Furuno FM-8500 Telephone User Manual


 
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6. Channel: Voice communication channel
To communicate with a coast station, a station sends its position
data to the coast station and the coast station determines the chan-
nel to use. A station may only use CH16 (distress channel) in the
event of distress.
7. Pos: Ship’s position
Position input by radionavigational equipment.
8. UTC: Universal Time Coordination
The equipment contains a clock. External time input from
radionavigational equipment cannot be used.
9. ACK RQ (BQ):
Acknowledge request (RQ) or acknowledge reply (BQ).