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Capturing a call sign, Making a Local CQ call, What is the Call Sign Capture key?

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9. D-STAR OPERATION (BASIC) Capturing a call sign After you receive a signal, the calling station's call sign can be captured by holding down the Call Sign Capture key (TONE RX→CS ) for 1 second. After releasing, you can quickly and easily reply to the call. 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. Step 1: S et the received call sign to "TO" (Destination) While receiving, hold down TONE RX→CS for 1 second. •• Announces the station call sign. Making a Local CQ call You can make a Local CQ call when "Local CQ" is set to "TO" (Destination). What is a Local CQ Call? To call a CQ through only your local area (access) repeater. Step 1: Set "FROM" (Access repeater) 1. Select the operating band. 2. Hold down CALL DR for 1 second. 3. Touch "FROM" to select, and then touch "FROM" again. LLInformation •• If you want to select another call sign in the RX History, push TONE RX→CS , and then rotate MAIN DIAL . •• 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. MENU » SET > Function > SPEECH > RX>CS SPEECH Step 2: Hold down [PTT] to transmit Push TRANSMIT , or hold down the microphone's [PTT] to transmit. 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." Step 2: Set "TO" (Destination) 1. Touch "TO" twice. LLPush TONE RX→CS to return to the previous call sign setting. 2. Touch "Local CQ." •• Returns to the DR screen, and "CQCQCQ" is displayed in "TO." Step 3: Hold down [PTT] to transmit Push TRANSMIT , or hold down the microphone's [PTT] to transmit. TIP: The Local CQ call is used to call anyone, but you can call a specific station by simply saying their call sign. 9-8

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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 (
TONE
RX
→
CS
) 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
TONE
RX
→
CS
for 1 second.
•
Announces the station call sign.
Step 1: Set “FROM” (Access repeater)
1.
Select the operating band.
2. Hold down
CALL
DR
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
TRANSMIT
, or hold down the microphone’s
[PTT] to transmit.
Step 2: Hold down [PTT] to transmit
Push
TRANSMIT
, or hold down the microphone’s
[PTT] to transmit.
L
Information
•
If you want to select another call sign in the RX History,
push
TONE
RX
→
CS
, and then rotate
MAIN DIAL
.
•
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.
MENU
» SET
> Function > SPEECH >
RX>CS SPEECH
L
Push
TONE
RX
→
CS
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 specific station by simply saying their
call sign.