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SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
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Selcall or ALE
Selcall uses a 4 or 6-digit ID address and allows you
to make individual or group calls. The ALE (automatic
link establishment) is a system which automatically se-
lects the best frequency for the time of day, destination
and propagation, and establishes a communication
link. The IC-F8101 ALE system compiles with basic
requirements of FED-STD-1045A.
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Available calls
• Selective call
Selective call allows you to make individual or group
calls using an individual ID (identification) assigned to
each transceiver.
• Phone call
Allows you to make a Phone call through a telephone
interconnect service provider.
• Message call
Allows you to exchange text messages of up to 64
characters* with the intended ID station.
* Icom Selcall: 64 characters (upper case/Lower case
letters)
Open Selcall: 32 characters (Only upper case let-
ter)
• Send Position call
Allows you to send your own position information to
the intended ID station.
• Get Position call
The Get Position call allows you to request the intend-
ed ID station to send its position information.
• Get Status call
Requests an ID station to send radio status informa-
tion including power supply voltage, signal strength,
output power, VSWR, and so on.
• Stun call (Only Open Selcall)
The Stun call disables the specified station from either
transmitting and receiving.
• RFDS emergency call (Only Australian versions)
The RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service) emergency
call uses a 2-Tone signal for an emergency call.
• Emergency call
Allows you to send an emergency signal along with
your own position information.
• The Icom Selcall uses Icom’s original commands,
and may not be compatible with other brands.
• Depending on the presetting, you can select the
Open Selcall*.
* The Open Selcall is compatible with other trans-
ceiver brands. Ask your dealer for details.
• Channel Test call
The Channel Test call allows the user to determine the
signal quality between their transceiver and a specific
transceiver, before making individual or group calls.
• ALE individual or net call
Automatically establishes a communication link by us-
ing the ALE table.
• ALE AMD (Automatic Message Display)
Automatically sends and receives text messages of
up to 90 characters. Unlink AMD call can also be se-
lected.
• ALE sounding
Automatically sends a sounding signal at a selectable
interval (0.5–11 hours) to check the propagation, and
saves the data in a table. Manual soundings can also
be sent.
• Update LQA (Link Quality Analysis)
Automatically sends and receives the signal quality
between the transceiver and other stations.
