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Jeff Kenyon <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 May 2005 13:10:07 -0400
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Hi Collin and the rest of the group.  This I think is to tune the radio to
the signal, but I guess to the user it sounds like standard FM, but I can
tell you that from what I've been able to gather from monitoring with my
THF6A this system in my area isn't for in-building coverage at all.





On Tue, 3 May 2005, Colin McDonald wrote:

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> the tone could very well be a dcss tone or something similar...perhaps a
> ctcss tone to key the bass radio or what ever other portible station =
> they
> are talking with.
> What sort of agency uses this system?
> I would think they probably dont utilize repeaters on ssb? or what ever =
> form
> of it this is?
> If so, then just like on fm they might be using a continuous tone to key =
> the
> repeater or to send some sort of radio identification to the control
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> Might also be a fault with the type of radios they are using or =
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> do with the environments they are transmitting from.
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> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
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