[App_rpt-users] ctcss Encode Issues

[Tom Hayward]

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 8:12 AM, Michael "Lee" Lockwood
<michael at lockwood.us.com> wrote:
> So, if I key the repeater using 146.2, it broadcasts out using 146.2 and
> other radios hear audio just fine.  But, as soon as I release PTT on the
> mobile/portable radio, the squelch tail is broadcast using 151.4, not 146.2.
> This results in the users programmed with 146.2 not hearing the courtesy
> tone or squelch tail.

Just for comparison... Around here, this behavior is considered the
"proper" way to build a repeater. Tone is not encoded during the
courtesy tone or tail so that these are muted at the receiver. Many
people don't like listening to the courtesy tone or squelch crash,
especially when scanning. It is also essential if the repeater output
is being used as the input for an RF link, because you don't want
courtesy tones going over the link--the would result in multiple
courtesy tones on the remote repeater.

If I was listening to your repeater, I would prefer no tone on the
courtesy tone and tail, so that my scanner would not hang on dead air.

There have been some other threads about this lately. We found that
the itxctcss parameter in rpt.conf controls this behavior (although
community repeater mode may override it). Check that itxctcss = 0 for
the behavior you want.

Tom KD7LXL