Unit installation

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RLC-3 V1.80 Copyright © 1998 Link Communications Inc. 9/17/98
Chapter 11: The ID System
How the ID's Work:
Whenever an ID needs to be sent, a macro is called automatically by the controller. Those macros
can be programmed to do anything, but typically they send a voice or CW message. There are six
different ID macros for each port, one initial ID macro, four pending ID macros, and one impolite
ID macro. While you could program all of your ID macros to send the same message, its adds
variety to make them different. The initial ID macro is called the first time the repeater is
kerchunked after not being used for a while. It is usually programmed to send a relatively long
descriptive voice message. Each of the pending ID macros gets called occasionally during a
conversation. They are usually programmed to send a shorter voice ID. The controller can either
rotate through them or do them in random order (see command 087). The controller tries to wait
until you unkey to send an initial or pending ID, but if it is time to send an ID and you don't unkey,
it has to ID while you are still keyed to stay legal. When this happens, the controller calls the
impolite ID macro, which is usually programmed to send a CW message.
Polite Voice ID's:
When the controller is sending a voice initial or pending ID, you might want to be able to key up
during that ID and have the controller switch to CW. This is known as a polite ID, and is set up by
programming the ID macro to send a polite voice message (see command 064 for details).
Example:
We want to program the ID's for the repeater on port 1. The initial ID will be, "Welcome to the
KC7HXB repeater in Sidney, the time is <time>". All of the pending ID's will be the same: "This-
is the KC7HXB repeater". The impolite ID will be, "KC7HXB/R". This example is written as it
could be typed into an upload file (see Appendix F). If entering it from a radio with DTMF, you
can leave out the N's and everything following a ';'.
; Initial ID: Welcome to the KC7HXB repeater in Sidney, the time is
<time>
N053 220 064 260 526 487 476 041 033 007 038 054 032 411 257 661 476 484 270
810
; Pending ID 1: This-is the K C 7 H X B repeater
N053 228 064 260 480 476 041 033 007 038 054 032 411
; Pending ID 2: This-is the K C 7 H X B repeater
N053 236 064 260 480 476 041 033 007 038 054 032 411
; Pending ID 3: This-is the K C 7 H X B repeater
N053 244 064 260 480 476 041 033 007 038 054 032 411
; Pending ID 4: This-is the K C 7 H X B repeater
N053 252 064 260 480 476 041 033 007 038 054 032 411
; Impolite ID: K C 7 H X B / R
N053 260 030 20 12 07 17 33 11 36 27