[Kenwood] really stumped why I can't reach a 440 repeater

[Dave Edwards]

Well, listen on the repeater input freq with another rig.
Put your ear to the speaker and you will hear the PL tone as well.

...Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
To: <kenwood at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: [Kenwood] really stumped why I can't reach a 440 repeater


> Using a D700A in the truck with a vhf/uhf antenna on the roof.
> I programmed the rig with the Kenwood MCP-0700 software.
>
> I used info from the following list of Illinois repeaters.
> http://www.ilra.net/illrdbyfreq.html
>
> I properly set the individual repeaters that were NOT closed to the:
> Freq.
> Step (default of 5kHz)
> Offset (default of 0.60)
>
> Actuated the button for Plus Shift when the list indicated a +
>
> I put a check into the Tone box when a tone was indicated.
> Selected the proper Tone from the Tone Frequency list.
>
>
> CTCSS and DCS were left at their defaults
> Entered the Repeater name and left
> Lock out and AM mode empty.
>
>
> Now maybe I'm expecting too much, but of the dozens of Chicago area UHF
repeaters, I was
> not able to enter a single one.
> I even drove to the local shopping center and went to the 4th floor roof
to try and make
> contact. No Joy!
>
>
> The dial indicates I'm transmitting.
>
> All the vhf repeaters I entered are working properly.
> So the rig is transmitting.
> The 'H' is showing on the dial indicating high power.
>
> I can't find any setting in the software pertaining to power and do not
have a uhf
> wattmeter.
> The antenna is a vhf/uhf model and I even tried a different vhf/uhf
antenna I had.
>
>
> Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Please and thank you.
>
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>
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>
>
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