Of course, CTCSS by itself won't help with intermod.  What it *does* do
is to keep said intermod from bringing up the repeater.  If the intermod
comes on during a QSO, everyone is S O L!

Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
Amateur Radio: K 7 U I J

----- Original Message -----
From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: to use a CTCSS or not to


> Well, now that the CTCSS is turned onto a repeater now on 145.330 they
> don't get any pager intermod like they used to.  Don't know if the
CTCSS
> was on then, but I know of repeaters that do have CTCSS tones, but
they
> still experience pager intermod problems so maybe the pager site
wasmoved,
> and the  CTCSS has been thereall a long.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Brett Winchester wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately this method has not really caught on here to prevent =
> > intermod problems.  Ah well........
> >
> >
> > Thank You!
> >
> > BRETT K WINCHESTER  PM  KD7JN
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> > >>> JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON <[log in to unmask]> 01/10/02 04:12PM >>>
> > Well, that leaves you free to make your own choice then, but that
makes
> > sense especially with the proximity to Canada that I am in.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Mike Freeman wrote:
> >
> > > Some 2-meter repaters (notably, one of those in my area) transmit
a
> > > PL-tone all the time.  However, they don't always require an
incoming
> > > PL-tone.  A controller will turn the tone requirement on when s/he
> > > detects interference (intermod or whatever).  In my area,
interference
> > > was the principle reason a PL requirement was introduced.  But it
isn't
> > > rieogorously enforced.  If you want to access the repeater 24/7 no
> > > matter what, though, you need the tone on.
> > >
> > > Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Amateur Radio: K 7 U I J
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:42 PM
> > > Subject: to use a CTCSS or not to
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi everyone, I have had a weird situation come up with a couple
of
> > > 2-meter
> > > > repeaters and 440 repeaters.  Some that claim that you need a
100 or
> > > 107.2
> > > > Hz PL tone I've been able to access with both the PL and
without.
> > > This
> > > > doesn't make sense if they want to clear out interference.  Has
anyone
> > > > else noticed this?  I figure it is either one or the other.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>