Capturing A Call Sign; Making A Local Cq Call - Icom IC-9700 Advanced Manual

9. D-STAR OPERATION (BASIC)

Capturing a call sign

After you receive a signal, the calling station's call
sign can be captured by holding down the Call Sign
Capture key (
TONE
RX → CS
you can quickly and easily reply to the call.
What is the Call Sign Capture key?
Holding down the Call Sign Capture key for
1 second sets the last received station's call sign
as a temporary destination, and makes replying
quick and easy.
Step 1: Set the received call sign to "TO"
(Destination)
While receiving, hold down
• Announces the station call sign.
L Information
• If you want to select another call sign in the RX History,
push TONE , and then rotate
RX → CS
• When a received signal is weak, or during a DV scan, the
call sign may not be correctly received. In that case, you
cannot capture the call sign.
• When "RX>CS SPEECH" is set to "OFF," the transceiver
does not announce the call sign.
» SET > Function > SPEECH >
MENU
RX>CS SPEECH
Step 2: Hold down [PTT] to transmit
Push , or hold down the microphone's
TRANSMIT
[PTT] to transmit.
L Push TONE to return to the previous call sign
RX → CS
setting.
TIP: The Local CQ call is used to call anyone, but
you can call a specific station by simply saying their
call sign.
) for 1 second. After releasing,
for 1 second.
TONE
RX → CS
MAIN DIAL .

Making a Local CQ call

You can make a Local CQ call when "Local CQ" is set
to "TO" (Destination).
What is a Local CQ Call?
To call a CQ through only your local area (access)
repeater.
Step 1: Set "FROM" (Access repeater)
1. Select the operating band.
2. Hold down
CALL
3. Touch "FROM" to select, and then touch "FROM"
again.
4. Touch "Repeater List."
5. Select the repeater group where your access
repeater is listed.
6. Touch your access repeater. (Example: Melbourne)
• Returns to the DR screen, and the selected repeater
name is displayed in "FROM."
Step 2: Set "TO" (Destination)
1. Touch "TO" twice.
2. Touch "Local CQ."
• Returns to the DR screen, and "CQCQCQ" is
displayed in "TO."
Step 3: Hold down [PTT] to transmit
Push , or hold down the microphone's
TRANSMIT
[PTT] to transmit.
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for 1 second.
DR