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4
SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
4
2001 NEW
The Get Position call allows you to request an intended
ID station to send its position information.
•
Preparation for a Get Position call
Send a Channel Test call on several Phone call chan-
nels, and check the propagation on each one to select
the channel with the best signal quality. (p. 30)
• Sending a Get Position call
q
With the Memory Channel displayed, push
[
]
to
enter the Call select menu.
w
Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
) to set the Call to “SEL-
CALL,” then push
[
]
to enter the Selcall menu.
e
Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
) to set the Call type to “GET
POSITION.”
• “SELECTIVE,” “PHONE,” “MESSAGE,” “SEND PO
-
SITION,” “GET POSITION,” “GET STATUS,” “EMER-
GENCY” and “CHANNEL TEST” are selectable.
r
Push
[
]
to go to the next screen.
• Push
[HOME]
to return to the previous screen.
❍
Call ID input
Push the numeric keys to enter the Call ID.
• Push
[
8
]
to delete the number.
• This Call ID is not stored in the Call ID list.
❍
Call ID selection
➥
Push
[List]
(
§ §
) to enter the list selection
mode.
➥
Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
) to select the Call ID.
• Push
[Edit]
(
§ §
) to return to the direct input
mode.
t
Push
[
]
to go to the next screen.
• Push
[HOME]
to return to the previous screen.
❍
Network selection
Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
) to select the Network.
y
Push
[
]
to go to the next screen.
• Push
[HOME]
to return to the previous screen.
❍
Self ID selection
Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
) to select the Self ID.
❍
Self ID input
➥
Push
[Edit]
(
§ §
) to enter the direct input
mode.
➥
Push the numeric keys to enter the Self ID.
• Push
[
8
]
to delete the number.
• This Self ID is overwritten or stored in the Self ID
list.
• Push
[List]
(
§§
) to return to the list selection
mode.
u
Push
[
]
to enter the Channel Menu, and then
push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
) to select the desired operat-
ing channel.
• Push
[HOME]
to return to the Selcall menu.
i
Push
[
]
to transmit the Get Position call. The call
is stored in the Call Out memory.
• While calling, push
[PTT]
to cancel the call.
You can also transmit a Get Position call when the
Selcall Address is displayed. In this case, you can
skip steps
q
to
t
above, after selecting the Get
Position call address.
•
Receiving a Get Position call acknowledgement
q
After the call is transmitted, your called station
sends position and time information as an acknowl-
edgement. Push
[
]
to enter the Call In memory.
w
Push
[More]
(
§§§
) or
[Prev]
(
§
) to select the informa-
tion.
e
Push
[HOME]
to return to the normal operating
screen.
•
Receiving a Get Position call
When your transceiver receives a Get Position call that
includes your individual ID, it automatically responds
by transmitting.
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Get Position call