[Dstar] Basic questions setting up a DStar radio

[Peter Willmott]

You also need to setup DV in VFO B
Peter VK3TQ

-----Original Message-----
From: dstar-bounces at lists.wia.org.au
[mailto:dstar-bounces at lists.wia.org.au] On Behalf Of Ross Keogh
Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2008 11:08 AM
To: Dstar Digital Radio Mail List
Subject: Re: [Dstar] Basic questions setting up a DStar radio

Hi Susan,
                If the IC-91AD is left on 146.9125 in DV mode you will
hear 
a beep from time to time, this beep is the ident of the repeater in most

cases, you will need to do nothing else than have in it the correct mode
on 
the correct freq.

Correct as to the squelch, it is silent, you will also not need to worry

about CSQL and DSQL

If someone is transmitting you will see and hear them on your radio, the

callsign will scroll across the screen, the 146.9125 freq can have very 
little traffic from time to time, but you should be able to hear someone
if 
setup correctly as mentioned above.

Regards


Ross Keogh
Strictly Ham Pty Ltd
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Australia
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <susanmackay at optusnet.com.au>
To: <dstar at lists.wia.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:35 AM
Subject: [Dstar] Basic questions setting up a DStar radio


> I'm sorry that this is such a basic question, but....
>
> I have bought an IC-91AD so that (amongst other reasons) I can learn
more 
> about the DStar system. I have read the 'Get-On-the-air' and other 
> documents on www.dstar.org.au, but none seem to address my question.
They 
> all assume that the process starts with making an initial call to a
known 
> station. At the moment I just want to listen in to some other 
> conversations to see how it all works.
>
> I have only had the transceiver a few days and I "think" I have set it
up 
> correctly with my call sign and those of the local repeater, but I am
yet 
> to year a single peep from it. In the IC-91 manual it says that the 
> squelch works quite differently from 'normal' analogue radios and that
you 
> can't check that you are receiving anything by listening to the 'white

> noise'.
>
> Because I can't hear what else is going on, I don't want to try to 
> transmit a signal because I could be interfering with some other 
> transmission.
>
> Therefore:
> 1) how to I set up the radio so that I can hear the other
transmissions
> 2) the description in the manual of the CSQL and DSQL options say that

> they close the squelch until your call sign is received - if I have
one of 
> these set on, how can I initiate a call knowing that I won't cut over 
> someone else whom I can't hear
>
> Thanks
>
> Susan VK3ANZ
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