Icom IC-9700 - D Unlinking a Reflector; D Reflector Echo Testing; D Requesting Repeater Information

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10. D-STAR OPERATION (ADVANCED)
Connecting to a reector
D Unlinking a reector
Before trying to link to another reector, BE SURE to
unlink the current connected reector.
1. Touch “TO” to select, then open the TO SELECT screen.
2. Touch “Reflector.”
3. Touch “Unlink Reector.”
• Returns to the DR screen, and “Unlink Reector” and
“U” are set in “TO.”
4. Push
TRANSMIT
, or hold down the microphone’s
[PTT] to unlink the reector.
D Reector Echo Testing
To conrm that your signal is correctly getting into the
repeater, you can transmit a short message as a trial.
After stopping transmission, your message will be
played back.
1. Touch “TO” to select, then open the TO SELECT screen.
2. Touch “Reflector.”
3. Touch “Echo Test.”
• Returns to the DR screen, and “Echo Test” and “E” are
displayed in “TO.”
D Requesting repeater information
When you send the repeater information command, an ID
message is sent back.
1. Touch “TO” to select, then open the TO SELECT screen.
2. Touch “Reflector.”
3. Touch “Repeater Information.”
• Returns to the DR screen, and “Repeater Information”
and “I” are set in “TO.”
4. Push
TRANSMIT
, or hold down the microphone’s
[PTT] to transmit the repeater Information command.
5. Stop transmitting to hear the repeater ID
message.
NOTE: If a reector is already connected, ask on
the air whether or not you can change reectors
and wait for responses. BE SURE to reconnect
back to the same reector when you nish your
conversation.
D Reector Echo Testing
4. Push
TRANSMIT
, or hold down the microphone’s
[PTT] and speak into the microphone.
5. Stop transmitting to hear your message.