Selecting The Mode; Vfo Mode; D Memory/Call Channel/Weather Channel* Mode; Dr (D-Star Repeater) Mode - Icom ID-51A Advanced Instructions

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BASIC OPERATION

■ Selecting the Mode

D VFO mode
The VFO mode is used to set the desired frequency.
Push [V/MHz] to select the VFO mode.
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• When VFO mode is selected, push [V/MHz]
tate [DIAL] to change the frequency in 1 MHz steps. Or
push [V/MHz] again for 10 MHz steps.
Rotate [DIAL] to set the operating frequency.
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D Memory/Call channel/
Weather channel* mode
• Memory mode
Memory mode is used for operation on Memory chan-
nels, which store programmed frequencies.
• Call channel mode
Call channels are used for quick recall of most-often
used frequencies.
• Weather channel mode*
Weather channels are used for monitoring weather
channels from the NOAA (National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration) broadcasts.
When the VFO mode is selected, push [M/CALL]
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to select the memory mode.
• " " and the selected Memory channel number appear.
Push [M/CALL] again to select the Call channel
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mode, and then push again to select the Weather
channel mode.
• The Memory mode, Call channel mode or Weather chan-
nel mode* are alternately selected.
• While in the Call channel mode, the selected Call chan-
nel number ("C0" to "C3") appears.
• While in the Weather channel mode*, the selected weath-
er channel number ("WX-01" to "WX-10") appears.
Rotate [DIAL] to select a desired channel.
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• Only programmed Memory channels can be selected.
• See p. 12-4 for memory programming details.
*Appears in only the U.S.A. version transceivers.
D DR (D-STAR Repeater) mode
The DR (D-STAR Repeater) mode is used for D-STAR
repeater operation. In this mode, you can easily select
the preprogrammed repeaters and UR call signs by ro-
tating [DIAL].
Hold down for 1 second to select the DR
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mode.
Rotate [DIAL] to select a desired access repeater.
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then ro- DR mode
Hold down
to select
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VFO mode

Push
Memory mode
Call channel mode
WX channel* mode
Push
to alternately select
• VFO mode
• Memory mode
• Call channel mode
• Weather channel mode*
• DR mode
to select
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