Originally Posted By: ratbert42


Plus I would add that it was sheer luck that an untoned repeater was on a pair that he had programmed. If you're going to the trouble to take a ham HT with you into a remote area, why not take the time to program in the local repeaters?




Some folks don't check every piece of equipment inside and out for every trip.
I haven't used my 2m HT in many, many years and haven't looked at it's programming in a lot longer so this fluke of old programming could be me (if I had the radio with me).

I'm glad it worked for him.