2
Memory mode
to scan the programmed frequencies. We are most interested in Memory mode
presently.
#BAND key.
Press this key in VFO mode to switch between the FM band and the two supported
HAM bands.
Up and Down arrow keys
in the upper-right corner of the keypad. Press either to increment or to
decrement various settings. Use one of them to select values when programming a repeater, or to
start or stop scanning programmed channels in Memory mode. When pressed in VFO mode, the
radio scans the current band by incrementally changing the frequency. To stop scanning, press
either arrow key. We call these keys
Up
and
Down
in this document.
P1, P2, P3, P4 keys
do not concern us now. They allow quick access to menu items in the radio.
Most settings for this radio are in various menus. The
Operating Manual
lists of all menu items
toward the back.
Numeric keys (0
−
9).
Use these keys to enter values, such as frequencies, when programming the
radio. We call these keys:
[0]
,
[1]
,
[2]
,
[3]
,
[4]
,
[5]
,
[6]
,
[7]
,
[8]
and
[9]
here.
Push to talk (PTT) key
Hold down this key to transmit. Briefly press it as indicated in the
programming procedures.
Program a repeater
To find a list of local repeaters you can either visit a site such as repeaterbook.com or do a Google
search for:
Dallas TX (or other location) 2m OR 70cm repeaters
For this example, let’s program a local repeater – this is how most online resources will list a
repeater:
K5RWK
147.120
+
110.9
This breaks down to:
K5RKW
is the call sign of the repeater and is typically what I label the repeater memory, but you
can use any descriptive text, such as city name, that fits (within 8 characters). In the following
procedures, the call sign is the identifying tag.
147.120
is the
output (transmitting)
frequency
of the repeater. Your radio receives this
frequency. When you transmit, the repeater listens (receives) to a predetermined offset from
this frequency, either 0.600 MHz up (+) or down (−) for 2 meters, based on the next item in the
description.
Plus (+)
means that the repeater listens for your transmission on a frequency higher than the
repeater’s output frequency. A minus (−) means that the listening frequency for the repeater is
lower than the repeater output frequency.
Band
Frequency range Offset frequency
2 meter
144−148 MHz
0.600 MHz
70 centimeter
430−450 MHz
5 MHz
