dtanonis Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 Howdy, Just got my license and am testing two Btech X1 HT units. I can call and recieve with the local repeater using a single radio however when both units are set to the repeater channel, my signal isn't received by the second (recieving) HT unit. (Hope that makes sense) Any advise would be appreciated DaveWRJS228 Quote
kidphc Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 Hopefully, they are NOT physically connected to the same antenna at the same time. If they are on two separate antennas make sure there is a lot of separation between the antennas and feedline Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Quote
Jones Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 You can't use 2 Btech radios or any other CCRs in the same room while trying to use a remote located repeater. The units are too close together, and transmitting on one of them will overload the receiver on the other one, so you will hear nothing. Get them 100 feet apart, and it will work. gman1971 1 Quote
dtanonis Posted October 23, 2020 Author Report Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks guys, I was testing with 20 feet of separation. Will try again with 100' per the suggestion. Much appreciated. DaveWRJS228 Quote
kidphc Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks guys, I was testing with 20 feet of separation. Will try again with 100' per the suggestion. Much appreciated. DaveWRJS228Kinda why repeaters get expensive. Its all about the isolation. On tower for the antennas you often see one upside down if it ia close in frequencies. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk Quote
dtanonis Posted October 23, 2020 Author Report Posted October 23, 2020 Appreciate the information. On an unrelated subject, can I ask what is the correct protocol for signaling between two HT units when we only have one call sign? Is there a standard such as "WRJS228 Unit 1calling WRJS228 Unit 2" or "Mobile calling Base" with the call sign? Thanks for the help DaveWRJS228 Mikeam 1 Quote
mbrun Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 I have my radios marked “Unit 1” and “Unit 2”. When both are mobile we use our Callsign plus the unit number. We use ‘Base’ when referring to the radio in the home. E.g. WRHS965 Base calling Unit 1. WRHS965 Unit 1 calling base. Etc. We only add the unit number or base when talking within the license (multiple family members talking to each other). MichaelWHRS965KE8PLM Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk dtanonis 1 Quote
dtanonis Posted October 24, 2020 Author Report Posted October 24, 2020 Thanks Michael, That's what we will adopt. DaveWRJS228 Quote
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