Icom ID-52A PLUS Advanced Manual page 178

11
REPEATER AND DUPLEX OPERATIONS
Duplex operation
The duplex operation shifts the transmit frequency
up or down from the receive frequency by an offset
amount
DSetting the frequency offset
NOTE: The frequency offset cannot be changed
when using the DR function
[MENU] > SET > DUP/TONE > Offset Freq
1 Push [MENU]
2 Select "DUP/TONE" in the "SET" menu
3 Select "Offset Freq"
4 Rotate [DIAL] to set the offset
L Information
• Set to between 000000 and 5999500 MHz
• The selected tuning step in the VFO mode is used to
set the offset
• To exit the MENU screen, push [MENU]
TIP: If the offset value causes the transmit frequency
to be out of the band, "OFF BAND" is displayed
when you push [PTT], and transmit will be inhibited
(p 11-5)
DSetting the duplex direction
1 Push [QUICK]
2 Select "DUP"
3 Select the duplex direction
• OFF: For simplex operation (the receive and
transmit frequencies are the same)
• DUP–: The transmit frequency shifts down from the
receive frequency by the offset amount
• DUP+: The transmit frequency shifts up from the
receive frequency by the offset amount
• Displays "D–" or "D+"
DDuplex operation
1 Hold down [SQL] to listen to the transmit
frequency to check whether another station is
transmitting on it, or not
• The shifted transmit frequency is displayed
2 Operate in a normal way
L In the same way as a simplex call, alternately
transmit and receive
NOTE: When the Auto Repeater function is ON, and
the operating frequency is set out of the repeater
output frequency range, the Duplex mode is
automatically canceled
([MENU] > SET > Function > Auto Repeater)
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