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Originally Posted by Emmalina
You can buy any VHF DSC or not just don't connect a gps source.. Normally doesn't affect VHF use
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Not true. Any VHF that meets the class D DSC standard (which includes every new fixed mount vhf
sold in the US since 2013) is required to sound an audible "position lost"
alarm if it hasn't received a gps position signal in 4 hours.
If you've got a VHF with DSC that you know *doesn't* do this then please tell me the model so I can go out and buy one. I've talked to tech support at both standard horizon and humminbird and they both confirmed confirmed that all their VHFs implement this alarm "feature" and have no way to turn it off.