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Crackerjack
Advanced Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 510
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 8:53 am: | 
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The Magnum 257 advertizes "Automatic Call Frequency Control (FM 29.600 MHz)"
What is "Automatic" about it?
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2627
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2005 - 10:03 am: |
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There is a qurik in the radio firmwhere it comes up on 29.300 (japan ) but you can set it to 29.600 ( WORLD ) |
Crackerjack
Advanced Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 512
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 2:20 am: |
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But what is "automatic"...... What happens automaticall and how do you invoke it? |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2632
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 9:46 am: |
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It is suppose to DEFAULT to 29.600 but it DEFAULT's to 29.300. When all memory is lost this is the frequency it will go to ....The HTX-10 does the same. |
1861
Intermediate Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 196
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 10:01 am: |
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If you don,t loose power , but just turn radio of , when you turn it back on does it remain on the frequency you were using ? |
Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 5802
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 12:42 pm: |
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1861,
YES, it remain's on the frequency you were on when you shut it off.
Lon
Tech808
CEF808
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2633
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 12:57 pm: |
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MAG-257 owners
10 Meter most used frequencys ( You must be licensed to TRANSMIT on them but you can listen all you want .....
SSB ( USB )
If your looking to hear the HAMS look on 28.350, 28.360, 28.470 But SSB can be found from 28.300-28.800 when the band is wide open.
AM ....
Look from 29.000-29.150
FM ....
INTERNATIONAL SIMPLX calling frequency 29.600
Repeaters are on 29.620, 640, 660, and 29.680
Inputs are -100KHZ. |
Crackerjack
Advanced Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 513
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 3:01 pm: |
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I still have to turn the radio to FM and dial in 29600KHZ.
My question is -what is happening "AUTOMATICALLY".
Certainly my radio does not change mode and freq if it detects a signal there? That would be AUTOMATIC.
so, My question is -what is happening "AUTOMATICALLY".
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2636
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 6:24 pm: |
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Does it DEFAULT to 29.300 FM ?????? |
Crackerjack
Advanced Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 516
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 7:03 pm: |
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It doesn't default to anything?
I go to FM and it is FM ob whatever freq I have dialed in. You guys really have me confused.
My question is still -what is happening "AUTOMATICALLY".
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2638
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 7:38 pm: |
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Crackerjack
You have a 257 Right ? OK Now you turn it on IF ALL MEMORY IS GONE ! it will come up on 29.300 fm |
Carls86fiero
Junior Member
Username: Carls86fiero
Post Number: 33
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 8:34 pm: |
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if im on the right track here i think what it does is it uses a repeater on those freqs automatically.. |
Crackerjack
Advanced Member
Username: Crackerjack
Post Number: 517
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 9:33 pm: |
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I wonder how one can make the Memory go away so that a feature like that would be of value.
Also, I don't know what the value of automatically setting the radio to a frequency and mode that I will never use? |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 2639
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 20, 2005 - 11:19 pm: |
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remove power and leave radio on |
