***dcs Polling***

[offshore]

Hey everyone!! We really need to work on the DSC polling with the radios. It would make things so much easier finding each other when we have a group of boats out on the water. Would be a great winter project and is not that hard to do. You just need a radio that can do the DSC polling and position request. What do you guys think. Jeff and I have tried it in the spring and it works well. Jeff's' is hooked up to his chart plotter now and mine will be as soon as I get a nmea connector with all the pins. When you connect your radios nmea out + - to the chart plotter it will put a mark on the screen for the location...Mark

[evilgli]

sounds great.. my boat is set-up for it.. guess i just need everybody's mmsi number..i think

[blueh20pc]

I got my Icom and the SH to work together behind the panel, so it should be pretty easy.

All you need is a dedicated nmea bus bar for the 0183 guys, and some soldering skills.

You 2000 plus guys need some programming skills. If you can type on here then you can program a damn chartplotter. Get on it!

[dawiggs]

I have everything all hooked up except nmea wire out from radio to plotter to show other boats position...
regards,
dw

[offshore]

If you have a Icom and need a NMEA connector for the radio you can call ICOM parts dept. They are pretty cheap.....Mark

ICOM Parts Dept-----1800-346-0495
Part# for the 6 pin NMEA connector-----6510023310

[Sean Summers]

Have mine setup just never have had anybody to try to hit up out there, or others mmsi numbers

[offshore]

Originally Posted by Sean Summers

Have mine setup just never have had anybody to try to hit up out there, or others mmsi numbers

Sean How are you!! Bring that bad boy up to OI in the spring and we will give it a try!! Mark