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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: THF6A question
> Tom,
>
> If you want error beeps on 446.850, put your radio in Shift+ mode. That
> will cause the radio to try to transmit on 451.850, which is outside the
> band. If the radio is in simplex, or shift minus, you will not get the
> beeps. By the way, as far as I know, 446.850 is within the band. Am I
> missing something?
>
> Steve
>
> On Monday 6/2/03 11:40 Tom Behler wrote:
> >Hello, all.
> >
> >I have a question for Kenwood THF6A users, and would appreciate any help
you
> >could give me.
> >
> >When I travel to visit my son at Western Michigan University in
Kalamazoo, I
> >have to use a cross-band arrangement to access a repeater link system
that
> >covers Western Michigan. Basically, you transmit on the input freq of
> >147.16 with a 107.2 pl tone, and listen on 446.850. When I first started
> >doing this, I would always get "error beeps" when pushing the PTT on the
> >446.850 listening frequency, which was good, because I would then not
have
> >the possibility of accidentally transmitting on that frequency. On two
> >occasions now, I have been working with the radio, and have lost those
error
> >beeps on the 446.850 listening frequency, and the rig now actually
transmits
> >on that frequency. I fixed the problem once, but forget how I did it. I
> >did a VFO re-set, and a menu re-set, but the problem still persists--i.e.
no
> >error beeps, and the possibility of transmitting on the listening freq.
> >
> >This problem is driving me nuts, and I have to believe the solution is
> >simple.
> >
> >I guess you get the error beeps when pushing the PTT on 446.850 since
that
> >freq is usually not used for duplex or even simplex operation.
> >
> >Any help here would be appreciated.
> >
> >I hope I have verbalized the question well.
> >
> >Thanks, and best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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