new DSC marine radios-can be tracked??

[binoc5150]

just out of curiosity-saw this on another post...but could hunters who use marine band radios on land, using the new DSC radios....be tracked by the GPS position without using the distress feature?

 

[WA1ATA]

Just out of curiousity -- What sort of game do you hunt?

 

[binoc5150]

Just out of curiousity -- What sort of game do you hunt?

not hunting, a friend asked me after seeing a different thread, just curious.

 

[wheelerg]

Just out of curiousity -- What sort of game do you hunt?

dont know about anyone else, but i thought that was funny......

 

[Arizona_Scanner]

I don't think so. These things are used by many local businesses here in Arizona, and have been for years. And yeah, I realize that it is piracy, I'm just saying it is common, so they must not be trackable.

 

[mm]

Only if the Emerg button is pressed while on 156.525, CH70.

No other channels will transmit the DSC/FSK messages, plus on some models the DSC message can be set to disable the GPS message.