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5
D-STAR OPERATION <BASIC>
5-2
D-STAR Operating procedures
This section describes the basic D-Star procedures.
• When it is the first time to operate D-STAR, check
whether or not you can access your local area repeat-
er (Access repeater), and if your signal is successfully
sent to a destination repeater.
• If your call sign (MY) has not been set, or your call
sign has not been registered on a D-STAR repeater,
see pages 4-2 and 4-4.
Making a Local area call
D
Set “FROM” (Access repeater)
1.
Push
q
DR
(
C
) to select the DR mode.
Check whether or not “FROM” is selected.
w
• If “FROM” is not selected, touch the “FROM” field.
Touch the “FROM” field.
e
• The “FROM SELECT” screen appears.
Touch “Repeater List.”
r
• The “REPEATER GROUP” screen appears.
Touch the repeater group where your access repeat-
t
er is listed.
• Example: “11: Japan”
Touch your access repeater.
y
• Example: “Hirano”
• The transceiver returns to the DR mode screen, and the
selected repeater is set in “FROM.”
Set “TO” (Destination)
2.
Check whether or not “TO” is selected.
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• If “TO” is not selected, touch the “TO” field.
Touch the “TO” field.
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• The “TO SELECT” screen appears.
Touch “Local CQ.”
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• The transceiver returns to the DR mode screen, and
“CQCQCQ” is set in “TO.”
Hold down [PTT] to transmit
3.
• While holding down [PTT], the TX/RX indicator lights red.
See page 5-5 to check whether you can access the
repeater.
The repeater list, described in this manual, may differ from
your transceiver’s preloaded list.
Touch
“Local CQ.”
Transmitting
Repeater area
(Sub name)
Repeater call sign
“FROM” is selected.
“Hirano” is set
on “FROM.”
Touch
“FROM.”
Touch
“Repeater List.”
Touch the re-
peater group
( Example:
“11: Japan”)
Touch your ac-
cess repeater.
( Example:
“Hirano”)
Touch
“TO.”
“TO” is selected.
“CQCQCQ” is
set on “TO.”
The
L
,
R
,
C
or
D
in the
instructions indicate the
part of the controller.
L
: Left side
R
: Right side
C
: Center bottom
D
: Display (Touch screen)
L
eft
R
ight
C
enter
D
isplay