VHF radio communication
18 Chapter 2: Operation 98-171832-A
Making a radio telephone call on channel 16
To make a radio telephone call, proceed as follows:
1. Select channel 16.
2. Lift the Handset or take another speaker device.
3. Push the PTT button. The symbol TX shows that the
VHF radio is transmitting on the working channel
displayed.
4. Say the name of the station you are calling three times.
5. Say: “This is [your ship’s name]”.
6. Say: “Over.” and release the PTT button to listen. The symbol RX shows that
the radio is receiving on the working channel displayed
7. When answered, agree upon a working channel other than 16.
8. Switch to the new channel by entering the channel number to the agreed
channel and begin your conversation.
VHF channels
Enter the channel using the on-screen keypad or turn the channel selector knob
to browse through all channels that are available in the selected channel table.
Only valid channel numbers are accepted. When browsing channels they appear
in the display in the following order:
•Primary channels
•Weather channels (if any)
• Private channels (if any)
When you tap and hold the 16/C key in the display the radio changes to
the call channel (channel 16 for the channel tables INT and BI, and
channel 9 for the channel tables US and CA, if no other channel is
programmed in CHANNELS on page 42).
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