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Offline mengcfs

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Symbols on pager messages
« on: February 27, 2007, 02:02:00 PM »
Can anyone tell me why, and even if they have any relevance of the symbols at the end of pager messages.

example < or >

SHQ: CFSRES: KINGSTON RESPOND DIESEL SPILL CNR SOUTHERN PORT RD AND YOUNG ST, KINGSTON - FROM KINGSTON COMMS OFFICER > 27/02/2007 3:18:48 PM

SHQ: WAYNE - CREWS HAVE CONFIRMED SUBSTANCE IS UREA AND HAVE DEALT WITH IT, ALL RETURNING TO THERE STATIONS - CHEERS MATE, ALEX < 27/02/2007 14:58:50

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Re: Symbols on pager messages
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2007, 06:38:24 PM »
Usually means that the message has exceeded to many characters Adam :wink:
Images are copyright

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Re: Symbols on pager messages
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2007, 07:11:40 PM »
It means what desk at SOC the page was sent from... :)

If the message is too long, it will just send it in 2 pages won't it?

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Re: Symbols on pager messages
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2007, 10:13:16 PM »
Correct CFS.

It means which terminal the operator was on at the time.

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Re: Symbols on pager messages
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2007, 10:29:41 AM »
Thanks. Curiosity was so killing the cat :-D