Hi,
What is best practice for using a repeater (in reference to avoiding interference on the transmit frequency)?
For example let's say the repeater output frequency (RX to listen on) is 145.000 and input frequency is 145.600 (PL 131.8 or something like that).
Normally when programmed the Baofeng and I presume other radios would be listening on 145.000. But when you transmit it would be on 145.600. Imagine someone was using simplex 145.600. Since my radio is only listening to the output frequency in theory I could step on top of the ham using 145.600 simplex.
How do folks manage this on HT's ? Seems kind of painful to manage dual watch or something like that for a Baofeng or switch between VFO to tune to 145.6000 and back to channel mode to transmit.
Or is the radio also listening on the transmit frequency when a repeater is programmed for Baofeng?
Thanks.
What is best practice for using a repeater (in reference to avoiding interference on the transmit frequency)?
For example let's say the repeater output frequency (RX to listen on) is 145.000 and input frequency is 145.600 (PL 131.8 or something like that).
Normally when programmed the Baofeng and I presume other radios would be listening on 145.000. But when you transmit it would be on 145.600. Imagine someone was using simplex 145.600. Since my radio is only listening to the output frequency in theory I could step on top of the ham using 145.600 simplex.
How do folks manage this on HT's ? Seems kind of painful to manage dual watch or something like that for a Baofeng or switch between VFO to tune to 145.6000 and back to channel mode to transmit.
Or is the radio also listening on the transmit frequency when a repeater is programmed for Baofeng?
Thanks.