Sending Dtmf Messages - Yaesu FT-8500/mh-39 Manual

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Messages
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Tx Message Bank
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TX Message TEXT & 10 Format
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separate 9-slot memory bank is used for incoming
(received) message storage. Once received, these
messages are automatically stored to be recalled
and viewed later.
Message are sent using a simple format: the mes-
sage text is composed of up to eight DTMF charac-
ters, always preceded by and ending with a OTMF
"#"
character. as shown below.
The OTMF
#
flags used at the beginning and end are
significant because they identify the OTMF string
contained within as a message when decoded. The
FT-8500 automatically formats your message with #
flags, so you only have to enter text as you would like
it to appear.
The reserved
10
slot uses the same format, and is
basically just another message slot. However, when
the receiving station is set up for message and
10
reception, it will be handled (and displayed) sepa-
rately.
There are ten factory-programmed Tx messages (in-
cluding the
10
slot), as shown in the table. You can
store your own personal
10
in slot 0 and customize
slots 1-9 with messages of your choice from menu
function 13, outlined on page 66-67.
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Sending DTMF Messages
This feature uses DTMF signaling to send messages
to stations with transceivers equipped for message
reception, such as the Yaesu FT-l1/41R & FT-51R.
This feature is independent of DTMF Paging de-
scribed previously and you aren't required to first
page a station in order to send them a message.
Message Format
The FT ·8500 contains a bank of ten Tx message
memory "slots" labeled 1-9 and 0 (which is reserved
for holding your personal
10.
etc.). Any of the num-
bers, letters or symbols from the sixty alphanumeric-
character set (page
48)
can be used in message and
10 text.