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--- repeaters [2024/02/01 12:54] – [Linked Repeaters] admin
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   * Don’t be afraid to identify yourself as a beginner. Ham operators are generally very courteous and love to help.
   * In the examples below, we use:
-  * callsign VA3NUB (newbie!). You should use your own.
+    * callsign VA3NUB (newbie!). You should use your own.
-  * frequency 123.456. Identify the frequency and/or call sign of the repeater before you start. It’s good to know and to inject into your intro because in the case of linked repeaters, it identifies which one you are on.
+    * frequency 123.456. Identify the frequency and/or call sign of the repeater before you start. It’s good to know and to inject into your intro because in the case of linked repeaters, it identifies which one you are on.
   * Verify that you are allowed on the frequency. If you have a Basic license (in Canada),  you are not allowed to transmit below 30 MHz or to use a repeater or set of linked repeaters that transmit below 29.5  MHz. The exception to 29.5 MHz for repeaters is because you may be listening at 30 MHz (or just above), and the standard frequency offset for repeaters in the VHF 2m band is -600 KHz.
   * Keep it short. Don’t blabber on. Give other people a chance to join in or respond.