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MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:32 pm
by Birken Vogt
I have a MTR2000 to set up and I would like to turn on a CW ID but I am not sure how it is going to work. I don't want to have to make two trips if it does something unexpected.
I did not see any info for this in the programming software so I would like to ask the gurus. I am familiar with the logic of a R1225. That repeater will let a voice tx override the ID and then just start over if it has been interrupted.
If I turn on a CW ID on the MTR2000, will it behave the same? Will it also send the ID without the DPL so the customer won't have to hear it?
Thanks for the help.
Re: MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:26 pm
by Bill_G
It will behave the same. It will be polite and patient. And I think it xmits without pl, but you'll have to verify that.
Re: MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:57 am
by kcbooboo
Yes, it will send CW ID without PL/DPL after the appropriate time interval. However if something else keys the station during the ID, it will stop the ID mid-stream and let the voice through. After things get quiet it will try to do the ID again. On a busy repeater that doesn't go quiet long enough, it may NEVER ID. That could be a problem on some services, particularly amateur radio in the US.
Bob M.
Re: MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:47 am
by escomm
kcbooboo wrote: That could be a problem on some services, particularly amateur radio in the US.
It could be a problem in every service that requires regular IDs during periods of activity. Part 90, Part 74... I guess Part 22 would not be affected since it doesn't have any ID requirements!
Re: MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:07 am
by N4DES
That is why I set CWID for my amateur repeaters to be every 8 minutes, just to give me 2 minutes of buffer, before I reach that 10 minute mark.
I also run with my subs in carrier squelch as well so I can initiate the pause if I'm in a QSO to let my repeater ID.
Re: MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 4:14 pm
by MTS2000des
use an external controller. Not easy to do with the MTR but that's what we had to do.
Re: MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:16 pm
by escomm
MTS2000des wrote:Not easy to do with the MTR but that's what we had to do.
Disagree. It's quite easy, especially if a wireline board is present.
Re: MTR2000 CW ID - Does it Wait For Tx to End? ID w/o PL?
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:42 pm
by MTS2000des
escomm wrote:MTS2000des wrote:Not easy to do with the MTR but that's what we had to do.
Disagree. It's quite easy, especially if a wireline board is present.
Ours did not have the wireline board.