Gateway Call; Reply To The Gateway Call; Callsign Designation; Callsign List - Kenwood TH-D74A User Manual

GATEWAY CALL

A gateway call can be made by setting the area repeater to
output the CQ to [TO] and pressing [PTT].
A gateway CQ is the output of a CQ to an area that is
different from that of your station through a repeater
connected to the Internet. A call can also be made to an area
signals cannot directly reach because of the connection to
the Internet.
Setting the Access Repeater (FROM)
Set a nearby repeater to [FROM].
Setting the Destination Repeater (TO)
1 Press [ ] (1s).
The destination selection screen appears. This screen also
appears when selecting [Destination Select] in the Digital
Function Menu.
2 Select [Gateway CQ] and press [ENT].
The world region, country, and group select screen
appears.
3 Select your area group and press [ENT].
The repeater list selection screen appears.
4 Select the destination repeater.
Press [ ] to display detailed information of the repeater
that you selected. When you press [ENT], the repeater is
set to [TO].
Checking Whether Signals Reach the Repeater (TO)
1 Press [PTT] (1s) and transmit.
2 Check the response.
If < appears within 3 seconds, this indicates that
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signals are reaching the destination repeater through the
internet and signals are being output normally from the
destination repeater. However, <
there is an access from another station within 3 seconds.
Transmitting
Press [PTT] to transmit.

REPLY TO THE GATEWAY CALL

When you reply to a Gateway CQ or a Gateway Individual
call, you need to set the destination Callsign to [TO] before
pressing [PTT].
1 Press [ENT] (1s) after the transmission by the caller
station is finished.
2 Select the Callsign of the caller station by Call History, and
press [ENT] to capture the Callsign.
The Callsign is set to [TO], and the route setting for
Gateway Call is also automatically set.
Note:
◆ Due to the D-STAR structure, you can not make a reply to the
Gateway Call in the setting by [Local CQ].
◆ The Callsign of the other station is stored in Call History when
the transmission by the other station is finished. Press [ENT]
(1s) after the transmission by the other station is finished.
◆ In stable communication condition, you can also make a
reply by Direct Reply function without manually setting the
destination Callsign.
does not appear if
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CALLSIGN DESIGNATION

A call by Callsign designation can be made by setting the
Callsign of the other party to [TO] and pressing PTT. A call
to the specific station is relayed automatically to the last
accessed repeater, so a call can be made without knowing
the area in which the other station is currently located.
Setting the Access Repeater (FROM)
Set a nearby repeater to [FROM].
Setting the Destination (TO)
1 Press [ ] (1s).
The destination selection screen appears. This screen also
appears when selecting [Destination Select] in the Digital
Function Menu.
2 Select [Individual] and press [ENT].
The Callsign list appears.
3 Select the Callsign and press [ENT].
The individual Callsign and name are set to [TO].
4 Press [PTT] to transmit.

CALLSIGN LIST

Up to 300 Callsigns of the other stations can be registered.
Names and any memo can also be registered instead of
Callsigns. The registered names are displayed in the TX
History and RX History.
Editing the Callsign
You can edit the information of the Callsign.
1 Access Menu No. 220.
The Callsign list selection screen appears.
2 Press [A/B].
The Callsign list editing screen appears.
3 Select the item and press [ENT].
The editing screen for the selected item appears.
You can register or edit the name, Callsign, and memo,
etc.
4 Press [ENT] after editing.
Editing are completed and the Callsign list editing screen
appears.
5 Press [A/B].
The Callsign list selection screen appears.