With Norwood I'm not surprised. Same here, on the other one, being UHF, I 
don't think that radio's auto offset works on UHF if I recall. You may have 
to set the offset.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Ventura" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Having trouble with two repeaters


> John, thanks. It isn't that I can't hear them; they just can't hear me. I 
> a=
> ctually can hear them pretty well.
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 8:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Having trouble with two repeaters
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> I have trouble with Norwood as well, it's strong here but for some 
> reason=20
> with the right tone, as verified by the trusty who is a friend of mine, 
> I=20
> just can't get in to it at times. I don't know about the other one, it's 
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> o=20
> far from me for me to even try it. Keep in mind though a lot of UHF=20
> repeaters in eastern MA were cut way back on power by the military's 
> pave=20
> paws system, I don't know about that one but it could well be you're 
> just=20
> not hearing it.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Frank Ventura" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 8:34 PM
> Subject: Having trouble with two repeaters
>
>
>> Hi all, I am having trouble transmitting to two of our local repeaters=20
>> (Bro=3D
>> okling and Norwood, MA( while I have no trouble with two other repeaters=
> =20
>> (W=3D
>> elsley and Newton MA). The one that is really giving me issues is on=20
>> 446.32=3D
>> 5. I am using a Kenwood TH-F6a. I have the tone set to encode only 
>> (first=
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>> h=3D
>> igh tone press of the 7 button on the kenwood) and it is set to tone=20
>> number=3D
>> 24 with the Function (a) button plus the 7 button. I can hear the=20
>> repeater=3D
>> with no problem. I have been told that that repeater uses a negative=20
>> offse=3D
>> t. Does the Kenwood set that automatically? Any ideas what could be=20
>> causing=3D
>> this? I have tried transmitting on all three power levels.
>> Thanks
>> Frank=20