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Tone squelch does not work on my BF-F8HP

 

Has anyone else tried to use a CTCSS receive tone on their BF-F8HP?? If I have a transmit CTCSS tone configured, I cannot make a receive tone "stick".? That is, when I exit the menu, the setting reverts to "off".? And if I try to set it to TSQL in Chirp (CTCSS xmit and rcv), the setting will get copied to the radio, but I can never hear anyone who transmits a CTCSS tone.? Also cannot hear repeaters that transmit a tone.
 

I have one that works just fine.? I use the RT Systems programmer for it, as I do on nearly all of my radios.

Dave Springer, N0TXJ

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On Jun 30, 2023, at 07:04, Eric Hendrickson W6HS <eric@...> wrote:

Has anyone else tried to use a CTCSS receive tone on their BF-F8HP?? If I have a transmit CTCSS tone configured, I cannot make a receive tone "stick".? That is, when I exit the menu, the setting reverts to "off".? And if I try to set it to TSQL in Chirp (CTCSS xmit and rcv), the setting will get copied to the radio, but I can never hear anyone who transmits a CTCSS tone.? Also cannot hear repeaters that transmit a tone.

 

You have said that you can't hear a repeater that transmits a ctcss tone when you have the ctcss receive turned on.
Q 1) can you hear the same repeater without the ctcss receive turned on?
Q2) if? "yes" - is ctcss receive? really necessary if your hearing ok ?
?Q3) if "no" does that repeater currently get to your location,? ?if you use another radio, antenna or even move around to get a signal from same repeater?
Bob
VK2NRC?
 

Thanks, Bob.

A1) Yes, I can hear the repeater with tone turned off.
A2) Yes, there is a nearby uncoordinated repeater on the same frequency that often breaks squelch but is weak signal and unintelligible.? It's the reason this repeater transmits a tone.
A3) This repeater is only about six miles away.? I can hit it with full quieting from my HT.? Receiving is also full quieting.

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