VX-8DR/DE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
33
R
EPEATER
O
PERATION
T
ONE
C
ALLING
(
1750 H
Z
)
If your transceiver is
VX-8DE
(European version), press and hold in the
key (just
below the
PTT
switch) to generates a 1750-Hz burst tone to access the European repeater.
The transmitter will automatically be activated, and a 1750-Hz audio tone will be super-
imposed on the carrier. Once access to the repeater has been gained, you may release the
key, and use the
PTT
switch for activating the transmitter thereafter.
If you need to access the repeaters which requires a 1750-Hz burst tone for access by the
VX-8DR
(USA/EXP versions), you can set the
key to serve as a “Tone Call” switch
instead. To change the configuration of this switch, we again use the Set Mode to help us.
1.
Press and hold the
key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item
61: MONI
/
T-
CALL
.
3.
Press the
key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
T-CALL
” on the display.
5.
Press the
PTT
switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
To access a repeater, press and hold in the
key for the amount
of time specified by the repeater owner/operator. The transmitter will automatically be
activated, and a 1750-Hz audio tone will be superimposed on the carrier. Once access to
the repeater has been gained, you may release the
key, and use the
PTT
switch for
activating the transmitter.
C
HECKING
THE
R
EPEATER
U
PLINK
(
I
NPUT
)
F
REQUENCY
It often is helpful to be able to check the uplink (input) frequency of a repeater, to see if the
calling station is within direct (“Simplex”) range.
To do this, just press the
key. You’ll notice that the display has shifted to the repeater
uplink frequency. Press the
key again to cause operation to
return to normal monitoring of the repeater downlink (output)
frequency. While you are listening on the input frequency of the
repeater using the
key, the repeater offset icon (“
” or
”)
will blink.
The configuration of
key may be set either to “
RV
” (for checking the
input frequency of a repeater, or “
HM
” (for instant switching to the “Home”
channel for the band you are operating on). To change the configuration of
key, use Set Mode Item 39: HOME/REVERSE. See page 148.
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