Anthony,
Neither have I, but I have seen it used in some of the public service bands.
They might use it out in California, but I'm not sure. I wonder if they use
it in New York city.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 15:02
Subject: Re: Adding repeaters
> Hi Steve;
>
> You know as long as I've been in Amateur Radio, I haven't found any
> repeaters that use DCS.
>
> Maybe I'm missing something.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Adding repeaters
>
>
>> 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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>>>>> Newport, Oregon
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>
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