the log menu, press the
6.
Call menu, or select Exit to.close.the.receive.log.and.return.to.the.
mode.you.were.in.

Requesting another station's position (POS Request)

Anytime you need to know where another boat currently is—to find your
boating partners, to respond to a request for assistance, etc.—you can send
a.position.request.to.their.radio:
1. Press.and.hold.the.
Choose.the.DSC Call sub-menu, then select POS Request.
2.
3. The.radio.displays.the.names.listed.in.your.directory;.use.the.
.and.
UP
to.contact.and.press.the.
When the other station responds, the radio displays the name (from
4.
your directory), the longitude, and the latitude of the other station. If
the other station does not have valid GPS data, the radio displays No
Position.

Receiving a position request (POS Reply)

When another station requests your current position, the radio displays Reply.
position.to.followed.by.the.name.or.MMSI.number.of.the.requesting.station.
To send your current position to the other station, press the
the.radio.transmits.your.latitude.and.longitude.to.the.other.station..If.the.radio.
does not have valid GPS data, it transmits the reply code with No Position.
To reject the position request, press the
H/L/MENU
CHANNEL UP
button to exit the detail screen and return to the log
H/L/MENU
H/L/MENU
buttons.to.highlight.the.directory.entry.you.want.
CHANNEL DOWN
SELECT
.button.for.two.seconds.to.display.the.
.and.
CHANNEL DOWN
.button.to.go.back.to.the DSC
H/L/MENU
.button.for.two.seconds.
.button.
.button.
H/L/MENU
E-34
.buttons.to.see.all.the.
CHANNEL
.button;.
SELECT