Transmitting and Receiving:
You are now ready to communicate with others via the repeater.
Before beginning to transmit, make sure that the person that has been transmitting is really
finished before starting your transmission. Then delay a little longer so that if someone has
emergency traffic, they will be able to break in and use the repeater. If all is quiet, then you
may transmit by pushing the PTT key on the microphone. Remember to wait a second after
pushing the PTT key before speaking to give the radio and the repeater time to enter the transmit
mode.
RADIO MEMORY OPERATION
: Programming radio simplex and repeater frequencies is a
lot a work. After you have set up the radio for a particular simplex frequency or repeater, you
can store that information into the radio’s memory so that you will not have to repeat the set up
the next time that you want to use that simplex frequency or repeater.
Writing to a Memory Channel: Storing the information that you have programmed into
the VFO is particularly easy on the Alinco radio. Push the V/M key to place the radio in
the memory mode. An M will appear on the left edge of the display. Turning the Tuning
Knob will select different memory channels. As each channel is selected, its memory
channel number will appear on the display below and slightly to the right of the M. Select
an unused memory channel. The M will blink if that memory channel is empty. Push the
FUNC key followed by the V/M key to write the contents of the VFO into the selected
memory channel, ie to do a memory write function (MW).
Writing to the Call Channel
: The Call Channel is a special memory channel that contains the
frequency and settings for an important repeater, such as the Ventura County ARES/RACES
emergency repeater on 146.880 MHz, minus off set, and PL of 127.3 Hz. Pushing the CALL
function key immediately switches the radio to the Call Channel. Pushing it a second time, or
pushing the V/M function key, returns the radio to its original mode. The information
programmed into the VFO is stored in the CALL Channel in the same way as writing into any
other memory channel, with the exception that the Tuning Knob must be turned to the Call
Channel (C appears in place of a channel number on the display) before pushing the FUNC key
followed by the V/M key to perform a memory write function (MW).
Memory Read
: Once you have stored all of your favorite repeater and simplex frequencies into
memory, all that you have to do is select the appropriate memory channel to begin operating on
that frequency. To do this, you switch the radio from the VFO mode to the memory mode by
pushing the V/M key, select the appropriate memory channel, and begin operating. For
example, if operation on the Bozo repeater (Memory Channel 02 for this example) is desired,
push the V/M key to place the radio in the memory mode (an M appears on the left hand edge of
the display). Turn the Tuning Knob until Memory Channel 02 appears on the display. Begin
operating on Bozo. That is all there is to it.
Labeling A Memory Channel
: A memory channel can be given a name which is up to 7
alphanumeric characters long. The name will appear in place of the frequency display. If you
want to see the frequency instead of the channel name, push the Function (FUNC) key. Pushing
the FUNC key again restores the channel name.
