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INTRODUCTION
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USABLE CHARACTERS
The usable characters and symbols and the maximum characters differ, depending on the item.
See the following list for details.
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The usable characters and symbols for each character type are described at the bottom of the page.
Category
Item
Character type
Maximum
characters
Information
FM Radio Memory
Group Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Memory CH
Group name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Call CH
Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
Your Call Sign
Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Call Sign
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
Repeater List
Group Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Sub Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
8
–
Call Sign
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
GW Call Sign
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
GPS TX Mode
Unproto Address
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
56
Normally 12 characters
(API52,DSTAR*)
Comment
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
43
The number of characters you can
enter differs, depending on the data
extension and altitude settings.
Object Name/
Item name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
9
–
GPS Message
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
20
–
GPS Memory
Group Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
P-Scan Edge
Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
Program Link
Program Link name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
16
–
CS screen
UR
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
R1
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
R2
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
My Call Sign
Call Sign
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
12 (+1)
Includes “/” between the Call sign
and Memo field.
My Station
TX Message
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
20
–
DTMF Memory
DTMF code
0 to 9, A, B, C, D, *, #
24
–
SD Card
Save Setting
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
23
Illegal characters:
/ : ; * < >
Export
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
23
Illegal characters:
/ : ; * < >
Bluetooth
Device Name
[ABC] [abc] [123] [!”#]
9
Excluding “ICOM BT”
DR screen
Direct Input (UR)
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
Direct Input (RPT)
A to Z, 0 to 9, /, (space)
8
–
[ABC]: A to Z, 0 to 9, (space)
[abc]: a to z, 0 to 9, (space)
[123]: 0 to 9, (space)
[!”#]: ! “ # $ % & ’ ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ˜ (space)