Confusing myself on how to connect to a repeater

[htims05]

I've connected to multiple repeaters before - but they all have the same tone on RX/TX.  I'm now looking to connect to one I see here on mygmrs and it lists the following:

Output: 462.650 MHz   No Tone

Input:467.650 MHz   141.3 Hz

On my radio in the settings I have a TX-CTSS and a RX-CTSS where I set the tone.  Additionally the radio shows that it'll transmit on 462.650 but the repeater lists that as the output freq - so that's why I'm getting confused - on my radio is the TX-CTSS or the RX-CTSS the one without a tone set?

 

I think I'm confusing myself with the radio's transmit freq vs that being the same as the output freq shown on the repeater (seems like that should be the input??)....

[MichaelLAX]

13 minutes ago, htims05 said:

...on my radio is the TX-CTSS or the RX-CTSS the one without a tone set?

The RX-CTSS is the one without the tone.

What model radio do you have?

[MichaelLAX]

19 minutes ago, htims05 said:

Additionally the radio shows that it'll transmit on 462.650 but the repeater lists that as the output freq...

I think I'm confusing myself with the radio's transmit freq vs that being the same as the output freq shown on the repeater (seems like that should be the input??)....

Be careful:

Some radios will have a "Channel 19" or perhaps a "GMRS Channel 5" that transmits and receives on both 462.650.

But you want a "repeater channel 5" that will receive on 462.650, but transmit on 467.650.

[htims05]

2 minutes ago, MichaelLAX said:

The RX-CTSS is the one without the tone.

What model radio do you have?

Thanks!  KG-935G.  I know how to do the programing as I've used other repeaters (positive contact with a person)...just they had the same tone on both RX/TX.

[htims05]

Just now, MichaelLAX said:

Be careful:

Some radios will have a "Channel 19" or perhaps a "GMRS Channel 6" that transmits and receives on both 462.650.

But you want a "repeater channel 6" that will receive on 462.650, but transmit on 467.650.

Yep - I'm on the right channel...screen changes to 467 when I hit the PTT

[MichaelLAX]

I corrected my typo from "channel 6" to "channel 5"

Comes from trying to think BEFORE coffee!! hahahaha 

I hear great things about that HT! 

What area are you in?

[htims05]

1 hour ago, MichaelLAX said:

I corrected my typo from "channel 6" to "channel 5"

Comes from trying to think BEFORE coffee!! hahahaha 

I hear great things about that HT! 

What area are you in?

Yeah my first entry into GMRS was the KG-805G that worked great compared to the bubble packs - primarily used it for kids to roam the neighborhood - repeaters expanded that as they got a little older....now the 935 is kinda acting as a base, gives me the option to monitor a normal simplex GMRS channel for the kids and then if they switch to a repeater I'll hear them too.  Currently wired it up out the window to a J-pole sitting on the front porch and so far it's getting great reception...I'll be curious to see how it does when I put it up 20ft.

The 2 channel receive and the NOAA alerts is what did it for me.

 

I'm on the east coast

[BoxCar]

On 9/29/2021 at 1:09 PM, htims05 said:

On my radio in the settings I have a TX-CTSS and a RX-CTSS where I set the tone. 

You set the TX-CTSS to transmit a tone, leave the RX-CTSS blank to receive any transmission. Setting a value in RX-CTSS means you only receive from radios transmitting that tone.