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Making and receiving calls
168 2110 SSB Transceiver Reference Manual
Get Status call
If you want to obtain information on the status of a transceiver at another station, such as
the power output of the transmitter or the firmware versions installed, make a Get Status
call. Get Status calls are automatically answered by the receiving station so an operator is
not required to take any action.
The information you receive from a Get Status call is displayed on the front panel as it is
received, if permitted, and is stored in the Calls In Log (see page 192, The Calls In Log).
When you make a Get Status call you need to specify the type of information you
require: diagnostic or configuration. This is described in detail on page 335, Get Status
calls.
Message call
If you want to send a typed message to another station, make a Message call. You can
enter a message at the time you make a call, store up to 10 messages in the Control List
for later use, and store messages in the Address List as part of a Message call.
If you have the FED-STD-1045 ALE/CALM option installed, you can use the ALL
address syntax with the Message call type to send a call to a group of stations using an
ALE/CALM network. If you have the MIL-STD-188-141B ALE option installed, you
can use the ALL, ANY, Group Selective, NET, and Wildcard address syntaxes with the
Message call type to send a call to a group of stations using an ALE/CALM network.
For more information on the ALE address syntaxes you can use with a Message call see
page 164, Summary of the special ALE address syntaxes.
Message calls are automatically answered by any receiving stations so an operator is not
required to take any action. If you send an ALE call using the Message call type, the link
terminates immediately after the message is sent. Messages you receive are displayed on
the front panel, if permitted, and stored in the Calls In Log (see page 192, The Calls In
Log).
NOTE
You cannot use the ALL, ANY, Group Selective, NET, or Wildcard
address syntax with a Get Status call.
NOTE
The success of your Get Status call will depend upon the setting in the
Cfg Respond OTA entry in the Control List of the transceiver you are
polling and the Privacy Mode of the network you are using for the call
(see page 204, Cfg Respond OTA).
NOTE
You can use any of the characters in the basic 38 ASCII subset (A–Z, 0–9,
@ and ?) for the address.