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Reivers Dustin
01/10/17 #20462
I got an email from 'the matrix' to update my MMSI number on my marine radio. If you own a VHF radio with Digital Select Calling (DSC) *and* you have registered it with the Coasties and got your unit an MMSI number, *then* you must have put in an emergency contact and phone numbers and addresses. what ever.
So I went to www.boatus.com and found out there was an old address and some other junk in there. Glad I fixed it. Now Agent Smith wont shoot me. Also, I found this little tidbit. One of the problems has been no way to test. If you push the little red button, it is not a drill. (Can you say, “FINE”?, I like the way you say that.) So here from the website:
Do not test the red button as this will send out an illegal false alarm and cause an unnecessary rescue response! Instead, you may run a test call to the nationwide Coast Guard MMSI number, 003669999. Enter this number into your radio's calling memory and select the “Test Call” option from the radio's list of individual DSC calls. You can then press the “call” or “enter” key. Your radio will silently hail the Coast Guard with a digital signal on channel 70. If everything is working properly, your radio will almost immediately receive the Coast Guard's acknowledgement of your call, providing assurance that both your radio and the Rescue21 system are operating properly. You must be boating in an area served by Rescue2l to use this test.
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