VX-8GR/GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
28
R
EPEATER
O
PERATION
T
ONE
C
ALLING
(
1750 H
Z
)
If your transceiver is
VX-8GE
(European version), press and hold in the
e
switch (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
e
switch, 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-8GR
(USA/EXP versions), you can set the
e
switch 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
m
key for one second to enter the Set Mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item
56: MONI
/
T-
CALL
.
3.
Press the
m
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
e
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
e
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
h
key. You’ll notice that the display has shifted to the repeater
uplink frequency. Press the
h
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
h
key, the repeater offset icon (“
” or
”)
will blink.
The configuration of
h
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
h
key, use Set Mode Item 34: HOME/REVERSE. See page 135.
