A 30 second DTMF blast? I think I'd use the first several milliseconds of that to switch the radio to a useful channel.
'JK --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "dallasreact112" <dallasreact...@...> wrote: > > I am just curious if any other amateur 2 meter repeater has a more > complex RACES Skywarn paging system than the 146.88 W5FC Dallas TX > repeater? > > The normal daytime amateur state of the repeater is 110.9 Hz full PL. > > To go into RACES Skywarn mode the following sequence occurs: > > 1. Repeater Mode changes: > > a. PL changes to 114.8 Hz > > b. RX squelch changes to OR mode squelch. Carrier squelch OR 114.8 Hz > PL encode opens repeater. OR squelch allows the carrier squelch > threshold to be set higher than PL squelch threshold. > > 2. RACES Tones out: > > a. 30 second DTMF "A" tone > > b. Motorola 2 tone sequential pager tones group 1 > > c. Motorola 2 tone sequential pager tones group 2 > > d. DTMF "0" sent three times in quick succession to activate the old > Kenwood DTMF paging decoders available in their older units. > > I would love to hear from anyone that has a more complex paging routine. > > 73 > > Bernie Parker > > K5BP > > Dallas Amateur Radio Club > > Tech Officer >
