wspx472 wrote: > Thanks for the useful info. Very interesting. On a somewhat similar > topic, we ran into a situation where the local Motorola shop sold a > local entity a repeater and several portables using a DPL code that > only certain models of Motorola have. We checked every Kenwood, > Vertex, and even some other Motorola models and none could do this > particular code. I found a work around for the lack of reverse burst. > I am using a Tait exciter which has its own hang timer. I just set > that timer to hold the carrier up for a fraction of a second after > the 38A drops out. This gives the PL decoder in the mobiles/portables > time to close the squelch before the carrier drops.
That'll work on nearly all radios. I found my wife's VX-1 won't even respond to that. I checked-once the decoder opens, it stays open until the carrier squelch closes-forever. It does do DPL turn-off code though. Jim
