Meaning

[asatrur]

Right now, while I am studying for my exam, I listen to different things running on our local repeaters and we have something I am interested in listening to run on the freq listed below. I have found the 146.760, but I wanting to confirm if the -100Hz is the repeater offset?
146.760 (-) 100Hz tone
Thanks
Asatrur

[AD]

Use this http://k5ehx.net/repeaters/qrepeater.php. Plug in you zip or city, state in the Geo box

After it lists the repeaters scroll down and click the "50" number to go out to 50 miles. 

Depending on you radio, you candownload this list and use it via programming software and dump all of these into the radio.

[GDP]

The 100 Hz is the sub-audible tone that is required to be in your transmision to open the repeater.  If your signal doesn't have this tone, the repeater won't respond to your transmission.

The offset for 2 meter repeaters is .600 MHz.  A megaHertz is 1,000,000 Hz.  A Hertz is the measure of cycles per second.  Therefore, .600 MHz would be 600,000 Hz, or 600 KiloHertz (kHz).  Here's a link that does a nice job of explaining these terms.

http://www.hamuniverse.com/repeater.html

[asatrur]

Thanks, but if I am just listening, do I need to set anything? When you say open the repeater, do you mean all folks using that repeater to talk have to have that set?

[GDP]

If you are just listening, then you don't have to set anything other than the correct frequency of 146.760.  Yes, anyone you hear talking over the repeater has their rig (radio) set to include the tone in their transmission.

[asatrur]

This is amazing. Thanks for all the responses. So, this is the my PL or CTCSS tone then. Now I know where to look in my manual to set it.

[GDP]

This is amazing. Thanks for all the responses. So, this is the my PL or CTCSS tone then. Now I know where to look in my manual to set it.

Yep, and you are a fast learner!

[N7TFP]

The minus (-) indicates that you should transmit 600kHz lower than 146.760 MHz. All repeaters have either a (+) or a (-) offset. The 100Hz tone listed at the end means that you should set your radio to transmit a 100Hz PL tone.

[idial1911]

The minus (-) indicates that you should transmit 600kHz lower than 146.760 MHz. All repeaters have either a (+) or a (-) offset. The 100Hz tone listed at the end means that you should set your radio to transmit a 100Hz PL tone.

Yes and to take this a step farther, most radios will automatically adjust for the split when you key up. So as long as you have the right offset the radio does the rest.. So easy, even I can do it!!

[GDP]

Yes, but he only wants to listen right now.