Icom ID-5100A

6-1
Section6
D-STAROPERATION<BASIC>
IMPORTANT!
• The repeater list, described in
this manual, may differ from your
transceiver’s preloaded contents.
• Although Japanese repeaters are
used in the setting examples, the
Japanese repeater node (port)
letters are different from other
country’s.
Be sure to add the repeater node
letter in the 8th digit of the call
sign, according to the frequency
band shown below.
1200 MHz : A (B in Japan)
430 MHz : B (A in Japan)
144 MHz : C (no D-STAR re-
peaters in Japan)
To begin the digital mode communication in other than
the DR function, you can use the VFO mode, Memory
mode and Call channel mode.
This manual description focuses on the DR function
operation which can be set up easily. If you want to use
in other than the DR function, see the procedures as
described to the right.
ForaLocalareacallorGatewaycall:
Set the access repeater’s frequency. (p. 11-2) q
Set the frequency offset. (p. 11-4) w
Set the Duplex direction. (p. 11-4) e
Set the call signs. (p. 12-37) r
ForaSimplexcall:
Set the operating frequency. q
Set the call sign. (p. 12-37) w
TobegindigitalmodecommunicationinotherthantheDRfunction
UniquefeaturesofD-STAR.....................................................6-2
D-STARIntoroduction.............................................................6-3
AbouttheDR(D-STARRepeater)function...........................6-3
CommunicationFormwiththeDRfunction.........................6-4
Enteryourcallsignintothetransceiver...............................6-5
Registeryourcallsignatagatewayrepeater.......................6-7
MakingaSimplexcall.............................................................6-8
Accessingrepeaters...............................................................6-9
UsingtheRXhistory...............................................................6-11
Capturingacallsign...............................................................6-12
MakingaLocalareacall.........................................................6-13
MakingaGatewayRepeatercall............................................6-14
Callinganindividualstation...................................................6-15
Troubleshooting.......................................................................6-16
“FROM”(Accessrepeater)setting.........................................6-18
Using your transceiver D ’s repeater list.......................................6-19
Using the DR scan D ..................................................................6-20
Using the Near Repeater Search function D ...............................6-21
Using the TX History D ...............................................................6-22
“TO”(Destination)setting.......................................................6-23
Using the “Local CQ” (Local Area call) D ....................................6-24
Using the D “Gateway CQ” (Gateway call) ..................................6-24
U D sing “Your Call Sign” .............................................................6-25
U D sing the RX History ...............................................................6-26
U D sing the TX History ...............................................................6-27
D D irectly inputting (UR) .............................................................6-28
D D irectly inputting (RPT) ...........................................................6-29
Reectoroperation..................................................................6-30
What is the reflector? D ..............................................................6-30
Linking to a reflector D ................................................................6-31
Using a reflector D ......................................................................6-32
Unlinking a reflector D .................................................................6-33
Reflector Echo Testing D .............................................................6-33
Requesting repeater information D .............................................6-34
Updatingtherepeaterlist.......................................................6-35
Savingsettings........................................................................6-37
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