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Programming Short Messages in 5-Tone
This procedure enables you to send tones that correspond to preprogrammed messages. The receive radio will
decode the tones and will display the messages associated with the tones.
Note: Depending on the radio model, your message will be limited to 8 or 12 characters.
The following instructions assume that frequencies, tones, and squelch are set and the radios are in PMR mode
(found in the Menu bar under Model). Additionally, the Auto Reset Timer must be enabled (Memory CH) and a
value entered (Common -> Common). These instructions apply to all Icom radios with PMR capability.
TX Radio:
Memory Ch
Field
Setting / Description
Switch Action
»
Call
Set to
Audible.
5Tone Signaling
»
Form
Set to
EIA.
5Tone Signaling
»
STN
Set to
1
. Points to 1
st
line in the TX Code CH window: the
target Radio’s 5 Tone code.
TX Code CH (under 5 Tone):
Field
Setting / Description
Line 1
Enter the target radio 5-tone ID in the
TX Code
field. Under
Text
, enter the intended message.
Line 2, 3…
Enter any additional target radio 5-tone IDs in the
TX Code
field for all other messages. Under
Text
, enter each
intended message.
Key and Display (under Common)
Field
Setting / Description
Key
»
P0-P3
Assign a key (right-click Conventional field to access menu)
for the following functions:
TX Code CH Select
— Enters the Code Select mode so that
you can select a target radio message from the TX Code
Channel list.
TX Code CH Up
—Allows you to scroll through the target
radio message list and select a message. (As an alternative,
you can also use the Up/Down keys to scroll.)
Call
—Sends the 5-tone signal to the target radio.