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SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
ï Status call
The Status call requests to send radio status informa-
tion including power supply voltage, signal strength,
output power, VSWR, etc.
• Preparation for Status call
Sending a Selective Beacon call on several Selcall
channels, and check the propagation on each chan-
nel to select the channel of good signal quality. (p. 20)
• Sending Status call
q Push [
∫∫
] or [
√√
] to select the desired channel for
Selcall.
w Push [CALL] momentarily to enter the Call menu.
e Push [
ΩΩ
CLR] or [OK
≈≈
] to select ‘STATUS CALL.’
• ‘SELCALL,’ ‘GPS BCON,’ ‘GPS POSN,’ ‘EMER SEL-
CALL,’ ‘PAGECALL,’ ‘STATUS CALL,’ ‘SEL BCON’ are
selectable.
r Push [
√√
] to select ‘ID,’ then select an intended ID.
• Last selected ID is displayed.
• Enter the 4-digits (or 6-digits depending on Initial set
mode setting) number of the desired ID using 10-key-
pad directly. Or push [OK
≈≈
] to enter ID selection, push
[
∫∫
]/[
√√
] to select the pre-programmed ID, then push
[OK
≈≈
] to fix the ID.
t Push [
CCAALLLL
] for 1 sec. to transmit the Status call.
• Before transmitting the Status call, verify ‘SelfID’ for
your own ID.
• While calling, push [CALL] to cancel the call.
y After the Status call, your calling station responds a
status information for an acknowledgement. Push
[
ΩΩ
CLR] or [OK
≈≈
] to select the call, the following
indication is displayed.
• Status information includes power supply voltage, sig-
nal strength, output power and VSWR.
• Receiving Status call
When a transceiver receives a Status call with your
individual ID, it automatically responds by transmit-
ting. The receiving Status Call is stored in the selcall
memory.
After receiving a Status call and push [
ΩΩ
CLR] or
[OK
≈≈
] to select the call, the following indication is
displayed.
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