Repeater frequencies

[WSDC567]

Hey new to this wonderful hobby I have repeaters that I have obtained permission to use and my question is the frequencies for transmit and receive are they the same for tx and rx ?   Just need a little help getting started thank you All for helping me.

[Davichko5650]

2 hours ago, WSDC567 said:

Hey new to this wonderful hobby I have repeaters that I have obtained permission to use and my question is the frequencies for transmit and receive are they the same for tx and rx ?   Just need a little help getting started thank you All for helping me.

Welcome to the world of GMRS.  The transmit frequency of the Repeater will be 5 MHz lower than the receive frequency.  You transmit 5 MHz higher and receive 5MHz lower.  Example is a repeater on 462.600/467.600  you transmit on 467.600 and the repeater receives that and simultaneuosly retransmits it on 462.600.

Now if you're talking about the rx/tx CTCSS or DCS tones.  That's up to the repeater owner to set, they can be the same or different. Many repeaters only use tones on the input, meaning you need to transmit the tone (100.0 for example) for the repeater to hear you. Many do use an output tone, but you don't need to set that if you don't want to, but is convenient if you only want to hear the repeater, and not other users on the frequency using simplex.

 

 

[SteveShannon]

45 minutes ago, WSDC567 said:

Hey new to this wonderful hobby I have repeaters that I have obtained permission to use and my question is the frequencies for transmit and receive are they the same for tx and rx ?   Just need a little help getting started thank you All for helping me.

@Davichko5650 is correct. For repeaters you transmit in 467 MHz and receive at 462 MHz range, but as long as you’re using a GMRS certified radio that’s automatically taken care of.  The repeater channels are channels 23-30 or sometimes they’re labeled Rp15-RP22.  Radios tuned to those channels actually receive on the same 462 MHz frequencies as 15-22, but automatically transmit 5.000 MHz higher.

[Davichko5650]

5 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:

@Davichko5650 is correct.

Once in a while I surprise myself!  You should see the awesome answers I give out on the FB Page - a group where we all pretend to be elmer's. A fun page where being wrong is highly valued!

[WSDC567]

Thank you all for the valuable input got a lot to learn 

[Davichko5650]

47 minutes ago, WSDC567 said:

Thank you all for the valuable input got a lot to learn 

This is  a great source of information. If you're looking for repeaters, check out the repeaters section on the site here, you can look for repeaters near you, or, if travelling, in the area you're going to.