Icom IC-9700 Instruction Manual advanced - Page 109
Using the Local CQ Local Area call, Using the Gateway CQ Gateway call, Using Your Call Sign
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10. D-STAR OPERATION (ADVANCED) "TO" (Destination) setting DDUsing the "Local CQ" (Local Area call) When "Local CQ" is selected on the TO SELECT screen, "CQCQCQ" is set in "TO." Example: M aking a Local area call by accessing the "Hirano" repeater. 1. Touch "TO" to select, then open the TO SELECT screen. 2. Touch "Local CQ." ••Returns to the DR screen, and "CQCQCQ" is set in "TO." DDUsing the "Gateway CQ" (Gateway call) When "Gateway CQ" is selected on the TO SELECT screen, you can select the repeater to make a gateway call on the repeater list. Example: Making a Gateway CQ call to the "Issaquah" repeater from the "Kirkland (IA)" repeater. 1. Touch "TO" to select, then open the TO SELECT screen. DDUsing "Your Call Sign" The "Your Call Sign" memory saves individual or repeater station call signs. When you select the call sign for the "TO" (Destination) setting, you can make a Gateway call. When you call an individual station through a gateway, the signal is automatically sent to the last repeater that the individual station accessed. Therefore, even if you do not know where the individual station is located, you can make a call. NOTE: If the repeater, set in "FROM" (Access repeater) has no Gateway call sign, you cannot make a gateway call. Example: Selecting "Rick" from "Your Call Sign." 1. T ouch "TO" to select, then open the TO SELECT screen. 2. Touch "Your Call Sign." 3. Touch a destination name or call sign. 2. Touch "Gateway CQ." 3. Touch the repeater group where your destination repeater is listed. 4. Touch the destination repeater. LEach repeater has a correct node (A, B, or C band) that you want to transmit on. See page 10-27, "NOTE" for band letter details. ••Returns to the DR screen, and "Rick" is set in "TO." TIP: After selecting a destination repeater, you can select another repeater preset in your repeater List by rotating MAIN DIAL . (Example: "23: USA West") ••Returns to the DR screen, and "Issaquah" is set in "TO." 10-7