4: Radio Programming
PRC1099A-MSOP
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Menu
Selections
The following table describes each of the selections within the CALL menu.
ALE Call
Initiation
Note:
Prior to attempting a call, the station to call must be entered into the
Other Address setting within the ALE menu.
To initiate a call using the 15 character alphanumeric ALE Other Address of
the station to call:
1. Toggle the
T
UNE
knob to scroll to the station to call (TO: Other Address).
(This station must have been entered in the OTHR ADD
selection of the
ALE menu.)
2. Press
W
HIP
T
UNE
to enter the selected Other Address.
3. Toggle the
T
UNE
knob to scroll to who the call is
from
, or the Self Address.
(This address must have been entered in the SELF ADD selection of the
ALE menu.)
4. Press
W
HIP
T
UNE
to enter the selected Self Address.
5. Toggle the
T
UNE
knob to select a message to send. An asterisk
*
next to the
message number indicates a message is stored with it. To send no mes-
sage, select
NONE
. Messages are composed and stored using the TX MSG
selection of the MSG menu.
6. Press
W
HIP
T
UNE
to enter the message and initiate the call. The display
indicates
CALL
and the channel on which the call is initiated. The radio
can be programmed to make from 2 to 6 call attempts (from the
CALL LMT selection in the ALE menu).
If the call is successful,
LINK
is displayed.
7. To break the link, press
W
HIP
T
UNE
. The radio returns to Scan mode or the
channel on which the call was initiated.
Format
Note:
Prior to attempting a call, the station to call must be entered into the
Other Address setting within the ALE menu.
To initiate an ALE call using the number assigned to it rather than its 15
character name:
Selection
Description
TO
To. Indicate the station to call for a point-to-point call or
indicate a different type of call to make. Refer to the ALE
Call Initiation, Format, All Call, Net Call and Manual
Sound sections below.
FR
From. Indicate who is making the call.
MSG
Message. Indicate if a message is being sent or not.
