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FM & Repeaters

Talk about FM radio, repeaters, offset settings, tone access, local nets, and everyday amateur radio communication.

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    • 76 views
    Susan Davis

  2. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

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    • 51 views
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  3. Cross-band repeater setup for ARES deployment - best practices?

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    • 298 views
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  4. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

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    • 63 views
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  5. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing something wrong?

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  7. confused about CTCSS tones on local repeater — am i doing this right?

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  8. confused about CTCSS tones on local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

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  9. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

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    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
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  10. confused about CTCSS tones on local repeater — am i doing this wrong

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    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
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  11. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am I doing this wrong?

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    • 1 reply
    • 159 views
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  13. new ham confused about CTCSS on the local repeater

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    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Jessica Turner

  14. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am I doing something wrong?

    Mark Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    David Thompson

  15. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing something wrong

    Robert Taylor32,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    John Wilson

  16. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing something wrong?

    Diana Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Michael Moore

  17. confused about CTCSS tones on local repeater — am i doing something wrong

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Frank Nakamura

  19. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing something wrong

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    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
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  20. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater

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    • 1 reply
    • 150 views
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  21. new to repeaters — why does nobody hear me when I key up?

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    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    David Johnson45

  22. Exploring IRLP vs EchoLink for Repeater Linking - Pros and Cons?

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    • 2 replies
    • 300 views
    Jennifer Lee

  23. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
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  25. confused about CTCSS tones on local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

    Amanda Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
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  26. New Ham Confused About CTCSS - Can Hear But Can't Access Repeater

    Anna Petrov,
    • 2 replies
    • 464 views
    Michael Rodriguez

  27. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

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    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
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  28. confused about CTCSS tones on the local repeater — am i doing this wrong?

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    • 1 reply
    • 176 views
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  29. new to repeaters, confused about the tone thing and when to talk

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    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
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