RFDS and Telstra services
10-6 Outback HF Radiophone
Telstra Radphone Service
Telstra Mobile Satellite and Radio Services (formerly OTC maritime) provide the
Radiophone user with the ability to access the public switched telephone network
(PSTN) at any time of the day or night. This brings the convenience of home or office
to the outback traveller through the radio telephone facility of your Radiophone and
the Telstra organisation. Calls can be transmitted or received just like a normal
telephone.
The services provided by Telstra include:
• Radphone Direct Dial for direct dialling from your Radiophone without
operator assistance
• Radphone Selcall operator connected telephone calls for registered
selcall users
• Radphone operator connected for non-registered selcall users.
To register for ‘Radphone Direct Dial’ or ‘Radphone Selcall’ and for details of other
Telstra services, you are recommended to contact the Telstra Customer Service
Centre on Freecall 1800 810 023 or (02) 901 2103.
Calling a Telstra station can be accomplished using the selective call facility (which is
recommended), tone calling or by voice on the appropriate Telstra channel where
indicated in the frequency list handbook supplied with your Radiophone.
It is most important that the correct frequency is selected for initial contact with a
Telstra station as a listening watch is only kept on the ‘voice calling’ channels.
For operation into the Telstra Radphone service your Radiophone front panel
markings and display will show OTC—the original name. For further reading and
information you are recommended to obtain a copy of the Telstra ‘Radphone Users
Guide’.
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