Dick Grady AC7EL wrote:
There is one legal problem with using a dual-band rig as a crossband repeater.
Both the 2-meter and 70-cm sides are ham transmitters, and must be ID'd every 10
minutes and at the end of every series of transmissions, just like every other
station and repeater.

This is an interesting point, and one that I had not considered. I
thought about ID, but not on the UHF output of the crossbanding unit.

I don't remember seeing any available gear that supports an automated id
for this transmitter, but then again I wasn't looking for it
specifically. Anyone know of a rig that can do the id?

73, Steve KB9X

On Feb 25, 5:05 pm, Steve Bonine wrote:
Dick Grady AC7EL wrote:
There is one legal problem with using a dual-band rig as a crossband repeater.
Both the 2-meter and 70-cm sides are ham transmitters, and must be ID'd every 10
minutes and at the end of every series of transmissions, just like every other
station and repeater.

The sure-fire method I use is to use a dual-band HT and go over to the
2-meter input side and ID once every ten minutes. Thus all frequencies
are covered for ID.

"Mike Mc" wrote ...
Steve Bonine wrote:
Dick Grady AC7EL wrote:
There is one legal problem with using a dual-band rig as a crossband
repeater.
Both the 2-meter and 70-cm sides are ham transmitters, and must be ID'd
every 10
minutes and at the end of every series of transmissions, just like
every other
station and repeater.

The sure-fire method I use is to use a dual-band HT and go over to the
2-meter input side and ID once every ten minutes. Thus all frequencies
are covered for ID.

Doesn't an ID originating on the 70-cm link end up being
transmitted on *both* frequencies? Am I missing something?

Doesn't an ID originating on the 70-cm link end up being
transmitted on *both* frequencies? Am I missing something?

Not on the 70-cm side coming OUT of the mobile radio. That's why you
come in on the 2 meter input.

"Richard Crowley" writes:

"Mike Mc" wrote ...
Steve Bonine wrote:
The sure-fire method I use is to use a dual-band HT and go over to the
2-meter input side and ID once every ten minutes. Thus all frequencies
are covered for ID.

Doesn't an ID originating on the 70-cm link end up being
transmitted on *both* frequencies? Am I missing something?

I thought the point of cross-band repeat was that input and output
frequencies are so far apart that you don't need cavity filters.
Which is why you can do it in a simple transceiver. If true, what you
send to it on one band only gets transmitted on the other
band. Correct me if I'm wrong.

73 de LA4RT Jon, Trondheim, Norway