About The Dr Function; Ways To Communicate With; The Dr Function - Icom ID-31E PLUS Basic Manual

INTRODUCTION
Before starting D-STAR, the following steps are needed.
IMPORTANT!
► You have completed the steps!!

■ About the DR function

You can easily use D-STAR repeaters with the D-STAR
Repeater (DR) function. With this function, you can select
the preset repeater or frequency in "FROM" (access
repeater), and Your call sign in "TO" (destination) on the DR
screen, as shown below.
z To display the DR screen, hold down [DR] for 1 second.
z On the DR screen, pushing [DR] selects "FROM" and
pushing [RX→CS] selects "TO."
NOTE: If the repeater set in "FROM" (Access Repeater)
has no Gateway, you cannot make a Gateway call.
Destination
(Repeater/Station)
Access repeater
37
D-STAR GUIDE
STEP 1 Enter your call sign (MY) into the transceiver. (p. 39)
STEP 2 Register your call sign (MY) to a gateway repeater. (p. 41)
STEP 3 Enter your D-STAR equipment into your registration form. (p. 42)
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The DR screen (Example)

■ Ways to Communicate with

the DR function

With the DR function, the transceiver has 3 ways to
communicate.
Local Area call: To call through your local area (access)
repeater.
Gateway call:
To call through your local area (access)
repeater, repeater gateway, and the
Internet to your destination repeater or
individual station's last used repeater,
using Call Sign Routing.
Simplex call*: To call another station not using a
repeater.
* You can make a simplex call in the VFO mode. (p. 51)