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Icom IC-705 - Making a Gateway CQ Call; Calling an Individual Station

Icom IC-705
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13. D-STAR OPERATION (BASIC)
Making a Gateway CQ call
You can make a Gateway CQ call when a destination
repeater is selected in “TO” (Destination).
What is a Gateway CQ Call?
Calling CQ through a repeater connected to the
Internet.
You can call CQ to areas where you cannot
directly access, because the communication is
routed through the Internet.
Step 1: Set “FROM” (Access repeater)
LSame as described in page 13-6.
Step 2: Set “TO” (Destination)
1. Touch “TO” twice.
2. Touch “Gateway CQ.”
Displays the REPEATER GROUP screen.
3. Touch the repeater group where your
destination repeater is listed.
4. Touch your destination repeater.
(Example: Hirano)
Returns to the DR screen, and the selected
repeater name is displayed in “TO.”
Step 3: Hold down [PTT] to transmit
1. Hold down [PTT] to transmit.
2. Release [PTT] to receive.
NOTE: If the selected Access repeater is not
connected to the Internet,
is displayed. In
that case, you cannot select “Gateway CQ.”
Calling an individual station
You can make a call to an individual station when
the station call sign is selected in “TO” (Destination).
When you call an individual station through a
gateway, your call is automatically sent to the last
repeater that the station accessed. So, even if you
don’t know where the station is, you can make a call
using Call Sign Routing.
Step 1: Set “FROM” (Access repeater)
LSame as described in page 13-6.
Step 2: Set “TO” (Destination)
1. Touch “TO” twice.
2. Touch “Your Call Sign.”
3. Touch your destination station.
(Example: Rick)
Returns to the DR screen, and the selected
name is displayed in “TO.”
Step 3: Hold down [PTT] to transmit
1. Hold down [PTT] to transmit.
2. Release [PTT] to receive.

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