Unit installation

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063: Send a Polite Voice Message

This command is identical to 036 except that audio from receivers is given priority over the voice

message. If a receiver that is on the same port as, or is connected to, any transmitter that is sending

the voice message keys up, the voice message will be discarded so you can hear the receiver

instead. In other words, if someone is talking, the controller won’t interrupt (it is “polite). If

someone interrupts the controller (keys up while it is speaking), it will finish the word it is currently

speaking and then throw the rest of the message away. This is commonly used for speaking

scheduled messages, such as reading the time at the top of every hour. It could also be used for

ID's, but if you want a CW ID to be sent when the voice ID is interrupted, use command 064

instead.

<063> vvv..vvv

Parameters:

- 063 is the default command name.

- VVV..VVV is a list of synthesized voice words to be spoken

(See Appendix B for word numbers)

Example:

Speak the time only if it won't play over someone talking: "063 810". Note that word 810

is a special word that speaks the current time. To put that command into macro 500, enter:

"053 500 063 801". You can then call macro 500 from a macro, the scheduler, a tail

message, etc. to speak the time politely.

Notes:

The autopatch will not interrupt polite voice messages. In other words, a polite voice

message that is spoken to the autopatch port will not be interrupted by the autopatch

“receiver,” even though it is always active during a call.