[Icom] IC-u2AT MARS Offset Question.

[Dave Jeffries]

Hi Gary,
For what it's worth.......
As I remember, on my 02-AT,  the amount of
offset that one programmed
into memory #1 would be the only offset that
could be used in memories 1
thru 6.  Simplex could be used in that group
but if an offset was selected
the same amount of shift that was loaded into
#1 would be that used in
the rest of the low numbers group.

I therefore had to program my CAP offsets
into channels 7,8,9, or 10
as they could accept "other" offsets.

You might try loading the MARS offset into
the higher channels to see
if the U2-AT is set up the same way.

Please let us know how it turns out.

Dave J,      AFA3CI
sd0044@enetis.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary V. Smith" <gvsmith@skyenet.net>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>;
<2m@mailman.qth.net>; <mars@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Icom] IC-u2AT MARS Offset Question.


> Okay, I'll try this again.  I got a reply
from ICOM (see below), but it was
> no help.  I'm re-posting this message to a
wider audience in hopes of
> finding someone who remembers how this is
done.
>
> I sent this to ICOM tech support, but I
thought I'd try to jog your
> collective memories and maybe get a
response a little sooner.
> I've recently started using my IC-u2AT
again after several years of using
> more recent technology HTs. Out of a need
for simplicity of operation my
> old u2AT fits the bill. However, I need to
be able to set the HT for the
> primary Army MARS 2m repeater set of
143.990/148.010. When I was using the
> u2AT some years ago I remember that the
MARS frequency pair had to be
> placed in either memory 0 or 1. I have no
problem setting the frequency
> pair, but I think I remember that there was
a way to have the 4.02 MHz
> offset required for MARS in the one memory
location while still maintaining
> the standard .600 MHz offset for standard
repeater operations in the other
> memory locations. I just can't remember how
to do that now and the manual
> doesn't speak clearly to this. Must be that
age thing..hi..hi.
>
> Any help refreshing my memory (no pun
intended) would be greatly appreciated.
>
> 73,
> Gary Smith - KD6RXT / AAM5MI / AAR5MU
> Dowagiac, MI