Feidaxin FD160/FD150 repeater programming.

A couple of people have emailed me regarding problems encountered when trying to program their FD150/160 radios for repeater operation. The manual is not particularly clear in this respect so I have created a simple walk through procedure to help anyone experiencing difficulties.

For this example I will run through the procedure for programming a repeater output of 145.650MHz that uses a 600KHz negative frequency shift (input 145.050MHz) and a CTCSS access tone of 103.5Hz (this is sometimes called the PL or sub-audible tone).

1. You may need to press "VFO" to exit memory mode, then enter the desired frequency (145650) on the keypad.

2. You now need to enter the repeater offset. Here in the UK the input frequency of a 2m repeater is 600khz lower than the transmit frequency.

To enter this press "F" then the "8 OST" button and enter the offset frequency (in my case 00.600) using the keypad

(the offset may be different in other countries or on other frequency bands).

Press the PTT to store.

3. Press "F" then "# REV" to select whether the frequency increases, decreases or stays the same when transmitting.

The display will show "OFFS" followed by "+" ,"-" or "S" (simplex).

Use the Increase/decrease arrow keys to scroll through the 3 options. Press the PTT to select your option ( "-" in my

case).

4. To select the CTCSS tone press "F" then the "0 TCD" button.

The radio will probably display "TC OFF" or possibly "TC" followed by a number.

Scroll through the tones until the required tone is displayed (for my repeater "TC 103.5" would be displayed) then press

the PTT to store.

5. If you now press the PTT you should see the frequency change to the repeater input frequency and "CT" displayed at

the top of the screen. You should now be able to access the repeater if you are within range.

6. This step is optional. If the repeater transmits a CTCSS tone, you can set the radio so that it will only un-mute the

receiver when it hears the correct tone.

Press "F" then "9 RCD" . The radio will probably display "RC OFF" or possibly "RC" followed by a

number. Scroll through the numbers until the required tone frequency is displayed ("RC 103.5" for this example)

then press the PTT to store.

7. After you have checked that everything is working OK, press "F" then "VFO" to store all the settings in one of the

memories.

The display will show "SAVE" followed by a 2 digit memory number. You can scroll through the memories using the

increase/decrease buttons or by using the number keys. Press the PTT to store.

The procedure is the same for the FD450/460 range of radios.

If you want to enter lots of frequencies into the radio memory locations, the programming cable is a pretty good investment.