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For example, a mobile radio receives on 146.94 and transmits on 146.34 in order to operate on a repeater. 146.94 - 146.34 = .6 (.6 MHz or 600 kHz). Since in this case the transmit frequency is lower than the receive frequency, it is said to have a negative offset of 600 kHz or -600 kHz.
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146.94 - 146.34 = .6 (.6 MHz or 600 kHz). Since in this case the transmit frequency is lower than the receive frequency, it is said to have a negative offset of 600 kHz or -600 kHz.
 
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Revision as of 21:55, 5 June 2010

Offset is the difference between receive and transmit frequencies of a radio channel. Most commonly it refers to the separation between the input frequency and output frequency of a repeater or other type of full duplex system.

For example, a mobile radio receives on 146.94 and transmits on 146.34 in order to operate on a repeater.
146.94 - 146.34 = .6 (.6 MHz or 600 kHz). Since in this case the transmit frequency is lower than the receive frequency, it is said to have a negative offset of 600 kHz or -600 kHz.

Certain bands and frequency ranges in the United States have fixed offsets.

Standart US Offsets
Band Frequency Range Offset Notes
10m Ham 29.5-29.7 -100 kHz
VHF Low Band 30-50 No standard offset
6m Ham 50-54 -500 kHz or -1 MHz 1
2m Ham 144-148 +600 kHz or -600 kHz
VHF High Band 138-174 No standard offset 2
220 MHz 220-222 +1 MHz
1.25m Ham 222-225 -1.6 MHz
380 MHz 380-400 +10 MHz
Federal UHF 406.1-420 +9 MHz 3
70 cm Ham 420-450 +5 MHz or -5 MHz 1
UHF 450-470 +5 MHz
UHF T 470-512 +3 MHz
700 MHz 769-806 +30 MHz
800 MHz 806-896 -45 MHz
900 MHz 896-940 -39 MHz
1.2 GHz Ham 1240-1300 -20 MHz or -12 MHz 2

Notes

  • 1. Ham radio offsets can vary in certain areas of the country.
  • 2. There are some paired channels in the VHF high band (paging, taxi, old RCC mobile phone channels) but not standard offset.
  • 3. The 406.1-420 federal land mobile band began changing to a +9 MHz offset a few years ago. Some older systems still remain with non-standard offsets.