Atlantic City 675.

[WSAW335]

Greetings,

New to GMRS and am trying to access repeater Atlantic City 675. I have entered the frequency 462.675 MHz, channel number 28.

I have the tones (in and out) set at 141.3 Hz. Two tones are available ( 141.3 Hz & 146.2 Hz) I have tried them both.

Owner say repeater is an "open repeater".  Still can't seem to connect.

What am i doing wrong??? Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks, WSAW 335

[WRQC527]

3 minutes ago, WSAW335 said:

Greetings,

New to GMRS and am trying to access repeater Atlantic City 675. I have entered the frequency 462.675 MHz, channel number 28.

I have the tones (in and out) set at 141.3 Hz. Two tones are available ( 141.3 Hz & 146.2 Hz) I have tried them both.

Owner say repeater is an "open repeater".  Still can't seem to connect.

What am i doing wrong??? Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks, WSAW 335

How far are you from the repeater? What kind of radio? Are you outside where your signal isn't trapped in a building or a vehicle? Are there buildings, trees or other obstructions blocking you from the repeater?

[WSAW335]

I'm approximately 2.5 miles away from repeater. Radio is a Baofeng UV-5R GMRS. I'm outside with no obstructions.

[GreggInFL]

You need to transmit to the repeater on 467.675.  Setting your radio to 462.675 allows you to receive from the repeater.  All repeaters have an input frequency and an output frequency.

Also, it looks like 146.2 is the tone you want.

[amaff]

1 minute ago, GreggInFL said:

You need to transmit to the repeater on 467.675.  Setting your radio to 462.675 allows you to receive from the repeater.

For clarity, on the UV-5R-family, you need to set a +5.00 Mhz offset.
On the radio, you'll set the direction (I think is the option) to "+", and the offset to 5.000

That way you're listening on the 462.xxx, but the radio will transmit on 467.xxx

[GreggInFL]

^ Better said.

[WSAW335]

Thanks, will give the +5.00 Mhz offset a try.

[WSAW335]

Just checked my CHIRP settings and the +5.00 Mhz offset is already set on radio.

[amaff]

I'm guessing you mean for that channel on the radio. In that case, it SHOULD work.
There's always a chance the repeater is offline for some reason. In which case, it wouldn't matter what you put in the radio. Can you hear traffic on 675? And do you still hear that traffic with the tone enabled? (IE: repeater channel 20 and simplex channel 20 are the same receive frequency, so on an open (no tones) channel, you can potentially hear simplex traffic even if you're on a 'repeater' channel)

[GreggInFL]

5 minutes ago, WSAW335 said:

13 minutes ago, WSAW335 said:

Just checked my CHIRP settings and the +5.00 Mhz offset is already set on radio.

 

What happens after you push the PTT button?  Does the light go green and you hear a hissing sound?  If so you are connecting to the repeater.

Repeaters must identify periodically.  Most use morse code every 15 minutes or so.  If you are monitoring 462.675 and hear nothing the repeater may be down.

[WSAW335]

Yes, the light goes green and I hear a hissing sound after I push the PTT button. With that being said, I thought I was hitting the repeater, but being new to GMRS I wasn't sure. Thanks for the clarification. 

[amaff]

Oh. Then you're good.

[GreggInFL]

1 minute ago, WSAW335 said:

Yes, the light goes green and I hear a hissing sound after I push the PTT button. With that being said, I thought I was hitting the repeater, but being new to GMRS I wasn't sure. Thanks for the clarification. 

Hey, we're hear to serve.

Others are not obligated to respond to your transmission, so the only thing you may get back is that hissing sound -- especially if you are the only one on the channel.  Next time try something like, "WSAW335, radio check please."  If anyone is listening there is a good chance they will respond.

BTW, pushing PTT without saying anything is called "kerchunking"* and is considered bad form.  Don't worry, it's happened to the best of us.

* https://www.amateurradio.com/proper-kerchunking/

[WSAW335]

Thanks for all the reply's. When I do try to hit the repeater I always ask for a radio check, no "kerchunking"  

I'll keep trying, maybe there's just not much traffic on it. Thanks again.

[WRQC527]

1 hour ago, WSAW335 said:

Thanks for all the reply's. When I do try to hit the repeater I always ask for a radio check, no "kerchunking"  

I'll keep trying, maybe there's just not much traffic on it. Thanks again.

Ask for a signal report. Radio checks are what you ask your wife for when you want yet another radio.

[nokones]

Not all 675 repeaters uses the National Travel Tone. Some use other tones i.e. the Atlantic City 675 repeater uses 146.2 Hz in/out.

[WSAW335]

17 minutes ago, nokones said:

Not all 675 repeaters uses the National Travel Tone. Some use other tones i.e. the Atlantic City 675 repeater uses 146.2 Hz in/out.

This is true, but the owner of the repeater states, "System has 2 active PL’s 146.2 and 141.3 your choice."

I've tried both.

[ULTRA2]

21 hours ago, WSAW335 said:

"System has 2 active PL’s 146.2 and 141.3 your choice."

Do this repeater have split tones, or they use the same tones for tx and rx the reason I ask some repeater uses split tones to minimize interference 

[OffRoaderX]

14 minutes ago, ULTRA2 said:

reason I ask some repeater uses split tones to minimize interference 

Please explain to me how split tones on my repeater will minimize interference, thanks!

[BoxCar]

10 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

Please explain to me how split tones on my repeater will minimize interference, thanks!

Dummy - each tone cancels half the interference from the S.A.D. HA.M.S.

[nokones]

46 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

Please explain to me how split tones on my repeater will minimize interference, thanks!

Sometimes, split tones will help minimize your own intermod.

[WSAW335]

On 6/1/2024 at 6:57 PM, ULTRA2 said:

Do this repeater have split tones, or they use the same tones for tx and rx the reason I ask some repeater uses split tones to minimize interference 

As far as I know it does not have split tones. It uses the same tone for tx and rx. 

[WRXB678]

So, what is the final answer for the tones on this Atlantic City repeater 20?I l live in Mt Top PA, but I'm trying to setup an HT for my mom, who lives in Villas NJ, roughly 15 min from N Cape May. Also any other GMRS repeater info near there would be Greatly appreciated.