WSAE471

New member.WSA471 .. I have an analog handheld gmrs radio and I want to connect to the linked repeaters in my area. Is it as simple as programming the frequency and tones and being in range of one of the repeaters or will I need other hardware because my understanding is these linked repeater's operate on a node system and I am not sure if a analog radio will work?

Brand new to gmrs WASE471. I have an analog tidradio and wanted to connect to a group of linked repeaters in my area. Is it as simple as programming the frequency and tones and of course being within range. Or will I need other hardware because from what I understand these linked repeaters run on a node system ?