I am deploying an ICFR3000 for the two meter hams in my town. Everything ready to go except the ID'er ID's every ten minutes even if there is no activity. I cannot find a setting in the program to make it ID only if it has been keyed. I don't need a beacon; especially if people want to monitor the repeater all night for emergency traffic. Does anyone know how to make it ID only if there has been activity during the last ten minutes? Thanks.
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ICFR3000 CWID DON'T NEED IT TO ID IF NO ACTIVITY
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The FR3000 is a commercial repeater, where that kind of logic isn't required. If enabled, the CWID will simply ID at the interval programmed, regardless of channel activity.
In order to accomplish what you want, you will have to purchase and install one of the many aftermarket amateur repeater controllers that provide this functionality.
In order to accomplish what you want, you will have to purchase and install one of the many aftermarket amateur repeater controllers that provide this functionality.
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Also, if you are using a PL/DPL tone on the output, program the repeater to transmit CWID without it. That's how it's done on the commercial/public safety side, no officer wants to listen to it ID.
Trick will be getting the hams to program their radios with a receive PL/DPL tone. (Good luck with that).
Well, since I do a good deal of the programming for the guys here, CTCSS is enabled for every radio I program. Good point though on disabling subaudible on ID. Thanks guys. To cmdrwill, there is a heckuva lot of stuff not on the ham test these days. But, like all of us, they will learn. 73 guys
Too* (the irony)
It’s not stupidity, I think the issue is that you don’t know if the repeater broadcasts with a tone or not so why program a decode and potentially make your radio deaf to the frequency.
Learning takes a good mentor or teacher. Most Ham;s are not good at teaching or mentoring.
On one large linked repeater network the so called mentors have absolutely NO clues.
I do give a lot of appreciation to one of my mentors, The Shoe.
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I also know what a PL tone is and how it works. Thanks for pointing out my error, grammar police.
Why would you NOT want RX PL? It's not going to make anything deaf, there is a thing called off hook monitor if you're so worried about it.
I literally can't think of a analog ham repeater around me that does not transmit PL. I mean, if you want to listen to squelch bursts, farts, crackle, pop, buzz, etc at every streetlight or even in your own vehicle (esp on 2M) as well as CWID all the time, then eat your heart out!
1970 called and they want their vibrasponders back.
Ratts, where did I put all those.
Unfortunately, there are many ham repeater owners/operators out there who for one reason or another only listen for a PL and don't transmit one. The primary function of PL usage in Ham Radio is to help select the desired repeater if you are in between them, or if there is skip occouring.
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I just got one of these units as well. I believe it is in the Public Safety band. How did you get yours down to the ham band? and how stable is it? I have read that it doesn't require any physical modification and its all done in the software. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Enter your frequencies and subaudible squelch info. It should take ham frequencies no problem. Mine did. Be sure to save your present profile (configuration file) to re-enter it in case you make a mistake. That is always good advice. If what you have presently works, save it. You might look to see what frequencies and squelch codes are in it and send that info to the group. If I can help you further, I can give you my cell # and we can chat. 73, Bob
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Yea bob how about shooting me an email with your number I’m pretty new to these units. I’ll take any advice I can get.
justinedgerton69@gmail.com
I'm not sure about the programming aspect of it, but there's a circuit that'll work to trigger an IDer as you specified it:
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