[Yaesu] Re: DCS? - CTCSS

David Stout drstout@webmart.net
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 23:48:37 -0600


Sorry, But DCS codes are a subaudible tone in a digital protocol!

And as of right now no one has even said if their units are doing the
same.

I do know for a fact that the repeater IS passing the tones!

Any other ideas??

Zoran Kostic wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 12 Jan 1998 Rainer.Arndt@era.ericsson.se wrote:
> 
> > Hi Zoran!
> > You seem to have mixed up something:
> > DCS = Digital Code squelch
> > CTCSS = Continous Tone Code Squelch System
> > DTMF = Dual Tone Multiple Frequency
> >
> 
> No, i have not!
> If you have a closer look at your manual, you will find it saying that DCS
> codes are _combinations_ of single CTCSS, that is - subaudible, tones.
> There is even a table in the back of the manual, listing the combinations,
> one by one.
> (from the manual for FT-10R)
> 
> best regards,
> Zoran
> 
> > DCS = In Amateur radio normally implemented by sending a message by
> > means of DTMF.
> >
> > CTCSS = Yes, the tones are subaudible, i e below 250 Hz, but only ONE
> > tone is used.
> >
> > DTMF = Two tones are used at the same time. They are chosen so that they
> > normally
> >              can't be decoded wrong.
> >
> > Regards
> > Rainer SM5LBR
> >
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