Instruction manual

MFJ-1289 Multicom User's Manual Page 66
A "nested" CQ will appear on the screen when someone connects to a node and
issues a CQ. With the MCOM ON, the controller sees the callsign as a "greater-
than" CQ. This will trigger the auto-monitor alarm and you could respond by
calling the station who issued the CQ.
After a string is entered, press <Enter> and you will notice the Ä character on
the terminal mode status line, indicating that the "auto-monitor" function is active.
When operating HF AMTOR, RTTY, or packet, and you are chasing distant
stations (DX), set the auto-monitor alarm string to any string of the callsign or
country prefix you need, then go about your affairs. When that prefix appears on
the screen, it will trigger the alarm, and you have been alerted to the needed DX
station! This will give you an added advantage over other stations, since you will
have the benefit of an alarm sounding to notify you that the needed station is
present on the air. You will have first "crack" at the DX station because the
alarm caught the prefix/callsign on the first pass!
The auto-monitor alarm can also help you locate another station you may be
looking for. Use the <Alt> +M to set the string to the callsign of the station you
are searching for, and the alarm will notify you when that station is on the air by
"seeing" its callsign. This is particularly helpful if you are attempting a complex
routing through several digipeaters along the way.
If you digipeat often, you may want to set the string to "conn" or "CONN"
because this is the most common connect message issued by digipeaters. This
now acts the same as a connect bell.