Pascal Goncalves wrote:
The 2005 West Marine Catalog have some new models of VHF/DSC radios
called ITU Class-D wich have NMEA Output, alowing the user to plot
on
a PC or Gps/Ploter the position of other boats received by the DSC
radio.

In the other side, Garmin introduced in software version 3.1 for
GpsMap276C, the DSC function wich alows it to receive the others
boats
position and plot their position on the display screen, navigate to
one position (GoTo) and including several functions to manage this
information. I have tried this only in the simulation mode.

I am interested in the compatibility of the ICOM IC M-602 new VHF/DSC
ITU Class-D and my Garmin GpsMap276C, and want know:

a) Anibody here has tested this connection? It Works? Any Problems?

I have a Garmin 276C and an ICOM 402 and it does NOT work.

In SIMULATION the 276 can show you the position of DSC postion requests
and make a waypoit there. Same goes for MAYDAYs it will also show you
the MMSI number of the caller..

In practise it will not work with the 402... I am somewhat doubtful it
will work with the 602...

The reason seems to be that garmin correctly implements NMEA and the
others dont or the other way around ... anyways ...it does NOT work

matt