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RepeaterBook App FAQ - 17th August 2021

Location

I can search for repeaters manually, and they seem to be correct. When I use gps, quite a few do not show up.

If your device does not have a strong GPS signal it will be using wifi/best guess, often not that accurate. The search list is unfiltered, where as the dashboard list controlled by the frequency, mode etc filters you have set.

GPS location not being found

Triple check the phone settings to ensure location permission has been granted to the RepeaterBook app.

Ensure the latest phone updates have been installed.

Remove the RepeaterBook app, completely power off the phone, then restart it. Install the app from the store.

Dashboard

Dashboard Results

Based on distance from your current auto location or your last location search whichever was used last. Uses the filters and the sort order from settings.

None, or only a few repeaters show on the dashboard list.

Triple check the filter settings. Ensure none of the emergency net tick boxes are checked, as if they are only repeaters carrying at least one of those nets will be shown.

A recently added repeater shows on the web site, but is missing from the app.

The app database is updated with each new release of the app, generally every few weeks.


Search Results

Searches the entire GEO and RepeaterBook databases - without any filters - it just matches on your search. The filters or the sort order from settings are not used.

Starts from your current auto location or your location search whichever was used last. As the whole database is searched a search term could be found as a town, repeater location, town in a different area/state/country etc.

Sort order is always by distance from current auto location or your location search whichever was used last.

How can I clear the Search History.

The last 20 search terms are stored, the oldest are overwritten as new ones are added. There is currently no way to clear the list.

Searching on my town name gives different results to auto location for my town.

A town name “Sterling” - auto location in the town and the location stored in the geo database of the town are likely to differ. For example Auto location - FM18HX. Geo database location FM19GA. Likely to return different results.


BlueCAT

Will BlueCat for Icom not only work with Android phones and RepeaterBook, but also with a Windows laptop and "Ham Radio Deluxe"

BlueCAT presents a standard Bluetooth 2 SPP interface. Although we can not warrant it with third party software over which we have no control, many people have successfully used it with different Android, PC and Mac (desktop only) apps.

Does BlueCAT work with Apple iPhone?

BlueCAT does not currently work with Apple iPhone/iPad devices due to restrictions by Apple. We hope to have a new version for Apple devices in the near future.  

FTM 400 support for BlueCAT?

Sorry not at the moment. The 400 does not have a CAT style programming interface.

991A support for BlueCAT?

Sorry not at the moment. The 991a does not have the same CAT connector as the BlueCAT 857 uses


Comments or Suggestions?

Please contact us if you have any comments or suggestions. RepeaterBook has developed as the result of feedback from keen Hams worldwide. Thanks!

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