MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide

Transmitting Wildcard Calls

Wildcard calls, that is, calls in which the destination address includes the wildcard character ?, let you to simultaneously address multiple stations with a single address:

Any station receiving an address with wildcards stops scanning and checks the address length: if the number of characters in the received address is different from the number of characters in its own self-address, the station ignores the call.

If the received address matches the length, a receiving station checks the significant positions in the received address against its own. For example, the stations JOHN and JOIN will both accept a call with the address JO?N.

Each station accepting the call answers the calling station in a pseudo-random slot.

MICOM-2 will wait for responses for a certain time before entering the link state with all the stations that responded within this interval (the maximum number of stations that are accepted in a wildcard call is 16). Therefore, with the wildcard option, the link set up process takes more time, because the radio waits longer to get responses (it cannot “guess” the number of stations that will answer).

Before continuing, you may wish to review pages 7 to 11, which present details on ALE addressing (including the use of wildcards in addresses).

Before starting, you may want to select a different net to use: see

instructions on page 24.

Note When MultiNet is enabled, you will be prompted for a net number as soon as you press CALL (F1) to start a call.

To transmit a wildcard call:

1.Press CALL (F1).

The radio displays the last called address.

If you see the address you want (that is, you want to repeat the last wildcard call), skip directly to Step 11 below, otherwise continue as explained below.

2.Press MORE once.

3.Press MULT (F1) to display the first page of special calls.

MOTOROLA

CALL 1001

SEND PAGE CHAN MONs

MOTOROLA

CALL 1001

MULT PAGE CHAN MONs

MOTOROLA

CALL

ALL NET GRP ANYs

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Motorola MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE manual Transmitting Wildcard Calls, To transmit a wildcard call

MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE specifications

Motorola MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE is a sophisticated communication system designed for critical and emergency communication applications. The system is part of Motorola’s esteemed MICOM range, known for its ruggedness and reliability in challenging environments. ALE, or Automatic Link Establishment, is a crucial feature of the MICOM series, enabling efficient and automated establishment of radio links between devices, which is essential for operations where timely communication is a matter of urgency.

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