[Using CHIRP to enter repeater frequency?]

Ok I think I get it. When you say open the repeater, you mean to  TX using it to extend your range.  If I want to hear and talk to everyone using the repeater (simply like if I were to be using CH 16) I set to TONE and CHIRP puts it in the Tone column automatically. Right?

[Using CHIRP to enter repeater frequency?]

Our GMRS repeater tone is 141.3 in and out. If I use CHIRP do I input TSQL 141.3 in which column?

[New to GMRS, and need help with connecting to repeaters.]

Thank you for helping. In CHIRP can't I put 141.3 in both the tone and TSQL columns (Cross) and be able to TX and RX just like a regular channel only using one channel?? 

[New to GMRS, and need help with connecting to repeaters.]

On 7/20/2022 at 4:22 PM, KAF6045 said:

The repeater is on .550. You'll need to check your radio manual for which repeater channel has the .550. (Judging by the skimpy manual I found, you may have multiple repeater "channels" on .550 -- so you could have multiple repeaters using the same frequency but with different tones).

Your radio will transmit on 467.550, using a transmit tone of 136.5 (you can leave the receive tone OFF until you confirm the repeater is accessed). Your radio will receive on 462.550.

If you have both units configured for repeater mode, then they are both transmitting on a 467. frequency and listening on a 462. frequency -- so naturally, they can't talk to each other. To do that you need to go to a simplex (non-repeater) channel where they transmit and receive on the same frequency.

 

PS: Posting the same thing in multiple forums just results in split responses and overhead of finding information.

 

I used chirp to program radio # 2 to listen on the TX frequency (467.6000) and the tone 141.3 which is my local repeater. I could pick up the repeater on radio #1 but when I transmitted on #1 I got nothing. The repeater is to far for my TX. However, I don't understand what the issue is for radio #2 to not receive when I tx.