John,
You're right. I was thinking "DCS" and writing "CTSS."
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 15:11
Subject: Re: Adding repeaters
>I think you mean DCS is the different one that's not commonly used on
> amateur radio repeaters, CTCSS is very commonly used, at least around
> here.
> We only have 2 repeaters with DCS here though and 1 also has PL.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Adding repeaters
>
>
>> Robert,
>>
>> "Tone" is what you need to transmit to gain access to the repeater.
>> "CTSS"
>> is what your radio uses to allow you to hear a repeater without hearing
>> noise on the frequency, and it only works if the repeater is broadcasting
>> a
>> tone. "CTCSS" is a different system of encoding/decoding, and is rarely
>> used for amateur repeaters. If a repeater requires a tone to access it,
>> you
>> need to check the "Tone" box, and select the correct tone frequency.
>> Once
>> you've entered the repeater correctly, you can scan for CTCSS tones, but
>> if
>> you get a different tone from the PL tone, don't bother to set up the
>> CTCSS
>> because you won't be able to select it and still access the repeater.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Clark" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:27
>> Subject: Adding repeaters
>>
>>
>>> Still learning. Am adding a few repeaters to my radio for a weekend
>>> trip. Using the software from Kenwood for the TH-F6A. The repeater
>>> list
>>> shows the PL tones but how do I know what kind to select in the
>>> Tone/CTCSS/DCS box? What else do I need to take care of while adding
>>> the
>>> repeaters? Thanks.
>>>
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