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4
SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
4
2001 NEW
The RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service) emergency
call uses a 2-Tone signal for an emergency call.
• Sending an RFDS emergency 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
“RFDS EMERGENCY.”
• “SELECTIVE,” “PHONE,” “MESSAGE,” “SEND PO
-
SITION,” “GET POSITION,” “GET STATUS,” “EMER-
GENCY,” “CHANNEL TEST” and “RFDS EMERGENCY”
are selectable.
r
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.
t
Push
[
]
to transmit the RFDS emergency call.
The call is stored in the Call Out memory.
• While calling, push
[PTT]
to cancel the call.
You can also transmit an RFDS emergency call
when the Selcall Address is displayed. In this case,
you can skip steps
q
to
e
above, after selecting
the RFDS emergency call address.
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RFDS emergency call (only AUS versions)