Codan 8525B Series, Handbook

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Using selective call
Outback HF Radiophone 5-25
Using the beacon feature
The beacon facility is used to check signal conditions
between two Radiophones fitted with selective call.
The beacon facility has two modes of operation:
•
selective beacon mode
•
base station (99) beacon mode.
Selective beacon mode
With the beacon facility enabled on a Radiophone, it will
transmit a beacon signal on receipt of a selective beacon call
from another Radiophone. Refer to the Selective beacon
mode procedure on page 5-27.
Both Radiophones must be on the same channel, or the
receiver of the selective beacon call must be scanning
through the same channel.
(99) beacon mode
The 99 beacon mode is recommended for use in base station
applications and for those transceivers that may have
operating selective call but do not have the beacon mode
facility.
With a base station enabled for beacon mode, it will transmit
a beacon signal on receipt of a selective call ending in 99.
Refer to the (99) beacon mode procedure on page
5-29.
The thousand and hundred digits of the address must be the
same for both the beacon transmitting and receiving stations.
If mobile Radiophones have the beacon enabled, the first
two digits of each mobile Radiophone’s self-identification
address should be set to a different number so that they do
not all transmit a beacon response together.
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