Repeater mode

Repeaters can be used to extend the coverage area of a radio network, and to direct messages to selected radios in the network. In large systems, with several repeaters and formed repeater chains, it is often practical to use routing instead of plain addresses.

When you need to extend the coverage area of a radio network, radios can be used as repeater stations. The Repeater Function is switched ON by user settings. The 900 MHz mode supports up to four repeaters. The 400 MHz mode only supports a single repeater.

In the Repeater mode, the radio functions as a totally independent unit, which means that only a power supply and a suitable antenna are needed; other devices are not necessary.

A radio acting as a repeater can receive and transmit data. In Repeater mode, the radio transmits the received data to the serial interface in a normal fashion. The difference being that the received data will be buffered into the buffer memory. After reception, the radio will re-transmit the buffered data using the same radio channel as in reception. Data received through the serial interface to a radio in repeater mode will transmit normally.