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JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:32:42 -0500
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Well, I put it to just encoding the tones, and I can hear again the
repeaters little announcements and such, or even if I have received the
repeater.  I just have one more question, and that is what is a good way
of checking how much battery life you have left with the battery on the
THF6A?  Also, what is the battery life for the radio when you are usign
hight power?





On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Louis Kim Kline wrote:

> That seems to be a characteristic of Pl decoders on many models including
> my Standard C528.  I guess the only condition that I would buy the radio is
> if I got the programming cable and software with it.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
> At 03:38 PM 1/4/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >Oh, okay have we changed your mind about the THF6A?  Can I set it so it
> >will just incode because I have noticed a delay with the decode, not just
> >on this rig, but other radios.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Louis Kim Kline wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Jefferey.
> > >
> > > You don't have to set your radio for tone decode--tone encode is all you
> > > need to access the repeater.  If using PL decode is causing you to miss
> > > things because the tone is taking too long to lock, just set your radio for
> > > encode only, and that should fix the problem.
> > >
> > > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > >
> > > At 09:59 PM 1/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions here about the traffic nets.  Is
> > > >there anything special i need to know in order to pass traffic at all?  I
> > > >have checked in on a few nets here but haven't passed any traffic.
> > > >         Also, I've noticed that with some repeaters you have a disconnect
> > > >tone and it mutes out your radio too soon and you sometimes have to press
> > > >the mon on the THF6A  SIs there anything I can do to hear the repeater
> > > >because you can miss like repeater announcements that automatically go
> > > >out.  Any information on either of these topics would be appreciated, and
> > > >thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Louis (Kim) Kline, A.R.S.  K2LKK
> > > e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > > Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> > > Work Tel.  (585) 697-5753
> > >
>
> Louis (Kim) Kline, A.R.S.  K2LKK
> e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work Tel.  (585) 697-5753
>

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