NorthStar Navigation Northstar NS100 User Manual

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Making DSC calls ................................................................................... 37

Reply to the last incoming call ............................................39
Make a routine call to an individual .................................39
Make a routine call to a group ...........................................40
Retry a routine call .................................................................. 41
Call all ships ............................................................................... 41
Call back using the call log data ......................................... 42
Request the LL position of a buddy ................................... 42

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Receiving DSC calls .............................................................................. 44

Automatically acknowledge an individual call ..............46
Reply to a group call ...............................................................46
Reply to an all ships call ........................................................ 47
Automatically reply to an LL position request ...............48
Manually reply to an LL position request ........................48
Do not reply to an LL position request ............................49
Reply to a geographic call ....................................................49

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Distress calls ............................................................................................50

Receive and reply to a distress call .................................... 52
Call back using the distress logs ......................................... 52
Receive a distress relay .......................................................... 53
Receive a distress acknowledgement ............................... 54

Appendix A Technical Specifi cations ...............................55

NS100 SS .....................................................................................56
NS100 DS .................................................................................... 57

Appendix B Troubleshooting ............................................. 59

Appendix C VHF Marine Channel Banks ........................

International channel banks ................................................ 62
USA channel banks ................................................................. 65
Canadian channel banks ......................................................68
Country-specifi c inland waterways (Europe) ................... 71
Special Channels ...................................................................... 73