Selcall (Selective Calling); Transmitting; Receiving; Identification Codes - Kenwood TK-780 Instruction Manual

SELCALL (SELECTIVE CALLING)

A Selcall is a voice call to a particular station or to a group of stations.
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Transmitting

1 Select your desired group and channel.
2 Press the key programmed as Selcall Entry or Selcall List to enter
Selcall Mode.
3 a) If you pressed Selcall Entry and Manual Dial is enabled, enter the ID of
the station you want to call by using the microphone keypad. (Press # to
erase an incorrect digit.)
b) If you pressed Selcall List, use the
only) to select your desired ID.
4 Press the PTT switch and begin your conversation.
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Receiving

An alert tone will sound, the transceiver will automatically enter Selcall Mode,
and the calling station's ID will appear when a Selcall is received.
To respond to the call, press the PTT switch and speak into the microphone.
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Identification Codes

An ID code is a combination of a 3-digit Fleet number and a 4-digit ID
number. Each transceiver must have its own Fleet and ID number.
• Enter a Fleet number (100 ~ 349) to make a fleet call.
• Enter an ID number (1000 ~ 4999) to make an individual call in your fleet.
• Enter a Group ID (which is programmed in the FPU) to make a group call.
• Enter a Fleet number followed by an ID number to make an individual call in your
desired fleet (Inter-fleet call).
• Select "ALL" Fleet and "ALL" ID to make a call to all units (Broadcast call).
• Select "ALL" Fleet and enter an ID number to make a call to the selected ID in all
fleets (Supervisor call).
Note:
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Broadcast and Supervisor calls are programmed functions that cannot be made with a keypad.
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The ID range may be limited by programming.
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