D Using The Dr Scan - Icom IC-9700 Advanced Manual

10. D-STAR OPERATION (ADVANCED)
"FROM" (Access repeater) setting

D Using the DR scan

The DR scan scans frequencies to find a signal on a
repeater, or on a simplex frequency.
You can use 2 kinds of DR scans, Normal scan and
Near Repeater scan.
Normal scan
To quickly find a repeater, the Normal scan skips
repeaters that are not set as an access repeater.
L The "USE (FROM)" setting is set to "NO" on the
repeater list.
(MENU > DV Memory > Repeater List)
Near Repeater scan
The Near Repeater scan searches for up to 20 nearby
repeaters by using your position and the repeater's
entered position, and then lists the repeaters.
L The Near Repeater scan continues, even if you
turn OFF the transceiver, and then turn it ON again
during the scan.
L If your own position data is not being received from
GPS satellites, the last received position is used.
NOTE: Even if your transceiver receives a repeater
signal, the repeater may not receive your signal,
because the repeater's output power is higher than
your transceiver's, and your signal does not reach
the repeater.
TIP: The DR scan scans the simplex frequencies in
the repeater list, in addition to D-STAR repeaters.
Example: Selecting an active repeater using the DR
scan.
1. Select the operating band. (Example: 430 MHz)
2. Hold down
CALL
screen.
3. Touch [FROM] to select "FROM."
4. Push .
SCAN
• Displays the DR scan setting window.
5. Rotate [DIAL] to select the scan type.
• Normal:
Searches for repeaters whose "USE (FROM)"
setting is set to "YES."
• Near Repeater (DV/FM):
Searches for up to 20 nearby DV or FM
repeaters. (Total 40 repeaters)
• Near Repeater (DV):
Searches for up to 20 nearby DV repeaters.
• Near Repeater (FM):
Searches for up to 20 nearby FM repeaters.
• The selected scan starts.
• In the DR scan, the repeaters are sequentially
displayed by distance, in descending order.
L The scan resumes the same as other scans.
Blinks
6. When the transceiver receives a signal from a
repeater, the scan stops. Push
• The DR scan is canceled, and the repeater is set to
"FROM."
10-3
for 1 second to display the DR
DR
← The repeaters
are sequentially
displayed.
.
SCAN