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Sending calls

HF SSB transceiver user guide 4-33

Before you can send a status call, you need to:

• make sure that the use of status calls is switched on (refer

to the HF SSB transceiver reference manual, Chapter 8,

Status call availability on/off)

• make sure that the station you are calling is also set up

for receiving status calls

• check if you need to match the other station’s use of a

privacy key (refer to the HF SSB transceiver reference

manual, Chapter 5, Call privacy on/off)

• set up your address (refer to the HF SSB transceiver

reference manual, Chapter 8, Selcall address setup)

• set up a channel for selcalling (refer to the HF SSB

transceiver reference manual, Chapter 3, Channel

creation and editing).

To send a status call:

Action Notes

To find a good channel

to use, send selective

beacon calls on the

frequencies scanned by

the other station.

See Selective beacon call on

page 4-29.

In Channel mode, select

the best channel and

wait until the channel is

clear of all voice and

data traffic.