Bob:
I'll definitely give this a try, if for no other reason than to know how the
option works and what it's like.
I'm sure I can get one of the local guys here to try it with me.
Thanks for the additional info.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Bob Tinney
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 12:39 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: question
Hi Tom,
I was talking to a local ham last week and he said, " have you tried DCS?"
I said no, but I was willing to give it a try. He then told me to tgo to
DCS mode and sselect the same encoded number that he was using. I did that,
and we were in business.
IF you tap the tone button on your tmv71A, you'll notice that there are four
settings. The low beep default setting is off, the first high beep is ctcss
for transmit only. The second beep is for both receive and transmit ctcss.
The third beep is DCS. Just like with the other squelch modes, if you first
push the function button and then the tone button, you can set the DCS code
you want to use. After you've found the code you want, just hit the tone
button again and that sets the DCS to the DCS code number you selected.
Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
On 12/25/2014 12:25 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Bob:
>
> How exactly did you try it?
>
> You've got my curiosity peaked now.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Bob Tinney
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2014 10:36 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: question
>
> Tom,
>
> DCS is digital coded squelch. I used it for the first time last week,
> just for the fun of it and it is really cool and there no squelch
> tails or lag time while the tone sincs up.
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>
> On 12/25/2014 10:02 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Related to this issue, in some radios (and I believe this applies to
>> some Kenwoods), there also is a DCS option.
>>
>> Anyone know what DCS is?
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Jim Shaffer
>> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2014 10:00 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: question
>>
>> As regards the tones transmitted, the answer is yes. However, if
>> using CTCSS, your receiver is muted until the tone is received. So
>> if you, for example, have two repeaters on the same frequency,
>> hopefully with different PL tones, you can use your radio's CTCSS
>> feature to only unsquelch when your chosen repeater transmits.
>> --
>> Jim, KE5AL
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: David Pearson
>> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2014 8:41 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: question
>>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> I often hear the terms pl/ctcss used as they're separat entities.
>> Aren't they just interchangeable terms for the same
>> thing(distinctions without a difference)?
>>
>> Happy Chrimble, and thanks for any clarification.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>
>>
>> David S. Pearson-wa4dsp
>>
>>
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