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9. D-STAR OPERATION (BASIC)
Capturing a call sign Making a Local CQ call
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.
You can make a Local CQ call when “Local CQ” is set
to “TO” (Destination).
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.
What is a Local CQ Call?
To call a CQ through only your local area (access)
repeater.
Step 1: Set the received call sign to “TO”
(Destination)
While receiving, hold down
for 1 second.
• Announces the station call sign.
Step 1: Set “FROM” (Access repeater)
1. Select the operating band.
2. Hold down
for 1 second.
3. Touch “FROM” to select, and then touch “FROM”
again.
Step 2: Set “TO” (Destination)
1. Touch “TO” twice.
Step 3: Hold down [PTT] to transmit
Push
, or hold down the microphone’s
[PTT] to transmit.
Step 2: Hold down [PTT] to transmit
Push
, or hold down the microphone’s
[PTT] to transmit.
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.
»
SET > Function > SPEECH >
RX>CS SPEECH
L Push
to return to the previous call sign
setting.
4. Touch “Repeater List.”
5. Select the repeater group where your access
repeater is listed.
6. Touch your access repeater. (Example: Melbourne)
• Returns to the DR screen, and the selected repeater
name is displayed in “FROM.”
2. Touch “Local CQ.”
• Returns to the DR screen, and “CQCQCQ” is
displayed in “TO.”
TIP: The Local CQ call is used to call anyone, but
you can call a specic station by simply saying their
call sign.