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DR MODE <BASIC>
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Making a Simplex call
To call a station not using a repeater.
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Making a CQ call through no repeater
(Simplex CQ)
This section describes how to make a CQ call not
through a repeater.
Example:
Making a simplex CQ call on 438.010 MHz.
Hold down
q
for 1 second.
• The DR mode is selected.
Push D-pad(
w
) to select “FROM.”
Rotate [DIAL] to select “Repeater List.”
e
Push D-pad(
r
) to select “Simplex,” and then push
D-pad(Ent).
Push D-pad(
t
) to select “438.010,” and then push
D-pad(Ent).
• “438.010” is displayed in “FROM.”
• “CQCQCQ” is displayed on “TO.”
- If a station call sign is set to “TO”, select “Local CQ” on
the TO SELECT screen to set “CQCQCQ.”
• The station call sign can also be selected.
While holding down [PTT], speak into the micro-
y
phone at your normal voice level.
• The TX/RX indicator lights red.
• The S/RF meter shows the transmit output power level.
Release [PTT] to receive.
u
‘JM1ZLK calling
at XX park’
JM1ZLK calling at XX park
Caller:
JM1ZLK
Called
[PTT]
[DIAL]
To maximize the readability of your signal, hold the
microphone 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 inches) from your
mouth, then speak at a normal voice level.
Shows the transmit
output power level
Settings are
completed
“CQCQCQ”* select-
ed in “TO” scrolls.
“CQCQCQ”*
is automati-
cally set
Select
Select
Select
Select
D-pad
(
�
)
(Ent)
* Name or the call sign is displayed, if the
station call sign is selected in step
t
.
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