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D-STAR OPERATION
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Message operation
You can save up to 5 short messages in the
transceiver’s memory to transmit in the DV mode
Each message can be up to 20 characters
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Entering a TX message
MENU > My Station >
TX Message
Example:
Entering “JAPAN TOM” into TX message
memory number 1
1 Push [MENU]
2 Select “My Station”
3 Select “TX Message”
4 Select a TX message memory number
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Do not push [ENT]
5 Push [QUICK]
6 Select “Edit”
7 Enter a message of up to 20 characters
Selectable characters and symbols
A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, ! " # $ % & ’ ( ) * +
, - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ˜
(space)
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See page iii on how to enter characters
8 After entering, push [ENT]
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Returns to the TX MESSAGE screen
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To exit the MENU screen, push [MENU].
[ENT]
[Down]
[Up]
(Example: JAPAN TOM)
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Transmitting a message
You can transmit a preset TX message by pushing
[PTT] in the DV mode First, select a TX message
which also turns ON the Message Transmission
function
MENU > My Station >
TX Message
1 Push [MENU]
2 Select “My Station”
3 Select “TX Message”
4 Select a TX message memory number
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To not transmit any message, select “OFF”
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To exit the MENU screen, push [MENU].
Information
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The message is transmitted with your voice signal
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The message is transmitted each time you push
[PTT]
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When continuously transmitting, the selected TX
message is transmitted every 30 seconds
TIP: RX call sign and message display
As the default, the received call sign and message
are automatically displayed and scrolled
To not display and scroll them, set
RX Call Sign
or
RX Message
to “OFF”
(MENU > Display >
RX Call Sign
,
RX Message
)
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Scrolls
[ENT]
[Down]
[Up]
