Repeater Operation; I Repeater Operation; I Accessing A Repeater - Icom IC-400PRO Instruction Manual

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REPEATER OPERATION

I Repeater operation

Repeaters allow you to extend the operational range of your
radio.
Normally, a repeater has independent frequencies for receive
and transmit.
Receives the channel 31 signal and
the detected audio signals are trans-
mitted on channel 1 simultaneously.
Station A:
Tx: Channel 31
Rx: Channel 1
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Repeater example;
Ch 1 Ch 31
Ch 31 Ch 1
Station B:
Tx: Channel 31
Rx: Channel 1

I Accessing a repeater

A repeater amplifies received signals and re-transmits them
on a different channel, allowing you to communicate over
greater distances with improved reliability. When using a
repeater, the transmit channel is shifted from the receive
channel by 30 channels. You can search the accessible
repeater in your local area using the Repeater search scan
function (p. 13).
q Push [
]/[ ] to select the desired channel from 1 to 8
(repeater output channel).
w Push [DUP] (Dup/Pri) to set duplex.
• " " appears.
• The duplex setting is only available on channels 1 to 8.
e While pushing and holding [PTT], speak into the micro-
phone at your normal voice level.
• The displayed channel automatically changes to the transmit
channel (repeater input channel), and "
r Release [PTT] to receive.
t To cancel the duplex setting, push [DUP] (Dup/Pri).
" appears.