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--- repeaters [2024/01/31 10:41] – [A simple repeater session] admin
+++ repeaters [2024/02/01 12:55] (current) – [Repeater basic protocol and manners] admin
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 ====== Ham Radio: Using Repeaters ======
-What is a repeater? And why use it?
-Who’s allowed to set up a repeater?
-How and why is access controlled?
-Configuring a radio for repeater usage
-Finding  repeaters in your area
-Sample basic repeater session
-Repeater basic protocol and manners
-A simple repeater session
-Linked Repeaters
 ===== What is a repeater? And why use it? =====
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 Who’s allowed to set up a repeater?
-In Canada, there is one legal and one practical requirement.
+In the United States, there is one legal and one practical requirement.
   * You must have your amateur radio advanced license
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   * (2) automatically shift to the repeater’s receive frequency when you transmit
   * (3) automatically add the CTSS tone when you transmit.
-Consult your radio documentation for how to configure it for repeater operation. On most modern radios, you can program in presets for multiple repeaters. We have examples in our Baofeng UB-B6 user guide  for how to do it manually , and how to do it with radio programming software.
+Consult your radio documentation for how to configure it for repeater operation. On most modern radios, you can program in presets for multiple repeaters.
 ===== Linked Repeaters =====
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 Some clubs have multiple repeaters linked together. Whatever is transmitted to one repeater is sent out from all the other repeaters.  The repeaters are usually linked by radio using directional antennas, but other connection types like Internet are possible. For emergency preparedness and disaster planning purposes, radio links are preferred.
-The London, Ontario Southern Ontario Repeater Team has a great site with a diagram of how it’s done.  They also list different “Net” times where groups meet on the repeater for different purposes.
+On the [[linked_repeaters|Linked Repeaters]] page, there is information regarding local linked repeater systems.
-York Region Amateur Radio Club’s  Repeater Page  lists their linked repeaters. They are included in our radio programming sample file.
+They also list different “Net” times where groups meet on the repeater for different purposes.
 ===== Finding  repeaters in your area =====
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   * Don’t be afraid to identify yourself as a beginner. Ham operators are generally very courteous and love to help.
   * In the examples below, we use:
-  * callsign VA3NUB (newbie!). You should use your own.
+    * callsign VA3NUB (newbie!). You should use your own.
-  * frequency 123.456. Identify the frequency and/or call sign of the repeater before you start. It’s good to know and to inject into your intro because in the case of linked repeaters, it identifies which one you are on.
+    * frequency 123.456. Identify the frequency and/or call sign of the repeater before you start. It’s good to know and to inject into your intro because in the case of linked repeaters, it identifies which one you are on.
   * Verify that you are allowed on the frequency. If you have a Basic license (in Canada),  you are not allowed to transmit below 30 MHz or to use a repeater or set of linked repeaters that transmit below 29.5  MHz. The exception to 29.5 MHz for repeaters is because you may be listening at 30 MHz (or just above), and the standard frequency offset for repeaters in the VHF 2m band is -600 KHz.
   * Keep it short. Don’t blabber on. Give other people a chance to join in or respond.