Jim Miller WB5OXQ in Waco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am curious why anyone in modern times wants to use
carrier squelch?
Simple Answer... If you can operate Carrier Squelch without
gremlins and alpha-hotel operators causing too much grief the
repeater will tend to attract more visitors, users and become
a more open meeting place.
All radios I have seen for years had ctcss standard.
ZZ..
Also I am in Texas and the Texas VHF-FM society our
coordinator agency frowns on carrier squelch on vhf and
does not allow it on uhf.
If your repeater has as a live control operator around, have
him or her flip it into carrier squelch while they monitor the
repeater operation. If there's no interference or co-channel
operational problems you won't go to jail (Well, I'm not so
sure about Texas these days...) you probably won't go to jail.
I find ctcss much more sensitive than carrier squelch.
Might be... but CSQ is more appealing to the casual general
public. Is every Amateur Radio repeater frequency in Texas
paired with a nearby co-channel box that none would operate
in carrier squelch without grief?
Just wondering?
WB5OXQ
So am I ... have been for years.
cheers,
s.
