Making A Local Area Call; D Making A Cq Call Through Your Local Area (Access) Repeater (Local Area Cq) - Icom ID-31A Advanced Instructions

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DR MODE <BASIC>

■ Making a Local area call

To call a station through your local area (access) repeater.
* Set the repeater node
to 'B' for 430 MHz band,
when you use in other
than Japan. See page
3-1 for details.
D Making a CQ call through your local area
(access) repeater (Local Area CQ)
This section describes how to make a call through your
local area (access) repeater.
Example: Making a local CQ call by accessing the
"Hamacho430" repeater.
Hold down for 1 second.
q
• The DR mode is selected.
Push D-pad( ) to select "FROM" (Access repeater).
w 
Rotate [DIAL] to select "Hamacho430."
e
Push D-pad( ) to select "TO" (Destination), and then
r 
push D-pad(Ent).
Push D-pad( ) to select "Local CQ," and then push
t

D-pad(Ent).
• "CQCQCQ" is displayed on "TO."
While holding down [PTT], speak into the micro-
y
phone at your normal voice level.
• The TX/RX indicator lights red.
• The S/RF meter shows the transmit output power level.
Release [PTT] to receive.
u
To maximize the readability of your signal, hold the
microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth, then speak at a normal voice level.
[PTT]
Caller:
Hamacho430
JM1ZLK repeater
Hamacho area (Tokyo)
[DIAL]
Shows the transmit
output power level
3-2
Called
Means this repeat-
er is programmed
as the 3rd of 635
repeaters in the
repeater list.
Settings are
complete
"CQCQCQ" select-
ed in "TO" scrolls.