Method and receiver for receiving messages sent by radio

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a method of receiving messages transmitted by radio in the form of coded characters, particularly a receiver for personnel location, a message is stored in blocks together with an error indication, and the same message when repeated is stored in a register. h final version of the message is constructed by combining the blocks associated with the stored messages and containing the least number of errors, if possible error-free blocks. For guidance in the combination of blocks from different messages an, identity code is inserted in each message. Characters are inserted in the messages to indicate a repeated message the number of blocks, in the messages, and that several messages are to be …