T&T: New VHF

[Peter Bennett]

According to the manual for my Icom 504, it appears that responding to
a position request is a manual operation - when the radio receives a
position request, it will beep and display "Postion Request", and the
requestor's MMSI or name - you can press "clear" to ignore the
request, or "enter" to send the position report.

Most manufaturers have the manuals for their products available
on-line.  You should download the manuals of radios you are seriously
considering to see how the various features work.

Friday, October 10, 2008, 2:00:14 PM, Ibex-beta wrote:

Ib> I am shopping for a new DSC capable VHF radio.  In reading the specs on
Ib> certain models I noticed they have a polling "feature" that allows 
Ib> viewing the GPS position of another vessel.  At first I thought that was
Ib> an OK idea but then my paranoia gland kicked in and I wondered what it
Ib> takes to get that position.  Am I being tracked without my knowledge or
Ib> do I have to be transmitting for it to work?  Will my location be 
Ib> transmitted to everyone with this "feature"? And of course the biggie,
Ib> is the government (USCG) tracking my movements?  Yes, I know all about
Ib> cell phones.

Ib> What say the list?

Ib> Mike
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Peter Bennett, VE7CEI    Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Ennos 31 "Honeycomb"
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