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Previous view Section 6 D-STAR OPERATION IMPORTANT! • T he repeater list, described in this manual, may differ from your transceiver's preloaded contents. • A lthough 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) 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 DDUsing your transceiver's repeater list 6-19 DDUsing the DR scan 6-20 DDUsing the Near Repeater Search function 6-21 DDUsing the TX History 6-22 "TO" (Destination) setting 6-23 DDUsing the "Local CQ" (Local Area call 6-24 DDUsing the "Gateway CQ" (Gateway call 6-24 DDUsing "Your Call Sign 6-25 DDUsing the RX History 6-26 DDUsing the TX History 6-27 DDDirectly inputting (UR 6-28 DDDirectly inputting (RPT 6-29 Reflector operation 6-30 DDWhat is the reflector 6-30 DDLinking to a reflector 6-31 DDUsing a reflector 6-32 DDUnlinking a reflector 6-33 DDReflector Echo Testing 6-33 DDRequesting repeater information 6-34 Updating the repeater list 6-35 Saving settings 6-37 To begin digital mode communication in other than the DR function 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: qqSet the access repeater's frequency. (p. 11-2) wwSet the frequency offset. (p. 11-4) eeSet the Duplex direction. (p. 11-4) rrSet the call signs. (p. 12-37) For a Simplex call: qqSet the operating frequency. wwSet the call sign. (p. 12-37) 6-1