Operate Through Repeaters; Automatic Repeater Shifts; Manual Repeater Shift Activation - Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual

Operate through Repeaters

Repeater stations, usually located on mountaintops or other high locations, provide a dramatic
extension of the communication range for low-powered hand-held or mobile transceivers. The
FT−8900R
includes a number of features which make repeater operation simple and enjoyable.
Repeater Shifts
FT−8900R
Your has been configured at the factory for the repeater shifts customary in your
country. For the 50 MHz band, this usually will be 1 MHz, while the 144 MHz shift will be
600 kHz; on 70 cm, the shift may be 1.6 MHz, 7.6 MHz, or 5 MHz (USA version).
Depending on the part of the band in which you are operating, the repeater shift may be either
downward (–) or upward (+), and one of these icons will appear on the LCD (above the
frequency) when repeater shifts have been enabled.

Automatic Repeater Shifts

FT−8900R
The provides a convenient
the appropriate repeater shift to be automatically applied whenever you tune into the
designated repeater sub-bands in your country. These sub-bands are shown below.
If the feature does not appear to be working, you may have accidentally disabled it.
ARS
To enable :
ARS
1. Press the
2. Rotate the
3. Press the
setting to ON
4. Press and hold in the
normal operation.0.

Manual Repeater Shift Activation

If the feature has been disabled, or if you need to set a repeater shift direction other than
ARS
that established by the
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
Automatic Repeater Shift
momentarily to enter the
SET key
knob to select
DIAL
knob momentarily, then rotate the
DIAL
(to enable Automatic Repeater Shift).
knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to
DIAL
, you may set the direction of the repeater shift manually.
ARS
OPERATE THROUGH REPEATERS
(
ARS
mode.
Set
Menu #2 ARS .
) feature, which causes
knob to change the
DIAL
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