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How do I Send a Broadcast via SMS?

1. To send a broadcast message out via SMS, you need to enter in MSG : followed by your broadcast tag. 

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Example:
MSG : YOURBROADCASTTAG 


2. If your broadcast is an alert, you must add in the word ALERT after your broadcast tag. If it’s not an alert, skip this step.

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Example:
MSG : YOURBROADCASTTAG ALERT


3. Then enter in your broadcast message.

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Example:
MSG : YOURBROADCASTTAG ALERT Land Search and Rescue Doongalla Forest


4. Then enter in an address or latitude and longitude coordinates

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Example Address:
MSG : YOURBROADCASTTAG ALERT Land Search and Rescue Doongalla Forest, ADDR: Doongalla Picnic Ground, Mt. Dandenong


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Example Lat/Lng coordinates:
MSG : YOURBROADCASTTAG ALERT Land Search and Rescue Doongalla Forest, LATLNG: -37.845506, 145.345471

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Note

Please Note: Be careful not to copy LAT/LNG coordinates from Google 'What's Here?' directly into BART, as it will insert additional formatting that isn't compatible with the system.

Instead, copy the coordinates into a plain text editor like 'NotePad' to strip out any unwanted formatting first.

 

5. The number you need to send your SMS broadcast to is: +61 0400 801 246

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