Thanks, how is saving chanels ian PLs in memory?  Is it just like a
scannerwith the added transmit ability?





On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, David R. Basden wrote:

> The 4 key is the info key.  It switches to 10 channels of information
> stations which, by default are set to the NOAA Weather frequencies.  To get
> out of that mode, press the B or VFO key or the C or Memory Recall
> key.  Glad your PL tones are okay now.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, A F 6 Y
>
> At 03:18 PM 1/2/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >THanks Dave again.  Just FYI I finally got my PLS straight.  To set my PL
> >or at least what I thought was it I would press 7 first and then f and
> >then I would look around for the PL and would assume that the low beep was
> >my 67 Hz, but there was way more then 42 turns of the knob before I
> >reached the beep again.  Now I got it straight.  What toes the four key do
> >then, because I am pressing it some times by mistake and am getting the
> >NOAA weather radio stations, and it can be a challenge getting it back
> >into the regular mode.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, David R. Basden wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Jeffrey,
> > >
> > >          From your description, it sounds like you are in simplex mode on
> > > 440MHz.  If you are transmitting on your receive frequency, that sounds a
> > > lot like simplex.  If you repeatedly press Function and then 8, you toggle
> > > around the three modes.  The low beep is simplex, then comes a plus offset,
> > > then a minus offset, then back to simplex.  Press function and then 8 each
> > > time.  When you get to the low tone, one more press of function and then 8
> > > should put you on plus 5 MHz.  As you have a scanner, you might listen on
> > > it to determine where the transmit frequency is moving as you go from
> > > simplex to plus offset to minus offset.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Dave, A F 6 Y
> > >
> > > At 03:57 PM 1/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >Its 5 MHz, and it doesn't appear to be the default on 440, because I am
> > > >transmitting on a repeater on 443.550 that has an off set of +5 MHz making
> > > >the input448.550.  When I transmit on this repeater on 443.550 I don't
> > > >transmit on the input, 448.550, but on the output of 443.550.  This
> > > >repeater has no PL so that isn't an issue.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, David R. Basden wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Jeffrey,
> > > > >
> > > > >          Once again, what split are you trying for on 440MHz?  Is
> > it 5MHz
> > > > > or something different?  Are you looking for a plus or minus
> > offset?  Is
> > > > > this an oddball repeater or do you want the offset changed for all
> > > > > repeaters?  It's hard to give advice until I know more precisely
> > what you
> > > > > are trying to accomplish.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73,
> > > > >
> > > > > Dave, A F 6 Y
> > > > >
> > > > > At 07:16 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > >Hi everyone, I just checked with someone on the repeater here
> > about the
> > > > > >440 off sets and as it turns out with the THF6A you have to set them
> > > > > >manually yourself  I think that it is menu 5, but I don't know
> > what to do
> > > > > >when I get to it.  Also, I'm following the counting scheme for
> > programming
> > > > > >the PL in terms of counting the number of turns on the tuning knob
> > after
> > > > > >the beep at 67 Hz, and can't get to 100.  I know how to select,
> > but just
> > > > > >can;'t get to what I need without doing a PL search.  However, if
> > anyone
> > > > > >could help me out with the off set there and how to change it to 5
> > MHz I
> > > > > >would appreciate it, and thanks in advance.
> > > > >
> > >
>