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FT-8800R Operating Manual
The
FT-8800R
can be set up to operate as a full-featured cross-band repeater via a simple
Menu procedure. This feature is useful for emergency portable work in a remote area, and
for cross-band linking.
However, remember these points before using the cross-band repeater function:
Check the amateur radio rules and regulations for your country to ensure that this type of
operation is permitted.
Pick your frequency pair carefully, so as not to cause harmful interference to other users.
The use of cross-band repeaters has the potential to cause serious disruption of commu-
nications circuits, and the creation of harmful interference to coordinated repeaters is
inconsiderate and may be illegal! If you are not sure of active repeater frequencies in
your area, a safe rule is to stay off of the repeater sub-bands and use the FM simplex
portion of each band. Contact your area’s frequency coordinator for guidance.
Remember that the transmit duty cycle will be much higher during repeater service, so
we recommend that the transmit power level be set to a Low setting, to ensure cooler
operation.
Transceiver CTCSS settings (Encode/Decode) may, of course, be selected for each band,
allowing selective calling for your repeater. However, keep in mind that if the channels you
use are so busy as to motivate you toward CTCSS Decoding, you may not have chosen a
good frequency pair on which to operate, as the potential for interference to other users is
high.
Here is the procedure for setting up cross-band repeat operation:
1. Before enabling cross-band repeater operation, configure both band settings as desired,
and set the squelch such that background noise is silenced.
2. Press the [
SET
] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.
3. Rotate the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob to select Menu #45 (
X-RPT
).
4. Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob momentarily, “
XSTART
” will appear on the display.
5. Press the “
Main
” band
DIAL
knob again to activate the cross-band repeater mode.
6. To exit the cross-band repeater mode, Press the [
SET
] key again.
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ROSS
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AND
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EPEATER
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