Icom ID-52A

5
D-STAR OPERATION (ADVANCED)
5-5
“FROM” (access repeater) setting
The DR scan scans frequencies to find a signal on a
repeater, or on a simplex frequency�
You can use 2 kinds of DR scans, Normal scan and
Near Repeater scan�
Normal scan
To quickly find a repeater, the Normal scan skips
repeaters that are not set as an access repeater�
L The “USE (FROM)” setting (p� 5-33) is set to “NO” on the
repeater list�
(
[MENU] > MEMORY > Repeater List)
Near Repeater scan
The Near Repeater scan searches for up to 20 nearby
repeaters within 160 kilometers (100 miles) by using
your location and the repeater’s entered position data,
and then lists the repeaters�
L The Near Repeater scan continues, even if you turn OFF
the transceiver, and then turn it ON again during the scan�
L If your own position data is not being received from GPS
satellites, the last received position data is used�
NOTE: Even if your transceiver receives a repeater
signal, the repeater may not receive your signal,
because the repeater’s output power is higher than
your transceiver’s, and your signal does not reach
the repeater�
TIP: The DR scan scans the simplex frequencies in
the repeater list, in addition to D-STAR repeaters�
Example: Selecting an active repeater using the DR
scan�
1� Hold down [DR] for 1 second to display the DR
screen�
2� Hold down [SCAN] for 1 second�
• The DR scan setting window is displayed�
3� Select the scan type�
• Normal:
Searches for repeaters whose “USE (FROM)” setting
is set to “YES�”
• Near Repeater (ALL):
Searches for up to 20 each of nearby DV or FM
repeaters� (Total 40 repeaters)
• Near Repeater (DV):
Searches for up to 20 nearby DV repeaters�
• Near Repeater (FM):
Searches for up to 20 nearby FM repeaters�
• The selected scan starts�
• In the DR scan, the repeaters are sequentially
displayed by distance, in descending order�
L The scan resumes the same as other scans� (p� 12-5)
The repeaters are
sequentially displayed�
4� When the transceiver receives a signal from a
repeater, the scan stops� Push [SCAN]�
• The DR scan is canceled, and the repeater is set to
“FROM�”
DUsing the DR scan