Message Call - Icom IC-F8101 Instruction Manual

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Message call

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
[ ] for 1 second to enter the Network
Hold down
q
selection screen.
Push [r] or [s] to select the desired Network, and
w
then push [ ].
• The Networks that belong to the Icom Selcall or Open
Selcall systems must be selected.
Push r or s to select the Call Type to "Mes-
e [ ] [ ]
sage."
• "Selective," "Phone," "Message," "Send Position," "Get Posi-
tion," "Get Status," "Emergency," "Channel Test" and "Stun"
are selectable.
The Get Status call is selectable in the Icom Selcall,
and the Stun call is selectable in the Open Selcall.
Push keypad to enter the Call ID, and then push
r
[ ].
• 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 stored in the Call ID list.
SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
Select the desired Message or edit New message.
t
❍ Message selection
Push r or s
[ ] [
➥
then push
[ ].
❍ New Message input
q Hold down [4] to enter the input mode.
w Push keypad 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 stored in the Message list.
Push r or s to select the Profile, then push
y [ ] [ ]
.
[ ]
Push r or s to select the Channel.
u [ ] [ ]
• Only the channels that belong to the selected Network in
step w, are displayed.
• If desired, push [Tests](§§) to transmit the Channel Test
call in this step.
Push to transmit the Message call. The call is
[ ]
i
stored in the Call Out memory.
• While calling, push [PTT] to cancel the call.
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.
select the Message, and
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