Icom IC-905 Advanced Manual page 140

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D-STAR OPERATION (ADVANCED)
"TO" (Destination) setting
D Making a "Local CQ" (Local Area) call
When "Local CQ" is selected on the TO SELECT
screen, "CQCQCQ" is set in "TO"
Example: Making a Local area call by accessing the
"Kirkland" repeater
1 Touch "TO" to select, and then touch "TO" again
2 Touch "Local CQ"
• Returns to the DR screen, and "CQCQCQ" is
displayed in "TO"
D Making a "Gateway CQ" (Gateway) call
When "Gateway CQ" is selected on the TO SELECT
screen, you can select the repeater from the repeater
list to make a gateway call
Example: Making a Gateway CQ call to the "Hirano"
repeater from the "Kirkland" repeater
1 Touch "TO" to select, and then touch "TO" again
2 Touch "Gateway CQ"
• Displays the REPEATER GROUP screen
3 Touch the repeater group where your destination
repeater is listed
4 Touch your destination repeater
(Example: Hirano)
• Returns to the DR screen, and the selected repeater
name is displayed in "TO"
D Using "Your Call Sign"
The "Your Call Sign" memory saves individual or
repeater station call signs When you select the call
sign for the "TO" (Destination) setting, you can make
a Gateway call When you call an individual station
through a gateway, the signal is automatically sent to
the last repeater that the individual station accessed
Therefore, even if you do not know where the
individual station is located, you can make a call
NOTE: If the repeater, set in "FROM" (Access
repeater) has no Gateway call sign, you cannot
make a gateway call
Example: Selecting "Rick" from "Your Call Sign"
1 Touch "TO" to select, and then touch "TO" again
2 Touch "Your Call Sign"
• Displays the YOUR CALL SIGN screen
3 Touch your destination station (Example: Rick)
• Returns to the DR screen, and the selected name is
displayed in "TO"
TIP: After selecting a destination repeater or station,
you can select another repeater or station preset in
your transceiver by rotating
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