Using selective call
5-2 Outback HF Radiophone
Selective call terms
The following terms are used in this section.
This term… Means…
Called address The four digit identification number of the Radiophone
being called.
Beacon call A call used to check signal conditions.
Decoding Receiving and translating the encoded message.
Encode The translation of the identification number and instructions
into a coded message for transmission.
Group call A call to all Radiophones within a selected group. For
example, a call using the identification address 0200 (group
call) will be received by all Radiophones whose
identification address falls in the two hundred digit range
(0201 to 0299).
Preamble Part of the coded selective call message structure which is
transmitted when you press the Selective Call button. The
message contains the preamble tone which precedes the
called address and the self-identification address codes.
Program Setting the identification addresses into the Radiophone.
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