wkearney99
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- Feb 17, 2018
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- Vessel Name
- Solstice
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 47 Eastbay FB
I've got an Icom M602 installed at a lower helm station. It's connected with their internal rear mic option, so there's no cord dangling at the helm. Up on the flybridge there was an HM-127 but the cord insulation had failed. I replaced it last season with an HM-157 (which has worked nicely).
I'd like to add a hailer but find out that the hailer feature specifically won't work from a Command Mic (the upper station). Oh. Great...
That and the DSC/DSE never worked and I've discovered 0138 out from the M602 wasn't connected. And that's potentially a good thing as the M602 is apparently not a very cooperative 0183 talker.
From the searching I've done it does not appear that any of what I have currently installed will carry forward, so I'd have to pull new cables for the upper and remote mic. Which isn't a horrible problem as there's relatively decent access for that.
So the question arises, if I upgrade to a new VHF what should I be considering?
I'd like to add a hailer but find out that the hailer feature specifically won't work from a Command Mic (the upper station). Oh. Great...
That and the DSC/DSE never worked and I've discovered 0138 out from the M602 wasn't connected. And that's potentially a good thing as the M602 is apparently not a very cooperative 0183 talker.
From the searching I've done it does not appear that any of what I have currently installed will carry forward, so I'd have to pull new cables for the upper and remote mic. Which isn't a horrible problem as there's relatively decent access for that.
So the question arises, if I upgrade to a new VHF what should I be considering?