West Marine VHF650 Manual Del Usuario página 8

Introduction
Table 1 - Terms used in the manual
DSC
FIPS
WX
GPS
NMEA
MMSI
Station
Digital.Selective.Calling..A.VHF.radio.standard.for.
communicating.among.boats.and.sending.automated.
distress.calls.
Federal.Information.Processing.Standard..A.set.of.
location.codes.roughly.equivalent.to.your.county.
codes.
Weather.radio
Global.Positioning.System
National.Marine.Electronics.Association..The.
organization.that.governs.standards.for.electronic.
equipment.used.on.boats..NMEA.0183.is.the.standard.
for.serial.data.communication.used.by.GPS.receivers.
Maritime.Mobile.Service.Identity.number..A.unique,.
nine-digit number that identifies you and your boat
when.making.DSC.calls..It.is.also.used.by.the.Coast.
Guard.if.you.send.an.automated.distress.call.
Any.DSC.radio,.whether.it's.operated.on.a.boat,.at.a.
marina,.or.by.a.shore.station.
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