That's the standard offset for UHF repeaters. that's usually selected, because different states have different standards. For example, in Ohio, simplex and repeater "channels" (for lack of a better word) are 15 KHz apart. In Michigan, they are usually 20 KHz apart. 5KHz plays nice with both.
On 2013-08-30 09:58, Pat Anderson wrote:
Trump me if I am mistaken, but the usual step value in the US is 5 mhz.
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 9:14 PM, Mike Morrow mike@primecareercollege.com wrote:
The step is the channel spacing amount. You can set this on many radios from 25 to 2.5 MHz. When you turn a tuning know in VFO mode, this is the amount the radio changes frequency by.
If the radio’s step is too high, it will not allow entry of some frequencies and will do something (variable by radio) to go to the next higher or lower frequency which complies with the step value you have set.
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