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The Message call allows you to exchange text mes-
sages of up to 64 characters,* with the intended ID
station, and also leave a message at the station.
* Icom Selcall: 64 characters
(upper case/Lower case letters)
Open Selcall: 32 characters (Only upper case letter)
•
Preparation for a Message call
Send a Channel Test call on several Selcall channels,
and check the propagation on each one to select the
channel with the best signal quality. (p. 26)
• Sending a Message call
q
Hold down
[
]
for 1 second to enter the Network
selection screen.
w
Push
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the desired Network, and
then push
[
]
.
• The Networks that belong to the Icom Selcall or Open
Selcall systems must be selected.
e
Push
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the Call Type to “Mes-
sage.”
• “Selective,” “Phone,” “Message,” “Send Position,” “Get Posi-
tion,” “Get Status,” “Emergency,” “Channel Test” and “Stun”
are selectable.
The Stun call is selectable in the Open Selcall.
r
Push the keypad keys to enter the Call ID, and then
push
[
]
.
• The previously entered Call ID is displayed.
• Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
)
to move the cursor.
• Push
[
8
]
to delete the digit to the left of the cursor.
• This Call ID is not saved in the Call ID list.
t
Select the desired Message or edit New message.
❍
Message selection
➥
Push
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
select the Message, and
then push
[
]
.
❍
New Message input
q
Hold down
[
4
]
to enter the input mode.
w
Push the keypad keys to enter the Message.
• Push
[A/a]
(#) to toggle between the Upper,
Lower case letter input modes and Number in-
put mode.
• Push
[
8
]
to delete the character, symbol or num-
ber to the left of the cursor.
• Push
[
t
]
(
§
) or
[
u
]
(
§§§
)
to move the cursor.
e
Push
[
4
]
to save the Message.
• This Message is not saved in the Message list.
y
Push
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the Profile, then push
[
]
.
u
Push
[
r
]
or
[
s
]
to select the channel.
• Only the channels that belong to the Network selected in
step
w
, are displayed.
• If desired, push
[Tests]
(
§§
) to transmit the Channel Test
call in this step.
i
Push
[
]
to transmit the Message call.
• While calling, push
[
]
or
[PTT]
to cancel the call.
• The call is saved in the Call Out memory.
You can also make a Message call when the Ad-
dress screen is displayed. In this case, you can skip
several steps, see page 29 for the Simple Selcall
operation details.
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Message call
