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Should I test the automatic distress button on my VHF DSC (Very High Frequency/Digital Selective Calling) Radio once a year?

April 26, 2017automatic button digital distress DSC Frequency high selective Test VHF

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Should I test the automatic distress button on my VHF DSC (Very High Frequency/Digital Selective Calling) Radio once a year?

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NO DO NOT TEST this Distress Alerting feature. There is no test feature of the automatic distress button, and it is an offence under both the Canada Shipping Act and the Radiocommunication Act to send a false distress message even if it is only for a test.