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What is a common repeater offset on the 2-meter band?

Plus or minus 600 kHz.

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  1. Plus or minus 5 MHz
  2. Plus or minus 1 MHz
  3. Plus or minus 600 kHz ✔

Why: Most 2-meter repeaters listen 600 kHz above or below where they transmit. On 70 centimeters the common offset is 5 MHz.

Huh, didn't know that: Repeater offset means the difference between a repeater's transmit and receive frequencies.

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Why was the repeater so balanced? It always kept a 600 kHz offset.
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Answer: Plus or minus 600 kHz. Most 2-meter repeaters listen 600 kHz above or below where they transmit. On 70 centimeters the common offset is 5 MHz.

  1. HamStudy 2026-2030 Technician pool, section T2A hamstudy.org/browse/E2_2026/T2A
    Plus or minus 600 kHz
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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