Accessing a Ham Radio Repeater

I'll show you how to connect your radio to a repeater and make a contact! The process is the same for all analog repeaters. This radio was purchased for $25 on amazon.

Our repeater system is located in Bridgeport, CT. VHF: 146.445MHz, UHF: 441.700MHz. Antennas are up about 300ft ASL. Coverage includes most of Fairfield county, the Long Island sound, Long Island, and all the way down to New York City!

Our weekly net at 8pm EST every thursday. Anyone is invited to join.

Thanks for watching, more videos are on the way.

[jasonbrown]

little videos like this is precisly how i plan on slowly learning all of this material. thank you

[chrisa]

New ham here- SO grateful for you folks that make these videos. This was just what I needed!

[hunagirl]

You did a good, thorough job of explaining this and it’s made a difference for me grasping it. Other teachers I’ve watched only told the theory but it was you walking through the steps that clarified it. Thank you.

[Crusty_Camper]

Thank you for this very helpful video. I am new to this, and you have a natural skill at conveying information ( this is coming from a retired teacher ). 73 !

[eriklaken]

Thank you so much, here in Holland (EU) i will start first licence, looks like the drone licence i have do this year. Prepper fun.!

[adaptableamy]

Thank you for this. I watch a lot of videos that claim to teach you how to use it, but this was extremely informative.

[dougdruziak]

Best video I’ve come across yet. Thank you very much!
-KD2YNK

[surveysy]

Very good one, this is what i was looking for

[TheDude]

Very helpful, basic information. Thank you!

[Widderic]

Awesome. I'm just now diving into all of this.

[richhoule]

You solved all my problems tonight. THANK YOU!!!! Liked and subscribed

[deepdirtysouth]

Great video thank you very much. I’m grateful to you man. Thank you

[nordicwolf]

Excellent, thank you so much for showing this.😊

[qotsadet]

Thank you. This didn’t make sense until now.

[atazth]

Oh snap I work in the area a few times a week. I should start throwing my radio in my work truck

[jjryan]

Thanks. You could probably do a good Carl Sagan impression.

[-_-O]

Did you receive that email in the end?

[Bward]

so your radio is set to the listed frequency. But when you key it, it uses the offset and transmits on the new frequency. If you have your partner radio set the same way, you won't hear each other, right? If you are 146.445 and it jumps to 147.445 but your partner is on 146.445 how exactly do you communicate? Do you have to jump back and forth frequencies to receive and transmit?

[NYBudgetPrepper]

I am trying to program my radio to my local repeater. I am new to HAM and still learning. My local repeater was found on repeater maps and it has Two frequencies. It is for Hornell NY. The numbers are 53.370- call sign K2TJW and underneath it says 146.865-. How do I figure out what the offset is?

[joeweberofficial]

If I want to contact a friend for instance using a repeater. Do I need to call the repeater channel or the channel that me and my friend usually use? If it’s the repeater then, is there any way to use the privacy code to stop other people joining our conversation?