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Icom IC-905 - Calling an Individual Station; Making a Gateway CQ Call

Icom IC-905
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10
D-STAR OPERATION (BASIC)
10-10
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)
L Same as described in page 10-7�
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)
L Same as described in page 10-7�
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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