Icom IC-F8100 Instruction Manual page 31

ï Get Position call
The Get Position call allows you to request an intended
ID station to send its position information.
• Preparation for a Get Position call
Send a Channel Test call on several Phone call chan-
nels, and check the propagation on each one to select
the channel with the best signal quality. (p. 30)
• Sending a Get Position call
q With the Memory Channel displayed, push [
enter the Call select menu.
w Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to set the Call to "SEL-
CALL," then push [ ] to enter the Selcall menu.
e Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to set the Call type to "GET
POSITION."
• "SELECTIVE," "PHONE," "MESSAGE," "SEND PO-
SITION," "GET POSITION," "GET STATUS," "EMER-
GENCY" and "CHANNEL TEST" are selectable.
r Push [ ] to go to the next screen.
• Push [HOME] to return to the previous screen.
❍ Call ID input
Push the numeric keys to enter the Call ID.
• Push [8] to delete the number.
• This Call ID is not stored in the Call ID list.
❍ Call ID selection
➥ Push [List](§ § ) to enter the list selection
mode.
➥ Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to select the Call ID.
• Push [Edit](§ § ) to return to the direct input
mode.
t Push [ ] to go to the next screen.
• Push [HOME] to return to the previous screen.
❍ Network selection
Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to select the Network.
y Push [ ] to go to the next screen.
• Push [HOME] to return to the previous screen.
❍ Self ID selection
Push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to select the Self ID.
❍ Self ID input
➥ Push [Edit](§ § ) to enter the direct input
mode.
➥ Push the numeric keys to enter the Self ID.
• Push [8] to delete the number.
• This Self ID is overwritten or stored in the Self ID
list.
• Push [List](§ § ) to return to the list selection
mode.
] to
u Push [ ] to enter the Channel Menu, and then
push [t](§) or [u](§§§) to select the desired operat-
ing channel.
• Push [HOME] to return to the Selcall menu.
i Push [ ] to transmit the Get Position call. The call
is stored in the Call Out memory.
• While calling, push [PTT] to cancel the call.
You can also transmit a Get Position call when the
Selcall Address is displayed. In this case, you can
skip steps q to t above, after selecting the Get
Position call address.
• Receiving a Get Position call acknowledgement
q After the call is transmitted, your called station
sends position and time information as an acknowl-
edgement. Push [
w Push [More](§§§) or [Prev](§) to select the informa-
tion.
e Push [HOME] to return to the normal operating
screen.
• Receiving a Get Position call
When your transceiver receives a Get Position call that
includes your individual ID, it automatically responds
by transmitting.
SELCALL/ALE OPERATION
] to enter the Call In memory.
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