Making a
Selcall
Receiving a
Selcall
Group Calls
Selcall (Selective Calling)
Selcall allows your radio to direct calls to certain
individuals or groups within a channel. If your radio is
fitted with Selcall hardware and this feature is
programmed, some or all of your channels will be
associated with other radio's Selcall IDs.
Follow the steps below to make a Selcall:
1 Select the channel that is programmed with the
Selcall ID you wish to call.
2 Check that the channel is free.
3 Press the Call (
4 When the person you are calling responds, lift the
microphone off-hook and proceed with your call as
normal.
When you receive a Selcall, the radio emits a ringing
tone (similar to a telephone's ring) and the CALL
indicator flashes.
• To accept the call, lift the microphone off-hook, identify
yourself and proceed with the call as usual. The
ringing tone stops as soon as you press the PTT key.
• To reject the call, press any of the front panel keys
instead of the PTT key.
If your radio emits a single ringing tone and the caller
begins his message immediately, then you are one
recipient of a Selcall group call.
There is no need to respond - the message is being
sent as a broadcast to a group of radios.
) key.
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