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TK-250 squelch adjustment - tuning mode

Thread starter pbansen
Start date Dec 23, 2010
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squelch adjustment tk-250 tuning

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pbansen

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Dec 23, 2010

I have a couple of TK-250 handhelds that seem to show the 'busy' icon consistently - I'd like to adjust the baseline squelch just a little to make them less sensitive.

In the KPG-23D software, there is a "test mode" which gives you an F10 "tuning mode" option. You can then adjust a slider that sets the baseline squelch setting - the range runs from 1 to 256. The 'help' file is not helpful in telling you whether 1 is the most sensitive end of this spectrum or whether the 256 end is the more sensitive setting.

Anyone know how this works? Through some trial and error, it looks as if the 1 end is "more sensitive" and the 256 end is "less sensitive", but I would love to have this validated.

Many thanks and Happy Holidays!