Repeater operation – Kenwood TH78E User Manual

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REPEATER OPERATION

1 Transmitter Offsets

All amateur radio repeaters use a separate receive
and transmit frequency. The receive frequency may
be above or below the transmit frequency. Most
repeater configurations fall into one of the following
categories.

Offset
Direction

UHF Band

(European version

VHF Band UHF Band

only)

2 Selecting the Offset Direction

Press the SHIFT key. The transceiver will shift from
one offset direction to the other, such as from + to

-, or from - to simplex where no indicator shows.

In the European version (UHF band ), - change

t o - - .

3 Automatic Offset Selection

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U.S.A. and CANADA versions

The TH-78A is programmed according to the
standard ARRL(Amateur Radio Relay League) Band

Plan for repeater offset direction. You can override

this programming by using the SHIFT key as
described in the preceding paragraph.

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European version

The TH-78E automatic offset is programmed as
follows.

144.00

145.600

145.800

SIMPLEX

- 600 k H z

SIMPLEX

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To cancel automatic offset

Press and hold the BAND key and switch the power
on.

This operation switches automatic offset mode on or
off.

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