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[IC-7000] DSC for IC 7000

Kent
 

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You can do 300baud Packet APRS on 30m. And have the GPS sending your location.?

On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:15, "Rene S" <medicrene@...> wrote:

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Hello all,

Don't hate me for a crazy question. Is there any way to connect my GPS to my ham radio and then use it as a emergency DSC call on my sailboat? A marine SSB will have a DSC emergency button that is pushed and the lat/long of the vessel is automatically sent. The DSC sets off a tone on other radios and turns of their squelch so that the message can be heard as well as sending a text message of the lat/long. I suspect this is impossible, but I was wondering if there is a way.

Rene Steinhauer
s/v Witchdoctor II
KJ6BYK
 


APRS is NOT DSC (Digital Selective Calling). ?The IC-7000 doesn't do the DSC protocol. ?You need a marine radio, such as an IC-M412.

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/marine/mountedvhf/m412/default.aspx


Steve, W3AHL

---In ic7000@..., <khufford@...> wrote:

You can do 300baud Packet APRS on 30m. And have the GPS sending your location.?

On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:15, "Rene S" <medicrene@...> wrote:

?

Hello all,

Don't hate me for a crazy question. Is there any way to connect my GPS to my ham radio and then use it as a emergency DSC call on my sailboat? A marine SSB will have a DSC emergency button that is pushed and the lat/long of the vessel is automatically sent. The DSC sets off a tone on other radios and turns of their squelch so that the message can be heard as well as sending a text message of the lat/long. I suspect this is impossible, but I was wondering if there is a way.

Rene Steinhauer
s/v Witchdoctor II
KJ6BYK
Keith D. Brady
 

Since the IC-M412, which is?a marine VHF?and a marine SSB was mentioned, why not just get the IC-M802, which is a marine SSB?

From: "w3ahl@..."
To: ic7000@...
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [IC-7000] DSC for IC 7000
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APRS is NOT DSC (Digital Selective Calling). ?The IC-7000 doesn't do the DSC protocol. ?You need a marine radio, such as an IC-M412.

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/marine/mountedvhf/m412/default.aspx


Steve, W3AHL---In ic7000@..., wrote:
You can do 300baud Packet APRS on 30m. And have the GPS sending your location.?

On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:15, "Rene S" <medicrene@...> wrote:

?
Hello all,

Don't hate me for a crazy question. Is there any way to connect my GPS to my ham radio and then use it as a emergency DSC call on my sailboat? A marine SSB will have a DSC emergency button that is pushed and the lat/long of the vessel is automatically sent. The DSC sets off a tone on other radios and turns of their squelch so that the message can be heard as well as sending a text message of the lat/long. I suspect this is impossible, but I was wondering if there is a way.

Rene Steinhauer
s/v Witchdoctor II
KJ6BYK
bob dyer
 

I can see that this old dog has a lot to learn from the smart dogs, thanks WB5EAT

From: Keith D. Brady
To: ic7000@...
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [IC-7000] DSC for IC 7000

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Since the IC-M412, which is?a marine VHF?and a marine SSB was mentioned, why not just get the IC-M802, which is a marine SSB?

From: "w3ahl@..."
To: ic7000@...
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [IC-7000] DSC for IC 7000
?

APRS is NOT DSC (Digital Selective Calling). ?The IC-7000 doesn't do the DSC protocol. ?You need a marine radio, such as an IC-M412.

http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/marine/mountedvhf/m412/default.aspx


Steve, W3AHL ---In ic7000@..., wrote:
You can do 300baud Packet APRS on 30m. And have the GPS sending your location.?

On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:15, "Rene S" <medicrene@...> wrote:

?
Hello all,

Don't hate me for a crazy question. Is there any way to connect my GPS to my ham radio and then use it as a emergency DSC call on my sailboat? A marine SSB will have a DSC emergency button that is pushed and the lat/long of the vessel is automatically sent. The DSC sets off a tone on other radios and turns of their squelch so that the message can be heard as well as sending a text message of the lat/long. I suspect this is impossible, but I was wondering if there is a way.

Rene Steinhauer
s/v Witchdoctor II
KJ6BYK
[email protected]
 

There are several problems:


There's nobody who will _receive_ an HF DSC call on the ham bands -- it doesn't exist as a "standard protocol", and there are no standard "emergency frequencies" on the ham bands. ? So first thing out of the gate, you'll have to "open up" the IC-7000 for "all frequency" transmit. ? And you'd have to feed the GPS into a computer, and have the computer format the message correctly, and control the radio to send it out. ?As far as I know, the software to do that hasn't been written, yet.


. . . This is _not_ a good emergency tactic!


Too many things have to be "just right" for it to work.


My suggestions, for what they're worth:


If you;re doing coastal sailing, use a VHF radio (connected to the GPS) to send the DSC message. ?It'll have a short range, but the US Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard _do_ monitor the appropriate channel


If you're doing offshore sailing, get a proper 416 MHz EPIRB with built-in GPS. ?That will get you connected to an international satellite-based search-and-rescue network when you press the big red button. ?The EPIRB has its own battery, and will transmit for days, floating in the water. ?You can't say that about an IC-M802.


There are some times when there's no good alternative to "spend the money!". ?This is one of them.


An IC-M802 is an expensive piece of gear. ?I used an IC-706 (modified for all-frequency transmit) for several years of cruising along the Pacific Coast, and it worked fine. ?But you _do_ have to know what you're doing. ? An IC-M802 is closer to an "appliance" than any ham rig.



. ? ? ? ? ?Charles / VA7CPC / "Right Galah", Morgan 36 Out Island sloop


PS -- the "Spot" satellite beacon might be worth looking at. ?Some skiers (in BC, I think) were just rescued using it. ?I don't know if it works offshore; satellite coverage might be limited to land and near-shore.
Keith
 

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Just to throw my 2 cents in about the IC-M802. The radio is a boat anchor. Then you add the speaker and the control head, both are plastic and neither of which weigh very much. However, this was designed to be installed on a boat or ship. They run roughly $1900. Unless you have to have HF and could get by with VHF, I would suggest getting the IC-M412 marine radio or getting the 416 Mhz EPIRB with your ham radio.

I know about the IC-M802, because I bought one a couple of weeks ago to use for voice HF in the Civil Air Patrol. Once I receive my Micom ALE radio, which will be my base station, the 802 is going into my van, along side of my 7000. Icom designed the 802 to go with their auto-tuners. Although, I'm looking into using it with an LDG AT200PRO II. I have yet to find a control cable to go from the radio to the tuner in order to utilize the tune button. The 802 uses a different connector than the ham radios.

...Please forgive me for any possible typos. :-)
Perry - K4PWO
 

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The Winlink system has the ability to receive and forward position reports into the APRS system. Just set up a Winlink account and load RMS Express software. The software uses a sound device mode called Winmor to contact RMS server stations worldwide. ?The software can use a PC connected GPS for the position data.
You will need CAT control of the 7000 as well a sound interface like a Signalink USB.

Perry K4PWO



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-------- Original message --------
From: cpcohen1945@...
Date:01/01/2014 4:12 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: ic7000@...
Subject: Re: [IC-7000] DSC for IC 7000

There are several problems:


There's nobody who will _receive_ an HF DSC call on the ham bands -- it doesn't exist as a "standard protocol", and there are no standard "emergency frequencies" on the ham bands. ? So first thing out of the gate, you'll have to "open up" the IC-7000 for "all frequency" transmit. ? And you'd have to feed the GPS into a computer, and have the computer format the message correctly, and control the radio to send it out. ?As far as I know, the software to do that hasn't been written, yet.


. . . This is _not_ a good emergency tactic!


Too many things have to be "just right" for it to work.


My suggestions, for what they're worth:


If you;re doing coastal sailing, use a VHF radio (connected to the GPS) to send the DSC message. ?It'll have a short range, but the US Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard _do_ monitor the appropriate channel


If you're doing offshore sailing, get a proper 416 MHz EPIRB with built-in GPS. ?That will get you connected to an international satellite-based search-and-rescue network when you press the big red button. ?The EPIRB has its own battery, and will transmit for days, floating in the water. ?You can't say that about an IC-M802.


There are some times when there's no good alternative to "spend the money!". ?This is one of them.


An IC-M802 is an expensive piece of gear. ?I used an IC-706 (modified for all-frequency transmit) for several years of cruising along the Pacific Coast, and it worked fine. ?But you _do_ have to know what you're doing. ? An IC-M802 is closer to an "appliance" than any ham rig.



. ? ? ? ? ?Charles / VA7CPC / "Right Galah", Morgan 36 Out Island sloop


PS -- the "Spot" satellite beacon might be worth looking at. ?Some skiers (in BC, I think) were just rescued using it. ?I don't know if it works offshore; satellite coverage might be limited to land and near-shore.

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