I've been trying to understand the usage of the UR field. I understand that it's where you put the destination call sign. But it's usage is a little vague and confusing.
For instance. 1) I have made calls locally, without changing from the default CQCQCQ. When it putting something there mandatory, to complete a call? 2) And, there are times when a "/" is required in front of a repeater call sign. When is the "/" mandatory and when it is not? 3) And, is the module number necessary, in the UR field? 4) And, there are only 8 character field to deal with and some callsigns and port take all 8, if you count a slash. Are there any combinations that exceed 8 characters? 5) Say I was monitoring the D-Stars user list. And say I saw someone in San Diego, using KI6KQU B. If I want to make a call to that person, in say San Diego, would I put their callsign in the UR field or would I put the repeater callsign? OR could I use either? If I used the repeater, would I prefix it with a "/" or would I leave out the "/"? Another Example: I was told to set UR to UR:REF001CL (no slash), to connect to a reflector and just listen to what is going on. Then change it to UR: U (<- 8th position), to disconnect. Is "C" the port number? What is the "L"? If I just wanted to listen in on the San Diego repeater, would I enter: UR:KI6KQUBL and just key the mic or is there something else required to just monitor a specific repeater? Eventually I will catch on to all of this. Right now, the more I learn, the more questions I have. Mike KC7VE
