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REPEATER OPERATION
INTRODUCTION
There are a number of commands that control the repeater's operating characteristics, or
“personality”. We will define here the terms used in these commands.
COURTESY TIMER AND MESSAGE
When a transmitting station unkeys his/her microphone, the Courtesy Timer starts. When this timer
expires, the Courtesy Message is sent. At the same time, the repeater Timeout Timer is reset. The
purpose of the courtesy message is to inform the next station that he may now transmit for the full
duration of the timeout timer. The courtesy timer encourages stations to allow a short break in their
transmissions, allowing other stations to break in.
DROPOUT TIMER AND MESSAGE
After the courtesy timer expires, the Dropout Timer starts. When this timer expires, the Dropout
Message is sent and the repeater transmitter drops.
TIMEOUT TIMER AND MESSAGE
If a station transmits for a period longer than the Timeout timer is set for, the Timeout Message will
be sent and the repeater transmitter will drop. If a station can override the offending station and
enter the Reset Timeout timer command, the transmitter will return to the air and the timer will be
reset. When the offending station releases his/her push-to-talk button (and no one has reset the
timer for them), the Timeout Message will be sent again to inform them that part of their
transmission may have been lost.
All three timers and all three messages are fully programmable. If, for example, you don
’t want any
courtesy delay or courtesy message, you may delete both. In this case, the Timeout Timer will
reset immediately upon the user dropping his carrier.
