TousetheDualWatchfeature,adjustthesquelch control
sotheradioisquiet,selectyourpreferredworkingorclub
channel then press the DWkey.‘DW’willappearonthe
display and the channel display will alternate between your
selected channel and Channel 88.
Ifasignalisreceivedonyourselectedchannel,theradio
will pause on that channel but will continue to switch to
Channel 88 every 2 seconds and a brief interruption to the
signalwillbenoticed.Oncethesignalhasgone,normal
DualWatchswitchingwillresume.
IfasignalappearsonChannel88atanytime,theradiowill
stop switching and will remain on Channel 88 for as long
asthesignalispresent.Oncethesignalhasgone,normal
DualWatchswitchingwillresume.
NOTE: If you press the PTTswitchwhileDualWatchis
selected,yourGX300willtransmitontheselectedchannel.
IfyouwishtotalkonChannel88,pressthe88keyto
canceltheDualWatchandswitchstraighttoChannel88.
MARINE BAND PROCEDURES
Most calls to other vessels or stations are made on Channel
88.AfterlisteningtoensureChannel88isclear,callthe
otherstation,repeatingbothcallsignsthreetimes.
e.g.“CoastGuard,CoastGuard,CoastGuard.
Thisis–SeaSpray,SeaSpray,SeaSpray
Over”
Oncecontacthasbeenestablished,movestraight
toanotherchannel(e.g.91or94)tocontinueyour
conversation,leavingChannel88clearforemergenciesor
furthercalls.Don’tforgettoreturntoChannel88whenyou
havenished(orselectDualWatchonyourradio)otherwise
you may miss other calls meant for you.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
All emergency calls should be made on Channel 88.
There are three main types of emergency call.
1. “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY”
This call should be used when you are in grave or imminent
danger and require immediate assistance. You should call
MAYDAYthreetimesfollowedbyyourvessel’snameorcall
signthreetimes.Thenstateyourposition,abriefdescription
ofyourvessel,thenatureoftheemergency,thenumberof
peopleonboardandtheircondition.Ifyouhearnoreply,
repeat the call at short intervals because someone may
be able to hear you but you might not be able to receive
their reply.
Aftercontacthasbeenmade,followanyinstructionsgiven
to you.
2. “PAN, PAN, PAN”
Usethiscallwhenanemergencysituationexistsbutthere
is no immediate danger. The call should be made in the
samewayastheMAYDAYcall.Ifyouhearnoreply,repeat
the call at regular intervals.
3. “SECURITE, SECURITE, SECURITE”
(Pronounced Say-cure-e-tay)
Thiscallisusedtowarnshippingofdangersorhazards,e.g.
badweather,containeradriftetc.Thecallmaybemadetoa
local monitoring station or to all ships in the area.
MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS
Channel Frequency Use
68 27.680MHz Commercial,ship-shore-ship
72 27.720MHz Professional Shipping
82 27.820MHz Professional Shipping
86 27.860MHz Secondary distress and safety
88 27.880MHz Primary distress and safety
90 27.900MHz Domesticship-shore-ship
91 27.910MHz Domesticship-shore-ship
94 27.940MHz Clubevents,ship-shore-ship
96 27.960MHz Ship to ship
98 27.980MHz Rescue organisations
OPERATION IN THE CB MODE
PRIORITY CHANNEL
The Priority channel is preset to road Channel 8 allowing it
tobeinstantlyrecalledatthepressofakey.
To use the Priority channel
Simply press the 88/Prikeyatanytime.Theradiowill
jump straight to the road Channel 8. If Scan or DW was
selected,theywillbecancelled.
To return to the previously selected channel
Press the 88/Prikeyagain.
DUAL WATCH (CB MODE)
DualWatchinCBmodeallowsyourGX300tomonitor
both the Priority channel and another selected channel by
quicklyswitchingbetweenthem.Anysignalsreceivedon
thePrioritychanneltakeprecedenceoversignalsonthe
selected channel.
TousetheDualWatchfeature,adjustthesquelch control
sotheradioisquiet,selectyourpreferredchannelusingthe
Channel Up/DownkeysthenpresstheDWkey.‘DW’will
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