Hi Folks,
I got my technician and general license within the last month, and my HT finally arrived yesterday. I ended up getting a Baofeng UV 82 because I wanted something inexpensive to start off with so that I can learn what sorts of features are important/useful and get some practice before spending the money on a better radio. Anyway, I spent a good part of last night figuring out how to program the radio on CHIRP, what all of the options mean, etc. etc. I *think* I have everything set up properly to be able to access repeaters. I'm able to get NOAA stations and hear the Newton fire/police repeater when there is activity. I'm pretty sure I even successfully hit a repeater in Newton because I received what I think were 'roger' beeps. However, I believe that I should be able to hit the Waltham repeater (146.640) as I live in West Newton, but I can't confirm if I have or not. I definitely haven't gotten any 'roger' beeps, nor have I heard any other traffic. I have my radio set for both transmit and receive CTCSS on that particular repeater based on the New England Repeater Directory.
I was hoping that someone who can hit the repeater would be willing to listen for me at an arranged time this weekend (or Friday). I despise crowds and shopping, so there's no way in hell I'm going out tomorrow![[smile]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/001.gif "Smile [smile]")
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Thanks,
Jeremy
I got my technician and general license within the last month, and my HT finally arrived yesterday. I ended up getting a Baofeng UV 82 because I wanted something inexpensive to start off with so that I can learn what sorts of features are important/useful and get some practice before spending the money on a better radio. Anyway, I spent a good part of last night figuring out how to program the radio on CHIRP, what all of the options mean, etc. etc. I *think* I have everything set up properly to be able to access repeaters. I'm able to get NOAA stations and hear the Newton fire/police repeater when there is activity. I'm pretty sure I even successfully hit a repeater in Newton because I received what I think were 'roger' beeps. However, I believe that I should be able to hit the Waltham repeater (146.640) as I live in West Newton, but I can't confirm if I have or not. I definitely haven't gotten any 'roger' beeps, nor have I heard any other traffic. I have my radio set for both transmit and receive CTCSS on that particular repeater based on the New England Repeater Directory.
I was hoping that someone who can hit the repeater would be willing to listen for me at an arranged time this weekend (or Friday). I despise crowds and shopping, so there's no way in hell I'm going out tomorrow
.Thanks,
Jeremy
![[laugh]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/012.gif "Laugh [laugh]")
. Thanks for the heads-up. I was able to hit the Weston repeater and get a response, so I think I'm programming the repeaters correctly. Now it's just a matter of figuring out the range of my little radio. 
