dsc

My marina has a FB group with 500 members. The mod started a post asking everyone to post a pic of their boat. Dozens of people replied within an hour. I started a post about DSC - how simple and important and low-cost/free it is. I even posted the chilling youtube audio of my friend's...

The USCG "whines" that only 10% of distress calls include this potentially life-saving information. Strangely enough, they do little about it. Neither does the Auxiliary. I quizzed two neighbors who recently had courtesy vessel inspections. Neither inspector even mentioned DSC. I reached...

This info was also posted on an older thread relating to a different SH radio model (GX2200), but I am entering it here, too, to make it easier for GX1300 owners to find. Proper NMEA wiring between Garmin 740s and SH GX1300 is as follows: GARMIN 740s <---> Standard Horizon GX1300 NMEA...