Connecting to a reflector is quite simple.
Simply set your radio with the reflector number in the "Your" or
"UR" slot and make sure your Rpt2 slot is set up for the gateway
you're using. Here's an example:
To Link:
| YOUR: |
REF005AL |
|
RPT1: |
K6MDD B (The
B goes in the eighth position. |
|
RPT2: |
K6MDD G (The
G goes in the eighth position. |
When you key the mike, an announcement will come back telling
you that the reflector is connected. At this time you move to a
different memory location where YOUR is set to CQCQCQ. It will
look like this:
| YOUR: |
CQCQCQ |
|
RPT1: |
K6MDD B
(The B goes in the eighth position. |
|
RPT2: |
K6MDD G
(The G goes in the eighth position. |
Notice that the only thing that has changed is the YOUR
call. RPT1 and RPT2 remain the same. To disconnect the
reflector set YOUR to 7 spaces followed by the letter U, like
this:
| YOUR: |
*******U (Use spaces, not asterisks) |
|
RPT1: |
K6MDD B
(The B goes in the eighth position. |
|
RPT2: |
K6MDD G
(The G goes in the eighth position. |
That's all there is to it. In many cases the repeater you
are listening to is already connected to an interesting
reflector. If that's the case, just set your radio as in frame
2 above and you're all set. Anyone you hear will hear you.
A lot of this is going to change because there are still a
lot of loose ends. For example, if you connect to REF004, is
there a discussion in progress? You won't interrupt anything if
you connect up but you might want to know who's in QSO before
you do. Many more changes are coming.
