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Hi. I am getting a pager programed for my town's EMS/Fire frequencies. There will be 2 channels. Channel 1 has a PL tone listed but for the other channel, there is not one listed. What should I do? I am very new at this and all help is appreciated. Thanks!!
 

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Pagers don't use PL/DPL tones, so it's irrelevant. They operate in carrier squelch mode (CSQ), meaning they receive every transmission on the programmed frequencies regardless of PL/DPL tone when in monitor mode. It's the Quick Call tones that you need to be concerned with for your agencies, otherwise the pager won't alert.
 

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Ok, so I need to try and find the frequencies for the A-tone and B-tone for the page out, correct?

Correct, unless the department uses a single long (aka "All Call") tone in which case you would just need that frequency. :)
 
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