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Videos for newcomers: Repeater 101, CTCSS for the Baofeng UV-5R,
Understanding CTCSS and DCS

Posted: 26 Sep 2021 12:51 PM PDT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kb6nu/tVpu/~3/ueLDROC-TZc/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email


Ive gotten a couple of inquiries from new hams lately about using repeaters
and programming their radios. So, I did a little searching for YouTube
videos, and came up with the following:
Repeater 101 for new Amateur Radio Operators



In this presentation Bob Schmid, WA9FBO, of the Northern Colorado Amateur
Radio Club discusses all you need to know to get started with using
repeaters. He talks about transmitters, receivers, controllers, duplexers, combiners, repeater sites and of course, antennas. Its a little long, but
worth the watch.
Baofeng UV-5R: Add CTCSS and DCS Codes Tones On The Keypad And Connect To
Talk On A Repeater



The most common reason that newcomers are unable to access a repeater is
that theyre radio isnt programmed to send a CTCSS tone. This video offers step-by-step, button-by-button instructions to program a Baofeng UV-5R to
use CTCSS tones or DCS codes using the keypad, not the CHIRP programming program.
Understanding CTCSS and DCS



This video explains the basic technical principles behind CTCSS (continuous tone coded squelch system) and DCS (digitally coded squelch) as well as how they are used in analog radio systems, such as amateur radio FM repeaters.
The content in this video is not strictly related to amateur radio applications, but its still useful info.

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