Glassy Mountain

[ocn29rsc]

For those who want to know what the CTCSS tone is for the UHF repeater...it is 206.5.

J. Cody

 

[mlindler]

For those who want to know what the CTCSS tone is for the UHF repeater...it is 206.5.

J. Cody

So they decided to use a non standard tone of 206.5?

 

[rescuecomm]

I was checking my radio gear, my Kenwood TM-V7A doesn't have it. All of the newer Icoms (2100, V82, F30GS, F43) present do have it in addition to my Uniden 898T. Wonder if it has quietly become a standard tone?

Bob

 

[ocn29rsc]

I checked it again yesterday at work playing with a portable on shift, I have a bcd396 and it came back as 206.5.

I have a bc785 and it dosen't have 206.5 really bizzare.

J. Cody

 

[23910897]

I don't know how you define "standard" but 206.5 is a has been a Motorola PL tone since I got involved in radio in the 1950's. I don't know why some scanners would not include it.

W4VOR

 

[rescuecomm]

The 206.5 hertz freq is not on the original list of EIA standard tones. I don't know why but it could have been a problem with the original reeds falsing on 203.5 hz.

Bob

 

[mlindler]

eia List

I don't know how you define "standard" but 206.5 is a has been a Motorola PL tone since I got involved in radio in the 1950's. I don't know why some scanners would not include it.

W4VOR

I think most people in the communications industry use the EIA list of standard and non standard tones. Using this list one would find 206.5 listed as a NON standard tone.

Since you've been involved in "radio" since the 1950's your probably well aware of this list.....

A simple Google search found the following list for you:

http://www.rampart-sar.com/ctcss.htm

http://www.com-spec.com/atncht.htm

http://www.bloomfield-family.org/HamClasses/CTCSS.pdf

 

[23910897]

More research shows we are both correct. It looks like Motorola used it as a PL code and it is listed as such on the chart I googled but You are also correct that it is not recognised by Icom or Yeasu or eia as a "standard" tone.

I guess after 50 years in the business I should know better than make statements based on my memory and only one reference! Thanks for the information.

W4VOR

http://www.batlabs.com/plchart.html

 

[mlindler]

i agree

More research shows we are both correct. It looks like Motorola used it as a PL code and it is listed as such on the chart I googled but You are also correct that it is not recognised by Icom or Yeasu or eia as a "standard" tone.

I guess after 50 years in the business I should know better than make statements based on my memory and only one reference! Thanks for the information.

W4VOR

http://www.batlabs.com/plchart.html

Sorry to come off as sarcastic, just answering your question "I don't know how you define "standard"".