Revoking a Distress Call
You do not transmit a distress call until you hold DISTRESS for at least three seconds. If you inadvertently make a distress call, or are no longer in distress, you should cancel the call immediately by transmitting a voice message to all stations on channel 16.
- Select , and wait until DISTRESS CANCEL HAS BEEN SENT appears on the screen.
- Select OK.
- Hold PTT on the handset, and transmit an appropriate voice message to cancel the distress call (Distress Call Cancellation Script).
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Select an option:
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Select END to complete the distress-call cancellation and return to normal radio operation.
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Select RESEND to resend the distress-call cancellation and start the process again.
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