Icom IC-7100

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D-STAR INTRODUCTION
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In the DR mode, the transceiver has three communica-
tion forms, as shown below.
•Localareacall:To call through your local area (ac-
cess) repeater.
•Gatewaycall: To call through your local area (ac-
cess) repeater, repeater gateway and
the internet to your destination re-
peater or individual station’s last used
repeater, using call sign routing.
•Simplexcall: Tocallanotherstationnotusingare-
peater.
NOTE:
•ProgrammingtherepeaterlistisrequiredforDRmodeoperation.(FMsec.9)
•BeforeoperatingintheDVmode,besuretocheckwhethertheaccessrepeaterisbusy,ornot.Iftherepeateris
busy, wait until it is clear, or ask for a “break” using a method acceptable to your local procedures.
•ThetransceiverhasaTime-OutTimerfunctionfordigitalrepeateroperation.Thetimerlimitsacontinuoustrans-
mission to approximately 10 minutes. Warning beeps will sound approximately 30 seconds before time-out and
then again immediately before time-out.
Communication Form in the DR mode
INTERNET
Local area call
Access repeater
Hamacho
repeater
Hamacho area
Gateway call
Hirano
repeater
Hirano area
Sapporo
repeater
Sapporo area
Simplex call