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33 VX-1400 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
P
OSITION
R
EQUEST
C
ALL
The Position Request Call mode allows you to request position information from a spe-
cific station.
Preparation
Press the [
]/[ ] button to select the channel to be used for the Position Request
Call.
Disable the VOX and Clarifier features, if necessary.
Press the [
SELCALL
] button (the [
P
ROGRAMMABLE
] button which assigned “Selcall”
function) briefly to activate the Selcall system. The “ ” icon will be illuminated
on the LCD display.
Sending a Position Request Call
Press the [
CALL
] button (the [
P
ROGRAMMABLE
] button which assigned “Call” func-
tion), then press the [
]/[ ] button to select the ID number of the station to be called
using Selcall. Available IDs are: the last-received ID, ten pre-programmed IDs, and
“Auxiliary,” whereby you enter the desired ID using the Allow ([
]/[ ]/[ ]/[ ])
buttons. To enter the desired ID, press the [
]/[ ] button to select “
AUX ID
”, press
the [
] button, then enter the 4-digit ID number by the [ ]/[ ] (move the cursor)
and the [
]/[ ] (select number) buttons; finally press the [
CALL
] button again.
Press the [ CALL
] button briefly to enter the Call Menu.
Press the [
]/[ ] button to select “
POS REQ
”.
Press the [ CALL
] button again to transmit the Position Request Call.
Receiving a Position Request Call
When the VX-1400 receives a Position Request Call matching your individual ID,
the LCD will display the received (calling station’s) ID number; your radio will trans-
mit your current position (Latitude/Longitude) automatically.
Press the
PTT
switch momentarily to cancel the Position Request Call, if desired.
Press the [
SELCALL
] button again to activate the Selcall system.
Note : A suitable GPS receiver capable of supplying NMEA-0183 data must be connected
to the GPS port of the optional CT-139 Accessory Cable in order to transmit your current
position. When the transceiver receives the GPS data, the “ ” icon will be illuminated
on the LCD display.
S
ELCALL
/T
ELCALL
O
PERATION