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 __**Uplink Tones and Downlink Tones**__
 These are the analog and digital "PL" tones. You can change the uplink and downlink tones. You can also click a box to "Hide Tones." Why would you hide the tones instead of just removing them completely? Admins are the only users who can see the tones. If they need them to verify the operational status of the repeater, especially if it hasn't been reviewed in a year or so, they need the tones to key the repeater and verify its existence. The tones are not displayed anywhere else on the website and are not exported. When they are hidden, they are hidden.
 __**Use**__
-The status of a repeater—whether Open, Closed, or Private—determines who is allowed to use it:
-**Open**: The repeater is free for anyone to use without any restrictions.
+The use status of a repeater—whether Open, Closed, or Private—determines who is allowed to use it:
-**Closed**: The repeater is limited to a specific club or group. Permission is usually required from the group before using it.
+  * **Open**: The repeater is free for anyone to use without any restrictions.
+  * **Closed**: The repeater is limited to a specific club or group. Permission is usually required from the group before using it.
+  * **Private**: This is the most restrictive status, typically meaning the repeater is privately funded. Membership, often paid, is required to use the repeater.
-**Private**: This is the most restrictive status, typically meaning the repeater is privately funded. Membership, often paid, is required to use the repeater.
 These statuses help users understand the accessibility and usage policies of the repeater.
+__**Operational Status**__
+The operational status of a repeater—whether On-Air, Off-Air, Testing, or Archived—is a key data point that sets RepeaterBook apart from other repeater directories. After all, a listing is only useful if the repeater is actually available for use.
+  * **On-Air**: The repeater is operating normally.
+  * **Off-Air**: The repeater is temporarily **off-air**.
+  * **Testing**: The repeater is on or off the air intermittently or is having some technical issue affecting transmit and receive.
+  * **Archive**: A repeater marked as **Archived** is out of service, either permanently or for the long term. However, archived repeaters can be reactivated and returned to service at a later date without needing to create a new record. Repeaters that remain in the archived status for two years are permanently removed from the database.
+__**Operating Modes**__
+In the past, any repeater that wasn't digital was automatically considered an FM Analog repeater. However, that is no longer the case. Now, all repeaters must be assigned a specific operational mode, even if it's just FM. At least one operational mode must always be active.
+For example, if a repeater currently shows **FM** and is being changed to **Yaesu System Fusion**, the FM mode must not be deselected before activating the new mode. If the FM mode is deselected before adding Yaesu System Fusion, the repeater would temporarily have no operating mode, which is not allowed. To prevent this, the system will show an error message if an RRC tries to remove FM without selecting a new mode. The RRC must __first__ enable the new mode (e.g., Yaesu System Fusion) before deselecting FM.
+This process ensures that a repeater always has at least one operational mode assigned.
+**Analog FM**
+The repeater's operational mode can be toggled on or off by checking or unchecking the corresponding checkbox. Additionally, the bandwidth of the signal can also be selected. The two bandwidth options are:
+  * **Wideband**: 25.0 MHz, which is the standard bandwidth for most repeaters and amateur radio equipment.
+  * **Narrowband**: 12.5 MHz, which is less common but still used in some cases.
+These settings allow for greater flexibility in defining the repeater's operating characteristics and ensure that the repeater conforms to the correct signal bandwidth.
+**DMR**
+The repeater's operational mode can be toggled on or off by checking or unchecking the corresponding checkbox. Additionally, you can add the **color code (CC)** and the **DMR ID**. The **DMR ID** must be a repeater ID issued by [[https://www.radioid.net|RadioID.net]]—it cannot be a personal ID assigned to an individual user. You can also select the **IPSC** (Interconnected Packet Switched Network).
+The **DMR ID** is essential to fully utilize other features RepeaterBook can provide for the listing.
+When the DMR ID is entered, RepeaterBook queries RadioID.net in real-time to retrieve the information entered by the record holder on that site. This includes displaying details like the IPSC and talkgroup information.
+Selecting the correct IPSC is important. If the selected IPSC is BrandMeister, RepeaterBook will query BrandMeister to show the currently connected talkgroups to the repeater.
+RRCs can choose an IPSC from a dropdown menu of known IPSCs. If the IPSC is not BrandMeister, the IPSC is typically the common name of the server or group hosting the repeater's talkgroups (e.g., PNW-Digital, TGIF, DMR-Texas, etc.). If the IPSC is not listed, please [[mailto:admin@repeaterbook.com|email the admin]] to have it added.
+Talkgroup data cannot be manually entered on RepeaterBook. All talkgroup information is hosted by [[https://www.radioid.net|RadioID.net]] or [[https://brandmeister.network|BrandMeister]]. When your information is updated on those sites, it is automatically transferred to RepeaterBook in real-time.
+  * [[https://radioid.net/|RadioID.net]]
+  * [[https://brandmeister.network/|BrandMeister]]
+**__D-Star__**
+The repeater's operational mode can be toggled on or off by checking or unchecking the corresponding checkbox.
+Additionally, you can add the Controller Area Network (CAN) to access the repeater.
+**__M-17__**
+The repeater's operational mode can be toggled on or off by checking or unchecking the corresponding checkbox.
+Additionally, you can add the type of D-Star node is available.
+  * Repeater: Stand-alone repeater
+  * Gateway Repeater: Internet connected repeater
+  * Hotspot 24/7: Multi-mode, low-powered personal simplex node, continuously available
+  * Hotspot <24/7: Multi-mode, low-powered personal simplex node available less than continuously available
+  * DVAP 24/7: **Digital Voice Access Point** is a personal hotspot.
+  * DVAP <24/7: **Digital Voice Access Point** is a personal hotspot.
+**__P-25__**
+**__NXDN__**
+**__Tetra__**
+**__Yaesu System Fusion__**
+The repeater's operational mode can be toggled on or off by checking or unchecking the corresponding checkbox.
+An additional button is present to add or remove **Digital Group Identifications (DG-IDs)**, used for groups. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBeUIjqjfzk|DG-ID info from John Kruk]]