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Receiving Telephony (Voice) Calls
When a call is received and the call sign of
your vessel (or station name) is heard in
loudspeaker (or handset where appropriate):
1. Pick-up the fist-microphone or handset and
press and hold the PTT key, to answer the call.
2. Say:
‘<CALLING STATION NAME>
This is <YOUR STATION NAME>’.
3. Say: ‘Over’
then release the PTT key and wait for an
acknowledgement from the caller, which should
include the new working channel (if suggested).
4. Set the radio to the working channel (please refer
to the Setting Channel Numbers section) before
resuming communication.
For normal communications, very near to coasts,
in ports and marinas, use the 1W power setting.
(Press the key until the 1W LED is lit.)
Setting Channel Numbers
The active channel is changed using the scroll
keys or by entering the channel number from the
keyboard, when in standby mode.
To change a channel using the keyboard press
a numeric key (example ‘2’). The existing channel
setting clears and ‘2’ appears channel indication
section of the display.
If no other numeric key is pressed within 2
seconds then the F1 radio is set to channel 2.
If another numeric key is pressed (example ‘3’)
then the displayed digit ‘2’ moves left by 1 digit
position and ‘3’ becomes the channel units digit.
The radio is now set to channel 23.
50°56'N at:08:40
001°34'E UTC
Menu
2
Pos
50°56'N at:08:41
001°34'E UTC
Menu
23
Pos
SeaMist.
This is SunCruiser.
(Goto) Channel 68.
Over.
NOTE: Press the PTT key only when talking.
If a simplex channel is used (refer to Appendix D:
Channel Specifications) it is necessary to say ‘Over’
when you stop talking.
NOTE: It is essential to propose a working channel for
subsequent communications
(not Channel16).
US
TX
1W
Press / hold
PTT key
Release PTT key