[App_rpt-users] ctcss Encode Issues

[Michael "Lee" Lockwood]

Tom,
I do not have the itxctcss =  line anywhere in my rpt.conf file.  Where in
the file should I add it?

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Tom Hayward <tom at tomh.us> wrote:

> 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
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*Michael "Lee" Lockwood*
michael at lockwood.us.com
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