Icom IC-905 - Capturing a Call Sign; Making a Local CQ Call

10
D-STAR OPERATION (BASIC)
10-9
Capturing a call sign
After you receive a signal, the calling station’s call
sign can be captured by holding down the Call Sign
Capture key ( ) for 1 second� After releasing,
you can quickly and easily reply to the call�
What is the Call Sign Capture key?
Holding down the Call Sign Capture key for 1
second sets the last received station’s call sign as a
temporary destination, and makes replying quick and
easy�
Step 1. Set the received call sign to “TO”
(Destination)
While receiving, hold down
for 1 second�
• Announces the station call sign�
L Information
• If you want to select another call sign in the RX History,
push
, and then rotate �
• When a received signal is weak, or during a DV scan, the
call sign may not be correctly received� In that case, you
cannot capture the call sign�
• When “RX>CS SPEECH” is set to “OFF,” the transceiver
does not announce the call sign�
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SET > Function > SPEECH >
RX>CS SPEECH
Step 2. Hold down [PTT] to transmit
1� Hold down [PTT] to transmit�
2� Release [PTT] to receive�
L Push to return to the previous call sign setting�
Making a Local CQ call
You can make a Local CQ call when “TO”
(Destination) is set to “Local CQ�”
What is a Local CQ Call?
To call a CQ through only your local area (access)
repeater�
Step 1. Set “FROM” (Access repeater)
L Same as described in page 10-7�
Step 2. Set “TO” (Destination)
1� Touch “TO” twice�
2� Touch “Local CQ�”
• Returns to the DR screen, and “CQCQCQ” is
displayed in “TO�”
Step 3. Hold down [PTT] to transmit
1� Hold down [PTT] to transmit�
2� Release [PTT] to receive�
TIP: The Local CQ call is used to call anyone, but
you can call a specic station by simply saying their
call sign�