Do ham repeaters talk to each other?

When the node-to-node connection is made, the audio on the two repeaters is exchanged, just as though both users were talking on the same repeater. It’s common for a ham in Europe to communicate with a ham in New Zealand, for example, with both parties using handheld radios that put out just a watt or two.

How do you tell if you hit a repeater?

The simple answer is to transmit on the repeater’s input frequency, saying something like ” < your callsign > testing” and listen for the repeater’s courtesy beep (assuming there is one) on its output. If you’ve heard the beep, then you’ve hit the repeater.

How do you know if a ham repeater is working?

On most repeaters, you will hear a short transmission coming back from the repeater along with a courtesy beep. A courtesy beep is just a short audio tone or tone sequence that occurs after someone finishes transmitting. If you hear the beep, then you accessed the repeater. Congratulations!

How far do repeaters work?

Repeaters within signal range of each other cannot transmit on the same frequency and PL tone without causing interference. Repeater range is roughly 25 miles. Areas of higher network usage require more repeaters than areas of less network usage in order to provide coverage for all operators and minimize interference.

What does PL mean in ham radio?

PL, an acronym for Private Line, is Motorola’s proprietary name for a communications industry signaling scheme called the Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System, or CTCSS. It is used to prevent a repeater from responding to unwanted signals or interference.

Can Hear repeater but Cannot transmit?

If you can hear a repeater, but your signal is not accessing the repeater, the first thing to check is to make sure that your offset is set properly. The offset is the difference between the repeater’s receive frequency and the transmit frequency.