Making A Gateway Call; Step2 Set "To" (Destination); Step3 Hold Down [Ptt] To Transmit - Icom ID-51A Basic Instructions

STEP 2 Set "TO" (Destination)
Push D-pad( ) to select "TO,"
q
and then push D-pad(Ent).
D-pad
(Ent)
(�)
Push D-pad( ) to select
w
"Gateway CQ," and then push
D-pad(Ent).
Push D-pad( ) to select the
e
repeater group where your
destination repeater is listed,
and then push D-pad(Ent).
• Example: "11: Japan"
Push D-pad( ) to select the
r
destination repeater, and
then push D-pad(Ent).
• Example: "Hamacho430"

MAKING A GATEWAY CALL

STEP 3 Hold down [PTT] to transmit
While holding down [PTT], speak
at your normal voice level.
• "/" is automatically inserted to show
it is a repeater call sign.
< Communication example
for a Gateway call>
JA3YUA calling to
JP1YIU port A.
JA3YUA, this is JM1ZLK.
Hello, how are you?
•
•
•
JM1ZLK JM1ZLK, this is JA3YUA.
Thanks for the nice QSO and I
hope to talk to you again soon.
This is JA3YUA now clear of
the JP3YHH repeater.
Convenient!
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The Gateway CQ call is used to call any repeater, but you can
call a specific station by simply saying their call sign.
5
Transmitting
5
JA3YUA
JA3YUA
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