Another newbie question

[DragoSapien]

Could someone explain to me the + and - at the end of frequencies.
Thanks

 

[park]

Could someone explain to me the + and - at the end of frequencies.
Thanks

Are you talking about repeater freq's like: 146.94- ?

 

[hookedon6]

i assume you are refering to (duplex) repeater operations.
on 2 meters the "standard" split is either + or - 600 Hz

for example : you rx on 147.255
you tx on 147.885

and the REPEATER is exactly the reverse
rx 147.885
tx 147.255

 

[DragoSapien]

Yes, thats it. what is there purpose.

 

[WX2MIG]

For a repeater to be able to "repeat" your transmitted signal, it has to do so on two different frequencies. The frequency listed for that repeater will always be the frequency you receive from that repeater. Most modern radios will have ARS (automatic repeater shift) programed into the operating menu, so if you program in the repeater's transmit frequency, it'll automatically add in the 600 Khz shift for you.
When you press the PTT on your radio's mic, the radio will automatically shift 600 either + or - and transmit your voice message into the repeater's receiver, and at the same time the repeater will re-transmit that voice message back out on a 600 Khz shift to all other radios programed to that repeater's receive frequency.
You don't hear your own transmission because during the time of your transmission, your radio is either + or - 600 Khz away, once you release the PTT, your radio returns to the repeater's receive frequency so you can instantly monitor a response to your voice message.

I sure hope I didn't confuse you more on this......:redface:

 

[DragoSapien]

COOL!!!! Thanks allot. That cleared thing up for me.

 

[KingCobra_CDX882]

Don't Worry..

In No time this will all be old news to you
it is a small learning curve is all