D Making A Gateway Call - Icom IC-7100 Basic Manual

D-STAR Operating procedures (Continued)
D Making a Gateway call
1. Set "FROM" (Access repeater)
Push (C) to select the DR mode.
q
DR
Check whether or not "FROM" is selected.
w
• If "FROM" is not selected, touch the "FROM" field.
Touch the "FROM" field.
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• The "FROM SELECT" screen appears.
Touch "Repeater List."
r
• The "REPEATER GROUP" screen appears.
Touch the repeater group where your access repeat-
t
er is listed.
• Example: "11: Japan"
Touch your access repeater.
y
• Example: "Hirano"
• The transceiver returns to the DR mode screen, and the
selected repeater is set in "FROM."
2. Set "TO" (Destination)
Check whether or not "TO" is selected.
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• If "TO" is not selected, touch the "TO" field.
Touch the "TO" field.
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• The "TO SELECT" screen appears.
Touch "Gateway CQ."
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• The "REPEATER GROUP" screen appears.
!0 Touch the repeater group where your destination re-
peater is listed.
• Example: "11: Japan"
!1 Touch the destination repeater.
• Example: "Hamacho"
• The transceiver returns to the DR mode screen, and the
selected repeater is set in "TO."
3. Hold down [PTT] to transmit
• While holding down [PTT], the TX/RX indicator lights red.
See page 5-5 to check whether you can access the
repeater.
Convenient!
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The Gateway CQ call is used to call any repeater, but
you can call a specific station by simply saying their
call sign.
L eft D isplay R ight
C enter
The L, R, C or D in the
instructions indicate the
part of the controller.
L: Left side
R: Right side
C: Center bottom
D: Display (Touch screen)
D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC>
"FROM" is selected.
Repeater
call sign
"TO" is selected.
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5
Touch
"FROM."
Repeater area
(Sub name)
Touch your ac-
cess repeater.
( Example:
"Hirano")
"Hirano" is set
in "FROM."
Touch
"TO."
Touch
"Gateway CQ."
Touch the re-
peater group
( Example:
"11: Japan")
Touch the desti-
nation repeater.
( Example:
"Hamacho")
"Hamacho" is
set in "TO."
Transmitting