Icom ID-51A PLUS Instruction Manual - Page 58

■Ways to Communicate with the DR function

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6 D-STAR OPERATION ■■Ways to Communicate with the DR function With the DR function, the transceiver has three ways to communicate, as shown below. Local area call Access repeater Hamacho repeater Simplex call Hamacho area To call through your local area (access) repeater. To call another station not using a repeater. Gateway call Hirano INTERNET repeater INTERNET Sapporo repeater Hirano area Sapporo area To call through your local area (access) repeater, repeater gateway and the internet to your destination repeater or individual station's last used repeater, using call sign routing. NOTE: • Using the repeater list is required to use the DR function. (p. 68) • Before operating in the duplex mode, be sure to check whether the repeater is busy, or not. If the repeater is busy, wait until it is clear, or ask for a "break" using a method acceptable to your local procedures. • T he transceiver has a Time-Out Timer function for DV operation. The timer limits a continuous transmission. Warning beeps will sound approximately 30 seconds before time-out and then again immediately before time-out. 45

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D-STAR OPERATION
Ways to Communicate with the DR function
With the DR function, the transceiver has three ways to communicate, as shown below.
NOTE:
• Using the repeater list is required to use the DR
function. (p. 68)
• Before operating in the duplex mode, be sure to
check whether the repeater is busy, or not. If the
repeater is busy, wait until it is clear, or ask for a
“break” using a method acceptable to your local
procedures.
• The transceiver has a Time-Out Timer function
for DV operation. The timer limits a continuous
transmission. Warning beeps will sound approx-
imately 30 seconds before time-out and then
again immediately before time-out.
Local area call
Access repeater
Hamacho
repeater
Hamacho area
INTERNET
Gateway call
Hirano
repeater
Sapporo
repeater
Hirano area
Sapporo area
To call through your local area (access) repeater.
To call through your local area (access) repeater, repeater gateway and
the internet to your destination repeater or individual station’s last used
repeater, using call sign routing.
Simplex call
To call another station not using a repeater.