At 9/5/2007 04:11 PM, you wrote: > >> And Here is a Dumb Tech Question , If You had a PL And had the > >> receiver SQ All the open would Not the Receive Be hotter then > >> with No Pl and the SQ Closed enough to keep from keying up / > > > The answer is, no. > >I wouldn't say no for all examples. > >Depends on the squelch circuit, how it operates (designed) and >where it's set. Also depends on the ctcss decoder circuit type >and how it operates.
Pitting the most sensitive CTCSS decoder vs. the most sensitive noise squelch, I'd have to give the edge to the CTCSS decoder provided the user runs at least 700 Hz of CTCSS deviation. Personally I still use Micor squelches on my CTCSS'd inputs, but they serve only as poor man's STE. Bob NO6B
