Specifications

23FT-1802M OPERATING MANUAL
REPEATER OPERATION
SEPARATE TRANSMIT FREQUENCY MEMORIES
(
“ODD SPLITS”
)
All memory channels can store independent receive and transmit frequencies, to accommo-
date occasional non-standard offsets with greater frequency resolution than is available us-
ing the “standard” shift feature.
1. First store the receive (repeater output) frequency. In the VFO mode, tune the transceiver
to the desired receive frequency. Now press and hold in the
[
D/MR
(
MW
)]
key on the
front panel for one second.
2. Within five seconds of pressing the
[
D/MR
(
MW
)]
key, use the DIAL knob or microphone’s
[
UP
]
/
[
DWN
]
buttons to select the desired memory channel into which you wish to store
this frequency pair.
3. Now press the
[
D/MR
(
MW
)]
key momentarily to store the receive frequency into the
selected memory.
4. Next store the transmit (repeater input) frequency. Since you are still in the VFO mode,
tune the transceiver to the desired transmit frequency.
5. Now press and hold in the
[
D/MR
(
MW
)]
key for one second.
6. Press and hold in the PTT switch, and press the
[
D/MR
(
MW
)]
key momentarily while
holding in the PTT switch. This will not cause transmission, but rather it will instruct the
transceiver that you are programming a separate transmit frequency into memory.
When you have finished the above procedure, press the
[
D/MR
(
MW
)]
key momentarily.
The channel number and repeater downlink frequency will appear on the display. If you
press the PTT switch, you will observe the display changing to indicate the repeater’s uplink
frequency. Note also that the display shows “ ” in the upper
left-hand corner; this indicates that an “odd” (non-standard)
shift has been stored on this channel.
CHECKING THE REPEATER UPLINK
(
INPUT
)
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
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key. You’ll notice that the display has shifted to the
repeater uplink frequency. Press the
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key again to cause operation to revert to
normal monitoring of the repeater downlink (output) frequency. While you are listening on
the input frequency to the repeater using the
[
REV
(
DW
)]
key, the repeater offset icon will
blink.