Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 63)

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10.8 POSITION REPORT
The feature is similar to position request, however instead of requesting a
position of another vessel this function allows you to send your position to
another vessel.
10.8.1 Transmitting a DSC Position Report Call
DSC Position Report Call using the Individual/Position Directory
Refer to section “
10.5 INDIVIDUAL CALL” to enter information into the indi-
vidual directory.
1. Press the
MENU key to display “MENU”,
select “DSC CALL” with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/►
key, then press the [SELECT] soft key.
INDIVIDUAL
GROUP
BACK
DSC CALL
ALL SHIPS
POS REQUEST
POS REPORT
DIST ALERT MSG
SELECT
HISTORY
MEMORY
NEW ID
POS REPORT
BACK SELECT
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BOB
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Horizon-2
USCG
POS REPORT
BACK SELECT
HISTORY
POS REPORT
Do you want to
transmit a Call?
CATEG: SAFETY
Horizon-1
987654321
POS:
YES NO
24°25.975 S
118°59.456 W
POS
POS REPORT
Transmitted
CATEG: SAFETY
Horizon-1
987654321
POS:
QUIT
24°25.975 S
118°59.456 W
2. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select “POS
REPORT ”. (To cancel, press the [BACK] soft
key.)
3. Press the [SELECT] soft key.
4. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select “HISTO-
RY ” or “MEMORY”.
5. Press the [SELECT] soft key.
6. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select the name
in the directory, then press the [SELECT]
soft key.
7. Press the [YES] soft key to send your posi-
tion to the selected vessel.
8. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to radio
operation.