tiggen
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I'm a (relatively) new ham, and I've recently been having trouble getting on the local (Atlanta)146.82 machine. To complicate matters, I'm learning a new radio (Kenwood TM-V71A).
Last night I tried to check in to a linked repeater net, but was unable to hear any audio on my radio with the CTCSS set to 146.2, which is the proper tone. The S meter was full strength (I'm only about 2-3 miles from the repeater), and the radio said "busy" on that band. After a little bit of fiddling I removed the tone, and suddenly I could hear everybody else.
I then tried to check in, but without the tone set I'm pretty sure I was not heard. (The net controller did not acknowledge my call.) Either way, I thought the CTCSS is used for transmit and not receive. Am I wrong? As I understand it I rightly shouldn't have been heard when I transmitted without the CTCSS tone turned on, but why didn't I hear anything with it turned on? (I realize this may be a radio specific question, that maybe I turned on some setting, but I have been re-reading my manual and can not find anything about this issue.)
I'm pretty sure I have the radio programmed properly as I was able to get on a net on the W4BOC Stone Mtn repeater last week, and while the frequencies and tones are different, the setup is the exact same.
I hope I explained this properly. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Last night I tried to check in to a linked repeater net, but was unable to hear any audio on my radio with the CTCSS set to 146.2, which is the proper tone. The S meter was full strength (I'm only about 2-3 miles from the repeater), and the radio said "busy" on that band. After a little bit of fiddling I removed the tone, and suddenly I could hear everybody else.
I then tried to check in, but without the tone set I'm pretty sure I was not heard. (The net controller did not acknowledge my call.) Either way, I thought the CTCSS is used for transmit and not receive. Am I wrong? As I understand it I rightly shouldn't have been heard when I transmitted without the CTCSS tone turned on, but why didn't I hear anything with it turned on? (I realize this may be a radio specific question, that maybe I turned on some setting, but I have been re-reading my manual and can not find anything about this issue.)
I'm pretty sure I have the radio programmed properly as I was able to get on a net on the W4BOC Stone Mtn repeater last week, and while the frequencies and tones are different, the setup is the exact same.
I hope I explained this properly. Any help would be greatly appreciated!