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Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:57:10 -0600
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OK fair enough.
I know the rig does have a learning curve and it took me a couple weeks to 
get the hang of it too when I got mine.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 2:48 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: repeater tone question please

> Colin, thank you for the info but it did sound a little gruff.
> I am trying my best to learn things here.
> So we will let it go and go on to something else.
>
>
> Junior Lolley kg4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
> "The 3 C's of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice 
> to
> take a chance or your life will never change."
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 4:45 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: repeater tone question please
>
> I did provide the answer to your question, and I certainly didn't imply 
> that
> you shouldn't ask any questions.
> And as Pat says, I am simply encouraging you to do things from the front
> pannel and not via software.
> No one, including me, has any kind of problem with questions about a radio
> that many of us are familiar with.  If you do read my posts, I am a fairly
> regular contributor to this list and have answered many questions for many
> people over the past 10 years.
> I am a long time ts2000 owner, and so I can easily answer, off the top of 
> my
> head any questions you may have about the rig.
> I apologize if the tone of my email was a bit brusk but I am sending 
> emails
> from work today and it's fairly busy...but I did take the time to answer
> your question as best I could and offer an opinion and some friendly 
> advice.
> I did not mean to imply that you aren't trying to learn how to program the
> radio sans computer or that you shouldn't come to the list with any
> questions at all about this process.
>
> However, if you feel that my messages or responses to your questions are 
> in
> no way valuable to what you are trying to do, feel free to hit the good 
> old
> delete key when you see my name...It certainly won't bother me.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 1:17 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: repeater tone question please
>
>> Colin, okay now that is why I asked the question in the first place to
>> learn something for myself.
>> If this is a problem don't worry no more questions for this list.
>>
>>
>> Junior Lolley kg4itd
>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
>> "The 3 C's of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a choice
>> to
>> take a chance or your life will never change."
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 3:08 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: repeater tone question please
>>
>> you have to reprogram the channel with the correct tone...you can set it
>> temporarily by using the function key, and the 4 button and then select
>> the
>> tone with the multi-select knob...but as soon as you change channels, or
>> shut the radio off, the tone will go back to the existing programmed 
>> tone.
>> So, no, there is no quick and easy way....you must over write the channel
>> or
>> memory slot with the new information.
>> Again, this is so super simple from the front pannel that it's like
>> breathing.
>> I suggest that you really learn that radio properly instead of relying on
>> anything to do with a computer...what happens in a serious emergency 
>> where
>> you have no computer and you need to program something into the radio?
>> you'll be lost and that is not good.
>> Learn how to program tones, offsets, split and all that stuff.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 1:02 PM
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: repeater tone question please
>>
>>> I have a tone for one of the repeaters I use that was incorrectly
>>> entered into the 2000.
>>> Is there a quick way of putting in the correct tone please.
>>> I appreciate the help.
>>>
>>>
>>> Junior Lolley kg4itd
>>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
>>> "The 3 C's of life: choices, chances, and changes. You must make a
>>> choice to take a chance or your life will never change."
>>>
>>>
>>>
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