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"David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:37:04 -0800
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When you save to memory, all the tones, splits, etc., you have working go
with the frequency.

At 08:40 PM 1/2/02 -0500, you wrote:
>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.
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >

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