4. If you want to send a proposal, press to select RE-SEND and press the [ENT] key.

*** Send message ***

CALL TYPE : INDIVIDUAL

STATION ID : 001234567

PRIORITY : ROUTINE

COM. TYPE : TELEPHONE

COM. FREQ : NO INFO

DSC FREQ : 12M-INTL

GO TO ALL VIEW

5.Prepare individual message and press the [CALL] key to send. If the receiving station accepts your proposal, you can begin communications.

Manually acknowledging individual call with “AB LE”

1.When an individual call is received, the alarm sounds and the display looks like the one below.

Individual request call received.

FROM COAST:

001234567

ROUTINE

 

TELEPHONE

CH 12034

STOP ALARM

2. Press the [CANCEL] key to silence the alarm, and the display changes as shown below.

* Received message *

JUL-23-1999-23:00:00

ECC: OK

INDIVIDUAL REQUEST

FROM COAST:

001234567

ROUTINE

 

TELEPHONE

CH 12034

ANSWER 34

ALL VIEW

3. Press to select "ANSWER" and then press the [ENT] key.

*** Send message ***

CALL TYPE : ABLE

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

ABLE

 

 

 

 

TO COAST

 

 

 

COM. TYPE

 

UNABLE

 

 

 

COM. FREQ

 

: NO INFO

 

 

DSC FREQ

 

: 12M-INTL

 

 

GO TO ALL VIEW

 

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RC-1500-1T specifications

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