Your signal stength was loow and so was your clarity. So, on the RST scale I would call it 33.
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Your signal stength was loow and so was your clarity. So, on the RST scale I would call it 33.
JadeRunner
Rising Sun Member
I installed my radio this weekend. I can hear people but I can't seem to get a response back. I will want to try tonight after 8pm. What freq. will we be on?
You probably don't have your PL codes set correctly.
Groucho
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Yes. Look for the thing in your manual about "setting CTCSS tones" in the repeater section of the manual.
CTCSS stands for Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System which is a very low-frequency sub-audible tone superimposed on your FM carrier (transmission) in order to activate the repeater. This helps prevent false activation of the repeater by radar or spurious emissions. CTCSS involves 2 (TWO) actions:
1. setting the Tone Mode and
2. setting the Tone Frequency.
There are 3 basic settings used all the time:
1. OFF-- No tone encoded. Used for simplex and some repeaters that do not require a tone
2. T or TON or T-ENC-- Tone Encoded. That means the tone is sent with every transmission.
3. TSQ-- Tone Squelched-- This means that only if the station transmitting sends the tone out will your radio break squelch. If the guy on the other end isn't sending out the tone, your radio will sound the audio for a brief period (maybe 15-30 seconds) then the audio will be dropped or "squelched". This prevents other folks from interefering if they don't know the tone.
The repeaters we most commonly use and their tones:
145.145mHz 107.2 Hz tone (Colorado Repeater Assn)
145.310mHz 123.0 Hz tone (Colorado Connection-Linked state-wide)
146.805mHz 186.2 Hz tone (WA2YZT Repeater--IRLP node)
146.940mHz 103.5 Hz Tone (Rocky Mountain Radio League)
145.340mHz 103.5 Hz tone (Rocky Mountain Radio League--IRLP node)
Get them programmed, Scott, then we'll hear you!
JadeRunner
Rising Sun Member
Uh - ok. I'll work on that tonight in time for the 9pm chat.
I'm on the 145.145 for anyone who wants to chew the rag. 
Over on simplex talking to Yoder now.
I came on at 9:20 and you guys must have gone to bed
Shark Bait
Rising Sun Member
I'm in Bloomington, IL today. 
JadeRunner
Rising Sun Member
I have the tones programmed, but I can't get out unless I use simplex. Is sql.typ to be set to ENC DEC? i HAVE the FT7800.
yes
That sounds right, Scott. I just turned my radio off, but I can go back out and listen for you on 145.310. I've been sitting out in my Cruiser for the last hour, futzing with various parts. Brian had been checking in occasionally.
JadeRunner
Rising Sun Member
Ok, i got it on the ENC mode and it's finaly working.
Thanks
Thanks
Are you on now? I can go back out.
Alright you dorkisses, I'll be in the truck listening for you in a bit- try to call me on simplex if you want to test your rig installs, 146.460.
chirp...chirp...chirp...
, guess I need a radio first right? 
On a positive note I've made my own antenna for the truck thanks to Nathaniel and I now have all of the piece parts to make my own j-pole for home use thanks to Chris for the twin lead stuff. Got the other parts at Radio Shack tonight and just have to solder it all up.
, guess I need a radio first right? On a positive note I've made my own antenna for the truck thanks to Nathaniel and I now have all of the piece parts to make my own j-pole for home use thanks to Chris for the twin lead stuff. Got the other parts at Radio Shack tonight and just have to solder it all up.
Groucho
Rising Sun Ham Guru
I moved to simplex with you guys, and then had a baby need, so I was away from the radio for about 10 minutes.
I tinkered with Ricecake in the garage last night and was monitoring the radio on 145.145 and 146.460 simp. Nada. Too far north and to shielded in the garage I would assume. Good thing is I have got most of my list of must do's done but still have a couple of the bigger projects to kick out.
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Dead battery in the HT. I swear if my head wasn't screwed on, I'd forget what to do with it.