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Viking Portable 600 Radio Operating Manual

• A text message can be sent between radios on a digital channel with a repeater (if 

repeater talk-around is enabled)

• The repeater in use is programmed for Repeated Data mode (not supported by EFJ 2600 

repeaters)

If “Set R to R” is disabled:

• A text message can be sent between radios on a digital channel with a repeater if 

PCTextMessage is connected to that repeater (all radios must be dynamically registered 
to the repeater)

• A text message can be sent between a radio and PCTextMessage on a digital 

conventional channel (if PCTextMessage is connected to that repeater)

A text message can be sent to another radio or to a user of PCTextMessage, depending 
upon the setup described in paragraph Section 5.15.1, "Data Setup for Text Messaging".

To send a text message:

1 Press the assigned text messaging button, or select text messaging from the menu. The 

Messaging Entry list appears.

2 Select the desired message destination from the list:

- “Dispatcher” - the message will be sent to a user of PCTextMessage

- Unit ID - the message will be sent to the radio with the unit ID selected from the list

- “Dir Entry” - the message will be sent to the unit ID entered manually by the user

3 When the destination is selected, press the <F2> button (or the PTT button). The Text 

Entry screen appears.

4 Enter the text of the message:

- The “2” through “0” buttons scroll through the letters shown on their respective 

nameplates

- The “1” button scrolls through symbols that can be inserted in the text string

- The “#” button inserts a space

- The “*” button is backspace

5 When the text message is fully entered, press PTT to send it.

If the message is to be routed via PCTextMessage, a message will be received that 
acknowledges that the message has been forwarded.