Posted: 6/26/2011 3:09:20 PM EDT
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I have an Icom T2H that I am difficutly programing. I can receive traffic just fine. I noticed when I key to transmit the frequency changes completely. I checked with a scanner and it is transmitting on the frequency it says. However, this is not the frequency I entered. I've read the manual several times and thought I entered everything correctly. Also printed a quick reference guide (steps for inputing frequency) and still I must be missing something.
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Yep - It sounds like you've accidentally set the radio to use a repeater offset.
In addition to the standard 0.6 MHz repeater offset, some radios will also allow you to program in a "non-standard" offset - which could have you transmitting on a frequency many MHz away from where you're receiving - or even completely outside the 2M ham band! 
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Yep - It sounds like you've accidentally set the radio to use a repeater offset. In addition to the standard 0.6 MHz repeater offset, some radios will also allow you to program in a "non-standard" offset - which could have you transmitting on a frequency many MHz away from where you're receiving - or even completely outside the 2M ham band! That's it. The freq is 145.470 with a -0.6 offset. However when I hit the PTT the displayed freq is 144.87. I live about a mile from the repeater so I would think I could hit it. The subaudible tone is set right also. |
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| Or, you may be hitting it and not knowing it. Some repeaters have a very short squelch tail - when you stop transmitting, you don't hear any "ksssssk" or see any indication on the signal strength meter, because the repeater transmitter shuts off too quick to observe. |