How To Program Repeater Data - Tidradio TD-H3 Ham Radio GMRS Transceiver Memory Channels From Keypad

[@rcytb]

Thanks! This is the first programming video I've watched that I could follow step-by-step - most of them seem to assume you've already done it hundreds of times.

[@KC8EMH]

@@rcytb thank you! Happy to help!

[@tinynhhouse5467]

Thank you! I just received my TD-H3 and this video was very helpful for manually programming it. 73 - KB1YRF

[@Knotty_Bill]

@@tinynhhouse5467 agreed, it helped me so much. I hit the Easton repeater (k3emd) from Queen Ann's Royal farms. Even made a contact.

[@Knotty_Bill]

@@tinynhhouse5467 The best part of that particular model TD-H3, in my opinion, is the wireless copy mode. Program one Radio and copy it to the other no problem.

[@Aquila58]

If your on “B” channel, use the middle PTT button to transmit on the “B” channel. You will see the green triangle to the right of the frequency confirming you are transmitting on the correct channel.

[@SirGlockALott]

Great information!

[@KC8EMH]

Thank you!

[@sgiff]

This is great, kind of what I need but Im guessing this radio is in Ham mode, is it different to program in a repeater for GMRS. None of the other guides I've seen mention putting in an offset.

[@KC8EMH]

It's in "normal" mode, which means it transmits on just about everything. The other two modes are Ham and GMRS. In GMRS the offset is always 5 MB up, so the transmit will be 467 MHz and receive will be 462 MHz

[@sgiff]

@@KC8EMH Yeah, Im a little scared about unlocking my radio at this point until I learn how to use it in anything but the locked down GMRS mode.

[@ej732]

How does one use a repeater to talk to someone? You’re using the channel for the repeater, where do you put in the channel to the person you’re attempting to talk to?

[@KC8EMH]

@@ej732 there's an input channel, which is a 467 MHz frequency, you talk on that and on the output channel, 462 MHz, rebroadcasts it. The setting is the offset and on GMRS it's always set to 5 MHz positive.

[@KC8EMH]

@@ej732 then you'd need the PL tone to break the squelch, every repeater has a different one usually.

[@KC8EMH]

@@ej732 myGMRS.com will give you the info on repeaters close to you

[@ej732]

@@KC8EMHnot many repeaters around here, Pittsburgh, the ones that exist require permissions.

[@KC8EMH]

@@ej732 they'll usually let anyone on them if you're licensed, you can ask thru the my GMRS app.

[@Knotty_Bill]

Thank you, I just got a set of these and needed to know how to set the offset and code. 73 kb0jjn.

[@ricdonato4328]

Suggestion, when capturing video always orientate the camera horizontally (landscape), never orientate it vertical (portrait). Every TV screen, monitor screen, computer screen, movie theater screen, are orientated horizontally not vertical. In videos where the camera is vertical (portrait orientation), then played back on the aforementioned devices the left one-third, and right one-third of the screen is cut off, causing the video to appear as tall and narrow, a confusing stick video. We humans, maybe all lifeforms, view our surroundings considerably more horizontally than vertically. Holding a cellphone or camera vertically the video produced is like looking through a tight vertical keyhole or wearing horse blinders, again not good. In addition, when held vertically, to view the entire scene the camera person must pan more left and right creating too much camera movement; not good. Also, because us humans view our world more horizontally, a video captured vertically becomes spatially disorientating.

[@KC8EMH]

Yeah, I think you're right. From now on I'm only going to do it that way for shorts or reels, I'll go wide screen for the rest. I appreciate the suggestion, I can handle criticism when it makes me better at this. Thanks for the info!

[@ricdonato4328]

@@KC8EMH Hello, very much appreciate your polite and respectful response. Truly wish you well with your next video.

[@glenn_r_frank_author]

Normally I would agree and prefer horizontal video all the time, but for shorts it is pretty common to have vertical video and since he is showing the radio which is basically vertical (if you want to see the screen and hte keypad) I think vertical works better in this case.

[@glenn_r_frank_author]

You were pushing the top PTT... you should have hit hte second one since you programmed in the second B channel for it

[@KC8EMH]

I just can't get used to two PTT buttons LOL

[@glenn_r_frank_author]

@@KC8EMH yeah, I get it. I did that just yesterday trying to check in on a net... used the top ptt several times before I realized I should be hitting the lower ptt button because I had it on "B" ... but I am getting used to it now.

[@mjosean25]

I don’t understand anything of this since Im a newbie on this. But I bought two of these and I can only talk a receive with mu friend for up to a mile. Is there a way or a For dummies tutorial to understand these 😂

[@KC8EMH]

@@mjosean25 I would look at more KZbin videos about operating that model of radio. Also it depends what's in-between you and your friend that could interfere with your signal. Both of you should get in a spot as high as you possibly can, that can boost your range. Also attaching the radio to a bigger, outside antennas could also make a difference.