Icom IC-905 Advanced Manual page 137

11
D-STAR OPERATION (ADVANCED)
"FROM" (Access repeater) setting
D Using the Near Repeater Search function
The transceiver searches for the nearest repeaters by
using your location and the repeater's entered position
data
The nearest repeaters in your transceiver's repeater
list are displayed as selectable options
NOTE:
• When using the Near Repeater Search function, BE
SURE to first receive your own GPS position data, or
manually enter your position data
• If no repeater is found within a 160 kilometer (100 miles)
of your location, "No Repeater Found" is displayed
• If the last received position data can be used, "GPS is
invalid Search by last valid position" is displayed
Example: Selecting a nearby repeater from the Near
Repeater list
Step 1. Receiving your own location from GPS
satellites
Confirm the GPS receiver is receiving the satellites
signals
The GPS icon blinks when searching for satellites
→ →
The GPS icon stops blinking when the minimum
needed number of satellites are found
L It may take only a few seconds to receive, or it may take
a few minutes, depending on your operating environment
L Even when "Position Input" is set to "Manual," the icon is
displayed
» GPS > GPS Set > Position Input
L If your own location is not being received, the last
received location is used for your current location
→ (no icon)
Step 2. Selecting the access repeater from the
Near Repeater list
1 Hold down
screen
2 Touch "FROM" to select, and then touch "FROM"
again
3 Touch "Near Repeater"
• Displays the NEAR REPEATER screen
4 Touch the type of nearby repeater to display
• Near Repeater (ALL):
Displays up to 20 nearby each of DV, FM, and DD
repeaters (A total of 60 repeaters can be displayed)
• Near Repeater (DV):
Displays up to 20 nearby DV repeaters
• Near Repeater (FM):
Displays up to 20 nearby FM repeaters
• Near Repeater (DD):
Displays up to 20 nearby DD repeaters
5 Touch the repeater to use as your access
repeater, considering the distance from your
location to the repeater
Repeater call sign
L "FM" is displayed for FM repeaters, and "DD" is
displayed for DD repeaters
* When "POSITION" (p 11-28) is set to "Approximate"
on the repeater list, the direction data is not
displayed if the distance to the repeater is less than 5
kilometers
» DV/DD MEMORY > Repeater List
• Returns to the DR screen, and the selected repeater
is set in "FROM"
11-5
for 1 second to display the DR
Distance and direction* from
your location to the repeater