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selective calling

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selective calling

In communications, the ability of the transmitting station to indicate which station in the network is to receive the message.



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Between these two stations, hundreds of square miles of the Gulf Coast in Florida, Mississippi and Alabama now have superior VHF marine radio coverage as well as digital selective calling (DSC) for mayday calls.
Version 8 has new features that improve situational awareness and communication, including Camera/Video display for DirectX enabled cameras, Place-Name search capabilities, Digital Selective Calling (DSC) functionality, NOAA ENC support and an integrated SkyMate communication solution.
Boat owners who have already upgraded their VHF marine radios to those with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability, can still make use of the feature for private hailing between two DSC-equipped vessels, fleet polling and position plotting.
 
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