[aprssig] D710 / Tune

[Stephen H. Smith]

Bob Bruninga wrote:
>> how does the D710 respond to a repeater object 
>> when the user hits the TUNE button when an 
>> offset isn't entered in the repeater object ...
>>     
>
> It uses the standard offset.  It does not read the +/-.  Problem is, I never understood why, but kewnood's do not appear to use standard offsets on UHF, however.
>
>   
This problem is not just limited to Kenwoods.  The UHF band on virtually 
ALL current radios lack a stored band plan to determine automatically 
whether to offset +5 MHz or -5MHz.   Even though all of the same radios 
(or sister models in the case of monobanders) have the two-meter band 
plan and offset table stored in firmware.





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