It depends on where you are.  I mostly consider repeaters should be plus 
5 as that is what we used in the commercial market.  In Kansas plus 5 is 
common.  In Nevada, in Las Vegas, most were minus and northern Nevada, 
most were pluss.  If you're above 445 and use 5 meg off set, you better 
be inus or you're out of band.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Mon, 22 Jun 2015, Dave Allen wrote:

> Hi!
>
> In NZ, 440 repetaters use a minus offset as standard, except when some
> simplex frequency isn't a cross-band link, hi hi.
>
> 73,
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve
> Sent: Monday, 22 June 2015 2:30 p.m.
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Having trouble with two repeaters
>
> Hmmmm, I thought the repeaters in the 440MHz used plus offsets.  If that =
> is the case, since the THF6A uses what it considers "normal" offsets if =
> you have it set to automatic offset, then you might need to manually =
> change the offset if that repeater is an oddball.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Frank Ventura=20
> 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 =
> (Bro=3D okling and Norwood, MA( while I have no trouble with two other
> repeaters = (W=3D elsley and Newton MA). The one that is really giving me
> issues is on = 446.32=3D 5. I am using a Kenwood TH-F6a. I have the tone set
> to encode only = (first h=3D igh tone press of the 7 button on the kenwood)
> and it is set to tone = number=3D
> 24 with the Function (a) button plus the 7 button. I can hear the =
> repeater=3D  with no problem. I have been told that that repeater uses a
> negative = offse=3D t. Does the Kenwood set that automatically? Any ideas
> what could be = causing=3D  this? I have tried transmitting on all three
> power levels.
> Thanks
> Frank
>
>