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VX-4000v on 2-Meter CTCSS issues

Thread starter K5MOB
Start date Dec 5, 2016

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K5MOB

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Dec 5, 2016

Does any one have a VX-4K on 2M they can run a test on for me..

We have just moved one over and we found that when transmitting on 147.015 + or - 500kc or so you can hear the ctcss tone in the audio.

I have not put it on a scope to see if the ctcss audio wave form is exactly on the ctcss freq or if it is a harmonic but this is the only frequency we have found that produces a buzz when transmitting.. It also happens to be the frequency of our local repeater..

If you can program 147.015 and any tone, into a VX-4K radio and see if you can reproduce the hum on the receive radio it would be great. I want to know if it is a issue with the radio design or a issue with this radio in particular.

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