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Old 07-15-2010, 03:54 PM   #18
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Re: Dsc

Dsc alarms are causing hate and discontent in New York harbor and probably other busy ports. The DSC alarm goes off on someones radio and every VHF in range automatically
gets switched to ch 16. Tugboats landing huge barges talking to deckhands are suddenly
off chnl. Pilots and all bridge communications stop between ships and other traffic is interrupted continuosly-every 3 minutes until the radio is tracked down! Several times last winter this occured for 3-4 days straight 24/7. Most annoying and very dangerous
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