Icom IC-M505 Instruction Manual

Manual is about: VHF Marine Transceiver

Summary of IC-M505

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    Icom -uk icom uk - ais.

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    Icom -uk 2/10 icom uk - ais table of contents i. Presentation of ais..................................................................................................................... 3 a. Introduction....................................................................................................

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    Icom -uk 3/10 icom uk - ais i. Introduction to ais a. Introduction designed as a navigation aid in busy waters the ais (automatic identification system) was created over twenty years ago by the swede, häkan lans. B. Ships under an obligation to transmit in ais the imo (international maritime organis...

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    Icom -uk 4/10 icom uk - ais d. Dynamic information this data is vital since it is relative to the "real time" movement of the boat. The dynamic information sent by ais signals is as follows: mmsi : vessel identifier rot (rate of turn): rotation speed navigation status: in port, manoeuvring, under sa...

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    Icom -uk 5/10 icom uk - ais g. Display figure 2: list of vessels decoded and displayed in plotter software on a pc or as for arpa targets in the form of differentiated icons with labels, collision vectors and other pertinent data, displayed directly on a map. Figure 3: graphic representation of vess...

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    Icom -uk 6/10 icom uk - ais there are a number of compatible onboard mapping systems available which include pcplotter, shipplotter, sw&n, maxsea, etc. Figure 4: representation of ais targets displayed in plotter software on a pc.

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    Icom -uk 7/10 icom uk - ais h. Ais connection to ic-m603 and ic-m505 with utif-ais option figure 6: input/output connectors on ic-m603 with utif-ais option connections to the 9 pin serial lead are as follows : pin 2 nmea out pin 2 nmea in pin 5 –ground pin 5 ground ii. Using the icom ais a. Principl...

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    Icom -uk 8/10 icom uk - ais c. Activation of scanning on the ic-m603 figure 7: front panel of the ic-m603 this is very easy to activate, requiring two steps: 1°) briefly press the key, identified by the number on the above view. 2°) briefly press the scn/ghi key on the keypad. D. Explanation of basi...

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    Icom -uk 9/10 icom uk - ais e. Advanced operation (*) in particular conditions (no visibility, very dense traffic, imminent danger of collision, etc.), if the skipper considers it pertinent for his safety not to scan any other channel and only use ais channel reception, he has three options to obtai...

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    Icom -uk 10/10 icom uk - ais icom uk ltd sea st, herne bay, kent. Ct6 8ld tel. : + 44 (0)1227 741741 - fax : + 44 (0)1227 741742 web : http:// www.Icomuk.Co.Uk - email : info@icomuk.Co.Uk.