CAR SAR News - Dangers Associated with DSC Radios http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/carsar/ en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dangers Associated with DSC Radios <p>It has come to the Coast Guard's attention that an automatic channel switching feature found on certain models of Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipped VHF marine radios may create an unintended hazard by automatically switching from a working channel that might be in use at the time to Channel 16 when the VHF marine radio receives a DSC distress alert, distress alert acknowledgment or other DSC call where a VHF channel number has been designated.</p> <a id="more102" name="more102"></a><p class="bMore">Follow up:</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/carsar/2011/06/19/dangers-associated-with-dsc-radios-1">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/carsar/2011/06/19/dangers-associated-with-dsc-radios-1