Usually repeaters don't send out a CTCSS tone, they only use one to make sure it only hears signals that contain a CTCSS tone. Thus, the 88.5 should be fine for the rFreq, but you will need to send a tone to open the ears of the repeater. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave via Users" <[email protected]> To: "CHIRP users list" <[email protected]> Cc: "Dave" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2025 10:39 PM Subject: [users] Re: GMRS Programming using CHIRP
Thank you for your information, I believe I have it right now, I will send it to the radio and see what happens. On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM Ken Hansen via Users < [email protected]> wrote: > Dave, > > I'm not understanding your problem. > > Your repeater, on 462.500, does it have a CTCSS tone requirement to key > the repeater? If so, you must set the radio to that tone - is that where > you got the 88.5 tone? > > If you monitor that frequency, 462.500, do you hear people on the > repeater? > > If you have the proper tone set, and the setting is for Tone, to send the > proper CTCSS tone when you transmit, do you hear the repeater after you > stop transmitting? > > If you set the proper tone and choose tonesq, you will only hear people if > the repeater transmits the tone you've set. > > You could be struggling with one or more issues: > > - Distance, the repeater is just too far away > - Settings, you may not have the correct freq or CTCSS tone > - lack of traffic, there just may be no one using the repeater when you > are > > If you think you've done everything right, and you've set the tone setting > to Tone (not Tonesq), I'd suggest just turning the radio on sitting in the > charging cradle, monitoring the repeater 24x7 and see if you hear anything > - I don't think GMRS repeaters are used that often, but some organizations > may use the repeater for nets or other on-air activity, and just leaving > the radio on will help you find out if/when the repeater is used. > > Have you tried reaching the repeater owner? > > Good luck, > > Ken > > > On Jan 13, 2025, at 21:42, Dave via Users <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Sorry, I thought I put that in, it's 462.500 > > > >> On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM Jim Unroe via Users < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM Dave via Users > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> i am very new to this, I am trying to program using CHIRP to the > Baofeng > >>> UV-5R, as I am licensed to use GMRS, CHIRP, when I programmed in the > >>> frequency, put in DTSC in the tone mode column, which prevented me > >>> from > >>> hearing anyone, I changed it to tone, now I can hear other users, the > >> tone > >>> is set at 88.5, channels that have a repeater are set to + 5.000000, > >>> FM > >> at > >>> high power. > >>> As I am not sure if any of the settings are correct, as I am not able > to > >>> contact anyone, is there anyone who can help me with the settings I > need > >> in > >>> all the columns? > >>> I appreciate any assistance you can give me in this! > >> > >> Which repeater? > >> > >> Jim KC9HI > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > >> To report this email as off-topic, please email > >> [email protected] > >> List archives: > >> > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > To report this email as off-topic, please email > [email protected] > List archives: > https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
