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RepeaterBook enters and displays data from the perspective of the remote (user) radio. | RepeaterBook enters and displays data from the perspective of the remote (user) radio. | ||
- | ==== Why Program a Downlink Tone ==== | + | ===== Why Program a Downlink Tone ===== |
If a repeater has an uplink tone, you must enter it to access the repeater. But, if you don't program a downlink tone (often called a decode tone) into your radio, you can still hear the repeater uninhibited. In fact, many repeaters do not transmit a downlink tone. So why bother to program one in if you can hear the repeater without it? | If a repeater has an uplink tone, you must enter it to access the repeater. But, if you don't program a downlink tone (often called a decode tone) into your radio, you can still hear the repeater uninhibited. In fact, many repeaters do not transmit a downlink tone. So why bother to program one in if you can hear the repeater without it? | ||
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Refer to the RepeaterBook database to see if the repeater is transmitting a downlink tone. If you set your radio to encode and decode tones when no downlink tone is being transmitted, | Refer to the RepeaterBook database to see if the repeater is transmitting a downlink tone. If you set your radio to encode and decode tones when no downlink tone is being transmitted, | ||
- | ==== CTCSS (Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System) Codes ==== | + | ===== CTCSS (Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System) Codes ===== |
All tones are in Hz. | All tones are in Hz. | ||
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- | ==== DCS Codes ==== | + | ===== DCS Codes ===== |
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- | ==== Related Links ==== | + | ===== Related Links ===== |
* [[https:// | * [[https:// |