13
5 OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS
■
Activating Tone Function
Press
[TONE]
to switch the Tone function ON (or
OFF).
•
“
” appears when the Tone function is ON.
Note:
◆
You cannot use the Tone and CTCSS/ DCS functions at the
same time. Switching the Tone function ON after activating
the CTCSS/ DCS deactivates the CTCSS/ DCS function.
◆
When you access repeaters that require 1750 Hz tones, you
need not activate the Tone function. Press
[CALL]
without
pressing the
PTT
switch to transmit a 1750 Hz tone (default
setting).
■
Selecting a Tone Frequency
1
While the Tone function is ON, press
[F]
,
[TONE]
.
2
Turn the
Tuning
control or press
[ ]
/
[ ]
to
select the desired tone frequency.
3
Press
[ ]
or
[MNU]
to complete the setting.
Otherwise, press
[PTT]
to cancel.
Available Tone Frequencies
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1
0
0
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6
2
1
4
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7
9
3
2
3
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1
4
1
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5
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6
0
2
2
0
3
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9
6
3
1
0
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0
0
1
4
2
2
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6
4
1
5
3
7
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0
1
2
3
0
9
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1
7
4
1
5
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3
0
1
5
2
4
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1
5
1
6
3
1
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8
1
2
4
0
4
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4
7
5
1
2
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7
0
1
6
2
7
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6
5
1
7
3
7
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5
2
2
5
0
0
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7
7
6
1
9
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0
1
1
7
2
2
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2
6
1
8
3
1
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9
2
2
6
0
7
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9
7
7
1
8
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4
1
1
8
2
9
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7
6
1
9
3
6
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3
3
2
7
0
5
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2
8
8
1
8
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8
1
1
9
2
8
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3
7
1
0
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8
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1
4
2
8
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4
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5
8
9
1
0
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3
2
1
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3
9
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9
7
1
1
4
3
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0
5
2
9
0
5
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8
8
0
2
3
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7
2
1
1
3
2
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6
8
1
2
4
1
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4
5
2
0
1
5
.
1
9
1
2
8
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1
3
1
2
3
8
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2
9
1
1
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8
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4
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5
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6
3
1
3
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3
0
2
Note:
◆
42 different tones are available for the transceiver. These 42
tones includes 37 EIA standard tones and 5 non-standard
tones.
◆
To transmit a 1750 Hz tone, simply press
[CALL]
without
pressing the
PTT
switch (default setting). Release
[CALL]
to
quit transmitting. You can also make the transceiver remain in
the transmit mode for 2 seconds after releasing
[CALL]
; a
1750 Hz tone is not continuously transmitted. Access Menu
No. 24 (1750 HOLD) and select “ON”.
◆
If you desire to assign
[CALL]
for recalling the Call channel in
place of transmitting the 1750 Hz tone, access Menu
No. 23 (CALL KEY) and select “CALL”.
AUTOMATIC REPEATER OFFSET
This function automatically selects an offset direction,
according to the frequency that you select on the
2 m band. The transceiver is programmed for offset
direction as shown below. To obtain an up-to-date
band plan for repeater offset direction, contact your
national Amateur Radio association.
S
S
S: Simplex
–
144.0
146.0 MHz
145.8
145.6
Note:
Automatic Repeater Offset does not function when
Reverse is ON. However, pressing
[REV]
after Automatic
Repeater Offset has selected an offset (split) status, exchanges
the receive and transmit frequencies.
1
Press
[MNU]
.
2
Turn the
Tuning
control or press
[ ]
/
[ ]
to select
Menu No. 5 (AUTO OFFSET).
3
Press
[ ]
or
[MNU]
.
4
Turn the
Tuning
control or press
[ ]
/
[ ]
switch
the function ON or OFF.
5
Press
[ ]
or
[MNU]
to store the setting.
Otherwise, press
[PTT]
to cancel.
Note:
If you select the frequency within the amateur radio band
on the B-band, the Automatic Repeater Offset function is also
activated in any modes.
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