Vertex Standard FT-2800M Repeater Splits, [1] Standard Repeater Shift, MHz, SET, MHz, SET, MHz, SET, REV, MHz, SET, MHz, SET, MHz, SET, DIAL, DIAL, SIMP, DIAL, DIAL, –RPTR, +RPTR

ADVANCED OPERATION

REPEATER OPERATION

The FT-2800Mincludes a host of convenience features which makes operation on amateur repeaters both efficient and enjoyable.

Repeater Splits

This transceiver offers three methods of setting up split-frequency operation on repeaters:

[1] Manual selection of preset repeater shifts;

[2] Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS), providing automatic activation of repeater shifts during designated repeater frequency subbands; and

[3] Independently stored transmit and receive frequencies (typically not corresponding to established repeater frequency shifts).

[1] Standard Repeater Shift

To activate the standard shift manually, you may use the Set (Menu) mode:

1.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select “21 RPTR.”

2.Press the [MHz(SET)] key, then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired shift direc- tion (–RPTR, +RPTR, or SIMP).

3.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second to save your new setting and exit to normal operation.

You also may program one of the Microphone’s programmable keys ([P1] ~ [P4]) to allow quick access to the above procedure. See page 45 for details on the setup

of the programmable keys.

With repeater shift activated, you can temporarily reverse the transmit and receive frequencies by pressing the [REV(DW)] key (or microphone’s [B] key). Use this feature to display the transmit frequency without transmitting, and to check the strength of signals on a repeater uplink frequency (so as to determine whether or not a particular station is within “Simplex” range, for example).

The repeater offset is fixed to 600 kHz from the factory. You can change the offset by the following procedure, if needed for vacation travel or other purposes:

1.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second, then rotate the DIAL knob to select “24 SHIFT.”

2.Press the [MHz(SET)] key, then rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired offset. Note that the resolution of the “standard” repeater shift is to the nearest 50 kHz multiple.

3.Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second to save your new setting and exit to normal operation.

Do not use this procedure for programming of an “odd split” type repeater pair! The process for programming odd splits is shown on page 23.

FT-2800M OPERATING MANUAL 21