I don't memorise frequencies. In my radios, I display the name of the city or the name of the owning club. Frequencies are only for simplex.
> On 02 April 2019 at 07:54 Dennis Wage <dw...@dwage.com> wrote: > > One thing to mention. Although naming repeaters and commonly used > frequencies can be handy, I have found that most all hams memorize > frequencies. So even though I made up a naming convention for my radios so I > would quickly know which repeater I was tuned to, I think it's better to > display frequencies instead of names. > > For example: I named 147.015 in Nashville DANAV1. DA = Davidson County, > NA = Nashville, V = VHF, 1 2 3 etc. etc. But everyone else refers to it as > 015. And at first I never knew what they were talking about till I started > memorizing the frequencies instead of my names. > > 73 DW > Dennis M. Wage (W9BOQ) > > 245 Corum Hill Road > Castalian Springs, TN 37031 > (615) 310-4242 Cell > (615) 562-5128 Home > http://hammondb3organ.net/ > > http://overdubs.net > > > On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 5:44 PM Scott Raines < truck28...@live.com > mailto:truck28...@live.com > wrote: > > > > My reply was to simply allow for a named channel, to also > display the frequency for that named channel on the line below it. I never > said to use it that way. If one has upwards of say, 100 channels and names, > unless you’ve got a photographic memory, that’s gonna be a bit tough to learn > and associate all 100 names to all 100 channels, to all 100 frequencies. I > only suggested the method I did so one could temporarily associate a name > with a frequency. > > Scott > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > > > > > > From: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 11:30 AM > > To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > If the scan stops on an active channel, the other vfo won’t change > > to match. Things will very rapidly get out of sync. Trust me, you will > > learn very rapidly which frequency goes with each repeater, or what name > > goes with what frequency , etc. I would just set up your radio with the > > preference of name, frequency, or channel on each vfo and just leave it at > > that. > > > > Jardy Dawson WA7JRD > > Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies using the > > Universal Translator. > > > > > > On Apr 1, 2019, at 07:09, Christopher Knowles < cknow...@tiac.net > > mailto:cknow...@tiac.net > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > You say, "don't use both a and b to monitor 1 channel". I > > > assume that means that if I display the name on the top line (a) and the > > > frequency on the bottom line (b), I can only listen to one channel. How > > > about this. Lets say lines 1 and 2 on CHIRP are set to monitor repeaters > > > x and y in Falmouth. It is possible to program CHIRP to scan only > > > certain of the potential 128 channels. If I set up the CHIRP spreadsheet > > > so that the scan only looks at lines 1 and 2, it should simply alternate > > > between the two repeaters. And the two-line display would simply bounce > > > back and forth between repeater x and repeater y. Would that work? > > > Chris Knowles > > > > > > On 4/1/2019 9:41 AM, Jardy via chirp_users wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Use 2 radios, or don’t use both a and b to > > > monitor 1 channel. After a while, you should be able to memorize which is > > > which. On channels I use quite frequently, I name it the frequency. On > > > less used channels, I name it either the call sign of the owner or the > > > location of the repeater. After a while, you won’t need to use both. > > > > > > > > Jardy Dawson WA7JRD > > > > Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies > > > > using the Universal Translator. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 1, 2019, at 04:17, Christopher Knowles < > > > > cknow...@tiac.net mailto:cknow...@tiac.net > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been using Baofengs for a year now. I have > > > > > a UV-5RD+, a BF-F9 V2+, and a UV-XR. Since I live on an island in > > > > > the Atlantic, and my contact with North America is through two > > > > > repeaters on Cape Cod, I love the dual watch feature. If I program > > > > > the radio to display the name on the first line and the frequency on > > > > > the second line, how would I monitor two repeaters and exactly what > > > > > buttons would I have to push to make that happen? Chris Knowles > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When I > > > > > want names, I do go to 21, not 22. Hit menu again, that allows for > > > > > adjustment from freq, channel, name. I then select which of the three > > > > > I want, then hit menu again to confirm, done. If you’ve installed > > > > > names for all your frequencies, that process should do it for you. > > > > > > > > > > > > Second, I don’t know if you are aware of > > > > > > this tid-bit of info or not but, if you do the process I just > > > > > > outlined and, you actually get names, there’s a simple way to also > > > > > > provide the frequency for that name, on the screen too. > > > > > > > > > > > > First, make sure your up arrow is on the > > > > > > top row. Then, select menu & 21 “names”. Then press menu again to > > > > > > confirm. Done. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, push your “A-B” button. Now the arrow > > > > > > is on the bottom row. If you look to the right of the upper row, > > > > > > you’ll see what channel number you have selected while you > > > > > > selected “names”. > > > > > > > > > > > > Your arrow is presently on the bottom so, > > > > > > press the VFO button to select “channel mode”. Now, using the key > > > > > > board, press in the three numbers that you see to the right of the > > > > > > name you selected. When that comes up, you’ll see what’s selected, > > > > > > either the channel or the frequency for the numbers to match the > > > > > > ones above. Now you have the name, and the frequency of one > > > > > > particular channel, on the screen at the same time. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: D.J.J. Ring, Jr. mailto:n...@arrl.net > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 > > > > > > 9:47 PM > > > > > > To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > Cc: Jardy Dawson mailto:jard...@yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > It sounds like you have done your work with > > > > > > CHIRP fine. > > > > > > > > > > > > Consult your owner's manual and find the > > > > > > section about displaying either 1)channel number, 2) frequency, > > > > > > or 3) channel name. > > > > > > > > > > > > If you download from radio to CHIRP and see > > > > > > the names, they are there. > > > > > > > > > > > > Just find the owner's manual. It will tell > > > > > > you, > > > > > > > > > > > > 73 > > > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > N1EA > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2019, 23:28 James Corbin < > > > > > > jamescorbi...@gmail.com mailto:jamescorbi...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I do. When I clone to my computer all of the names are shown. For > > > > > > some reason when I import back to the radio, only the frequency > > > > > > shows. No name. Not sure what step I am missing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 20:25 Jardy > > > > > > > via chirp_users < chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have names entered for those channels? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jardy Dawson WA7JRD > > > > > > > > Message sent through sub space > > > > > > > > hailing frequencies using the Universal Translator. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 31, 2019, at 20:17, > > > > > > > > James Corbin < jamescorbi...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > mailto:jamescorbi...@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I switch my Baofeng PC03 from > > > > > > > > frequency to name? When I go to 21 and 22 for the name, it > > > > > > > > still only shows frequencies. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > James Corbin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > chirp_users mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > > > > > > > > This message was sent to > > > > > > > > > Jardy at jard...@yahoo.com mailto:jard...@yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an > > > > > > > > > email to chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > > mailto:chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > chirp_users mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > > > > > > > This message was sent to James > > > > > > > > at jamescorbi...@gmail.com mailto:jamescorbi...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email > > > > > > > > to chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > mailto:chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > James Corbin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > chirp_users mailing list > > > > > > > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > > > > > > > This message was sent to D.J.J. 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