Features
• Improved information sharing and coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and federal, state and local first responders
• Geographic display to assist in identifying hoax callers, conserving valuable response resources
• Supports Digital Selective Calling (DSC), which allows mariners in distress with DSC-equipped radios to transmit, at the push of a button, their exact GPS position and vital vessel information to the Coast Guard and other DSC-equipped vessels
• Enhances clarity and provides recording and playback capabilities for all communications
• Simultaneous monitoring and relaying of information over multiple radio frequencies
• Provides portable tower communications during emergencies and natural disasters
• Automates transmission of urgent marine information broadcasts
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