Odd, the Coast Guard just called

[skargo]

I received a call from a Virginia number I didn't recognize. They left a message sating they got a DSC call from my boat Twice as Nice weird thing is I can see my boat from here, snug in it's carport, with no power to it.

What in the hell?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

nice to know there checking up on ya....

maybe call them back and let them know at the very least they are not looking for your Twice as Nice.. surely they got latitude and longitude from the dsc to go by in locating whoever..

 

[dingbat]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

Someone simply could have punched in the wrong MSSI code into their radio. Set if off playing around with it.

 

[skargo]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

nice to know there checking up on ya....

maybe call them back and let them know at the very least they are not looking for your Twice as Nice.. surely they got latitude and longitude from the dsc to go by in locating whoever..

I did call them back, the guy who answered said sometimes they get false alarms from people hitting the button, not in this case.

Someone simply could have punched in the wrong MSSI code into their radio. Set if off playing around with it.

So the same MMSI could be entered in two different radios?

 

[skargo]

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I just called them back again, they said possibly someone keyed mine in accidentally in their radio.
I have talked to a few people about storing each others numbers so we can group call or individual call, I wonder if someone entered mine into their radio by accident as their primary?

 

[Stachi]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

they are keeping an eye on you ....

 

[cwhite6]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

If you hear helicopters, run for the hills!!!!

 

[Outsider]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

surely they got latitude and longitude from the dsc to go by in locating whoever.

I suspect there are a great many DSC capable radios that aren't connected to a GPS ...

 

[skargo]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

surely they got latitude and longitude from the dsc to go by in locating whoever.

I suspect there are a great many DSC capable radios that aren't connected to a GPS ...

Nope, they said they got no coordinates at all.

Does a DSC radios still transmit if it isn't hooked to a GPS? I imagine they wouldn't transmit anything if you do NOT have a MMSI.

My poor mom is my emergency contact, she called me scared to death because they called her too!

 

[MAXXIE]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

It's the spirit of the boat, it's trying to tell you it does not want to be under the car port, It wants to be on the water, ripping around having fun...

 

[dingbat]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

Does a DSC radios still transmit if it isn't hooked to a GPS? I imagine they wouldn't transmit anything if you do NOT have a MMSI.

Yes, they will still transmit if not hooked to a GPS.

My units will automatically sends time, date, and position if connected to a GPS. If not, it will send the MSSI info and the time and prompt you to manually enter your position information. Don't know if this is standard functionality, but this is how my ICOM 504A works

 

[skargo]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

It's the spirit of the boat, it's trying to tell you it does not want to be under the car port, It wants to be on the water, ripping around having fun...

HAHA, yep!

Yes, they will still transmit if not hooked to a GPS.

My units will automatically sends time, date, and position if connected to a GPS. If not, it will send the MSSI info and the time and prompt you to manually enter your position information. Don't know if this is standard functionality, but this is how my ICOM 504A works

Thanks!

 

[Mike Robinson]

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Yes, they will still transmit if not hooked to a GPS.

... If not, it will send the MSSI info and the time ...

I don't think your VHF has a internal clock and would not know what the time is.

 

[dingbat]

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I don't think your VHF has a internal clock and would not know what the time is.

You are correct.

I assumed that since the radio continues to display the time and date even with the GPS off, that the radio was picking up the information off the priority scan channels or something like that. Did a little digging around and come to find out that the clock is set via the GPS and the radio keeps the time in memory for 23.5 hours. I don't normally have the GPS off that long if I'm out on the water so I never put two and two together. Thanks

 

[Woodnaut]

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So the same MMSI could be entered in two different radios?

Sure. When I bought my radio earlier this year it was not programmed. I applied for and received an MMSI number which I entered into the radio. My radio allows the MMSI number to be changed twice only.

If someone else has mistakenly entered your number into his radio, it won't be good for either one of you. I would seriously investigate this further.

 

[Bob_VT]

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If you hear helicopters, run for the hills!!!!

You can not hear the black helicopters....... they have been watching skargo for months!!

 

[skargo]

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Sure. When I bought my radio earlier this year it was not programmed. I applied for and received an MMSI number which I entered into the radio. My radio allows the MMSI number to be changed twice only.

If someone else has mistakenly entered your number into his radio, it won't be good for either one of you. I would seriously investigate this further.

I have no idea how to investigate it further!

 

[Mike Robinson]

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... Did a little digging around and come to find out that the clock is set via the GPS and the radio keeps the time in memory for 23.5 hours...

Thanks Dingbat. I just learned something too. I will have to check my VHF to see if it does the same.

 

[Mike Robinson]

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I have no idea how to investigate it further!

If it happens again Skargo, maybe you can request a new MMSI number and cancel the old one.

 

[skargo]

Re: Odd, the Coast Guard just called

If it happens again Skargo, maybe you can request a new MMSI number and cancel the old one.

Good idea! Thanks.