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| All that is needed to "program" the crossband repeater is to tune it to the regular repeater frequency (with its proper offset and tone), and select a UHF simplex frequency for crossband repeating. I add a tone and tone squelch to the UHF frequency to limit interference being sent to the repeater from other operators who could join the UHF frequency not realizing it's in use. | All that is needed to "program" the crossband repeater is to tune it to the regular repeater frequency (with its proper offset and tone), and select a UHF simplex frequency for crossband repeating. I add a tone and tone squelch to the UHF frequency to limit interference being sent to the repeater from other operators who could join the UHF frequency not realizing it's in use. |
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| | One thing to keep in mind with crossband repeat is that the radio doing the repeating is transmitting every time someone transmits. Using this scheme to listen to an hour long net means that the radio would transmit at close to 100% duty cycle, which it may or may not be designed to do. It would be best to use the lowest power setting and/or keep the use to a minimum. |
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| ===== Repeater Extender Variation===== | ===== Repeater Extender Variation===== |
| One thing to keep in mind with crossband repeat is that the radio doing the repeating is transmitting every time someone transmits. Using the previous scheme to listen to an hour long net means that the radio would work at a very high duty cycle, which it may or may not be designed to do. The following is a variation I use when I can hear the repeater with my handheld, but can't transmit to it because of the handheld's low power: | The following is a variation I use when I can hear the repeater with my handheld, but can't transmit to it because of the handheld's low power. In this configuration, the crossband repeater only transmit when **I** am transmitting, not when the others are transmitting, which is much much easier on the radio. |
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