Sad to say I don't know a lot about DSC. I get the fact that it will end out position data in an SOS situation, but the "Calling" features are confusing to me .
Greg
What the h@ll causes this?
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Greg
Thanks for the education Calif. Ted...
Lots of good info. I will do more investigation, but save me (and all of the rest of the DSC-phones and tell me how to "answer" the phone... If someone is calling me, how to I respond ?
I find the manual amusing.....
LL position call alert....Friendly 5-tone ring sequence (press any key to cancel)
WX alert/SAME alert ....Ear-catching multi-tone sequence
ROUTINE call alert....Friendly 5-tone ring sequence (press any key to cancel)
So, from the description, I am guessing it is a WX ALERT /SAME ALERT....because I certainly find the tone "friendly".
Thanks to all for the information and help.
Greg
Friendly 5-tone ring sequence (press any key to cancel)
Lots of good info. I will do more investigation, but save me (and all of the rest of the DSC-phones and tell me how to "answer" the phone... If someone is calling me, how to I respond ?
I find the manual amusing.....
LL position call alert....Friendly 5-tone ring sequence (press any key to cancel)
WX alert/SAME alert ....Ear-catching multi-tone sequence
ROUTINE call alert....Friendly 5-tone ring sequence (press any key to cancel)
So, from the description, I am guessing it is a WX ALERT /SAME ALERT....because I certainly find the tone "friendly".
Thanks to all for the information and help.
Greg
Friendly 5-tone ring sequence (press any key to cancel)
If it's not pertinent "Press any key", if it's someone with your number or an emergency there should be the position and channel info on the display.
And I guess you do need to insure the radio "knows" where it is, when you said "AIS DSC" I was assuming a fully functioning system. Either the radio has GPS built in or gets the data from a chartplotter, in the radio menu should be an option to display position. If the radio has no source of position data it can't send a position, who installed the radio ? You could always look in the back and see how many wires are connected.
And I guess you do need to insure the radio "knows" where it is, when you said "AIS DSC" I was assuming a fully functioning system. Either the radio has GPS built in or gets the data from a chartplotter, in the radio menu should be an option to display position. If the radio has no source of position data it can't send a position, who installed the radio ? You could always look in the back and see how many wires are connected.
Thanks Ken....I have a Garmin chart plotter also....so maybe that is the issue.
Thanks for the tip.
Greg
I note that at the time the DSC alarm is coming in, your VHF is set to Channel 9 which is a "CALLING" channel. Your radio is displaying but it has nothing to do with the alarm/DSC/MMSI/etc.
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Ken,
Are you using N2000 or the N0183 network between you Garmin Chartplotter and your DSC radio? Mine are connected by N2000network, but they don't seem to be communicating. I looked at the network this morning, and don't see a N2000 power input. Still trying to figure out how the PO had this set up.
Just curious what network you are using.
Greg
I was using N0183 but I no longer have that boat.
Here is a link I just found:
http://support.lowrance.com/system/...ZONE_OFFSET=&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=2892
Ken
Here is a link I just found:
http://support.lowrance.com/system/...ZONE_OFFSET=&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=2892
Ken
Just wanted to post a quick update...
I discovered that the PO never put a power supply cable into the MNEA2000 network. Not sure if he gave up or what.
So my Garmin 740 Chartplotter could not see my DCS/AIS VHF radio, and vice versa.
Put a power supply into the network and BOOM, both devices now see each other.
Still could not get the VHF to pull over the GPS data from the chart plotter, but was busy sailing so, will try again at the next opportunity. But at least the devices see each other now.
A small victory!
Greg
I discovered that the PO never put a power supply cable into the MNEA2000 network. Not sure if he gave up or what.
So my Garmin 740 Chartplotter could not see my DCS/AIS VHF radio, and vice versa.
Put a power supply into the network and BOOM, both devices now see each other.
Still could not get the VHF to pull over the GPS data from the chart plotter, but was busy sailing so, will try again at the next opportunity. But at least the devices see each other now.
A small victory!
Greg
Amazing how that works!
By the way..
I had my Icom M504 DSC alert go off. The Audible alarm could be heard at least 100 feet away.
It triggered mine from more than 100 nm away, from a real distress (man had collapsed on board a 100' shrimp boat). See my story on...
http://forums.sailboatowners.com/in...emergency-response-great.178787/#post-1291518
But what you should do is record the time and your GPS coordinates, when and if you get a DSC alert.
The USCG may ask for anyone hearing the alert, position at the time, if they lose the DSC signal.
The MMSI really works too!
Jim...
Ok. Thanks. It seems somewhat random (timing), not when I turn the radio on. But I am getting close to solving the GPS feed from my chart plotter to the radio. I will see if that quiets the beast!
Greg