Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 59)

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10.7 POSITION REQUEST
Advancements in DSC have made it possible to poll the location of another
vessel and show the position of that vessel on the display of the HX870. This
is a great feature for anyone wanting to know the position of another vessel.
For example your buddy that is catching fish, or finding the location of a person
you are cruising with.
NOTE
The other vessel must have an operating GPS receiver connected to its
DSC radio and must not have its radio set not to deny position requests.
10.7.1 Transmitting a Position Request to Another Vessel
Position Request 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 REQUEST
BACK SELECT
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POS REQUEST
BACK SELECT
HISTORY
POS REQUEST CALL
Do you want to
transmit a Call?
CATEG: SAFETY
Horizon-1
987654321
YES NO
POS REQUEST CALL
Waiting for ACK
CATEG: ROUTINE
Horizon-1
987654321
SINCE: 00:05
RESEND QUIT
2. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select “POS
REQUEST ”, then press the [SELECT] soft
key.
3. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select “HISTO-
RY ” or “MEMORY”, then press the [SELECT]
soft key.
4. Press the CH▼/CH▲ key to select a name
that was stored in the individual/position
directory.
5. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then press
the [YES] soft key to transmit the position
request DSC call.
6. When the HX870 receives the position from
the polled vessel it is shown on the radio
display.
7. Press the [QUIT] soft key to return to radio
operation.