What are CTCSS, CTC, PL, DTC, DPL Tones on GMRS and Ham Radio - Squelch Tones For Ham Radio & GMRS
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2023
- In this educational video I explain what ham radio, GMRS radio and FRS walkie-talkie "tones" are - CTCSS, CTC, DPL, DTC, PL, sub-channels and privacy codes - for both walkie-talkie hand held radios, scanners and repeaters. I explain all of these radio tones and codes in a way that even you will probably understand. These radio squelch tones are available features on all ham radios, GMRS radios, most FRS type walkie talkies, police scanners, and they are even required to use most ham repeaters and GMRS repeaters, so you understanding what they do is probably a good idea.
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The way you meticulously and precariously move your dick skinners around those radios the more unnerved it makes me. Quit being such a f****** weirdo dude
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So you can’t navigate the off button on your CZcams’s?
Leftist. .no sense of humor
200K subs, I watched one of your videos out of curiosity and tbh I wasn't surprised. Given that you actually had to study to learn how to convert percent to decimal, I can say without a shadow of a doubt NAR knows mountains more about radio than you. So sit down.
But what about the chewed up pencil?
My wife and I use the tones to keep extraneous electrical noise from coming through the radio. Works well. No other people on the channel, but the radio doesn't startle us anymore with random static sounds. Thanks for another great video!
To bad you can't use it on the wife! 😂
I use it to keep my wife from throwing the radio out the window.
I have used radios for years to just talk with people while riding in the mountains. Today i was looking for a new radio and happened on to your page..... You are the BEST! I subscribed and have just been watching your videos all day, screw work!
I ran into the same "problem" recently. I hear this music in my sleep now, and can disassemble my Mossy 590 by memory at this point.
The only tone I like is the Roger beep. If you don't have the Roger beep, you aint cool.
Using roger beeps on the ham frequencies is the best way to get replies to your radio checks
Heck yes. Nothing will get you yelled at quicker than using a good ole Roger beep. Drives people crazy for some reason.
@@tnfreemason- They don’t like roger beeps on the ham bands because they know what the beeps are used for. Everyone knows, by now, that it’s the mating call for rump rangers using the radio. It’s how they identify each other on the down low and arrange meetings at the truck stop restroom glory hole. Those sad hams are just trying to keep, and maintain, a family atmosphere in their little area of the radio world.
I’m not judging, just saying. If you guys are in to that sort of thing who am I to berate any roger beep user for a chance at love?
I make roger beep filters for radios so that no one has to hear them anymore and soon all the manufacturers will have them in all radios as default on so it defeats the obnoxious and irritating and annoying people who use such useless beeps! Ha ha ha ha
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I don't even own any of these radios, I watch your videos for the humor. You hit a Grand Slam today by adding a new word to my vocabulary. vocabulary.
Outstanding instructional video Randy. I learned more in this 14 minute video than all other GMRS or ham radio videos created by the "experts". The "expert' videos spend too much time defining what each acronym's means followed by a painfully detailed, and long explanation, about how they work in the electronics of the radio. Most "experts" ignore the KISS principle in life! And n one of them have the hands of a true artist.
I use the “tone” concept at home with my wife … if she talks with a normal friendly voice (frequency A no tone) I hear her and respond, however if she talks in a bitch condescending voice (frequency B+tone) I tune her out and continue to drink my beer and watch the game.
Hahaha hilarious
God I'm glad I'm gay jfc
Nice
That is not at all what I was expecting. I think 95% of us have a preconceived notion of the tones or privacy channels just by their name. Very interesting - thanks for putting this out there
I'd like to thank my GF for the support over the last 13 min 52 secs and becoming a certified tone expert !!! I couldn't have done it without her~
Very helpful Randy. This explains why I couldn't pair up two new (my first two) radios. I could see the green light but couldn't hear anything. This shits definitely complicated, but very simple once you do finally get it. I appreciate the videos man
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This is so simple, but I am glad you broke it down for people who don’t understand it. I will use this video for future reference when I’m asked about privacy codes.
This is absolutely the best explanation I’ve ever heard describing these tones. Thank you
Newbie here and been driving around the country past few days listening to your videos…this was definitely the best in my opinion. Thanks
Good basic explanation for something that can be confusing. The PL tones are especially useful in the commercial two-way radio field. We would use repeaters with controllers that would recognize a number of different tones, one for each different group of customers. The repeater controller would replicate the PL that was received and send it to the transmitter.
Another customer we had was a taxi company that used PL tones in a unique way for its operational needs. When the dispatcher transmitted, it was with a PL tone that all of its cars were setup to receive. The dispatchers radio did not have PL on their radio for receive and the cars did not transmit a PL tone, so the dispatcher could hear all the cars when they transmitted. Since all the cars had receive PL on their radios, they could not hear any other car when they transmitted, only the dispatcher. This would prevent the drivers from idling chatting to each other or perhaps swapping fares with each other.
And using the tone has always made it easier for those scanning such systems and individual freqs at a site add in the tone and your listening to the user u want and not another a few miles away or interference
Never been a ham but only used scanners with sub tones for 25 years, no way would I but a scanner with no automatic sub tone decoder and now same for dmr and similar, right code in means I'm listening to the user I want and cutting down on interference
In uk single freqs users can have seperate tone for a department shopping centre or mall nr me 35 years on same 169.2375 82.5 cleaners 103.5 security, and we even have ctcss dcs mixed, a beach patrol I know 103.5 repeater out dcs 023 input
What is PL?
May have to listen too this a few hundred times.Im totally confuckulayted
Thanks
Thank you. That was very well done and very informative!
I already knew all of that, however if I didn’t, your explanation was superb so I definitely would understand after watching that. Kudos.
Thank you, I am now a certified radio tone expert. When do I get my certification?
Did you pay your $35?
I always laugh out loud with your very informative and truthful videos and calling out self-appointed experts on their short-sighted view of everything. Thank you sir, keep up the great work!
Thank you Sir, you are saving me a lot of brain damage! Your channel complements the Baofeng user's manual well! I just finished signing up for a GMRS lic with the FCC. If I didn't find this channel I would most likely be chewing up a number of #2 yellow pencils:)
Me too 😊 just got my call sign.
Tones basically change your automatic radio transmissions to manual radio transmissions.
Thank you Randy, you may have solved the problem my sister-in-law has with hearing chatter and static. It has never been a problem for her, she just shuts off the radio because she would rather not listen to anyone than to listen to everyone.
Thank you for the defuckulation! I am a GMRS/ Ham operator & learn something new from all of your vid.
I absolutely love your channel. You're terrific.
I have a suggestion for a great video. I bought a pair of cheap Samcom T2 radios just to tinker. Interesting feature is when they are scanning the 30 GMRS channels and detect a transmission, they INSTANTLY dispays the ctcss code (0-121) along with the active channel number. Any other radios do this instantly? I think newer GMRS radios should all have this feature. It is goofy having to activate ctcss scan on each independent transmssion you are seeking the tone on.
I sort of understand what you’re saying, so I agree this would make a great video.
Help! My boof-wang subtones are compfukulated.
Thanks, This helped a lot. I will be setting up a repeater on my property in AZ and there are a few others I should be able to reach and I don't want to 'step on any toes'.
Awesome video! Brand new to the radio world, but I've been trying to soak up as much as I can, and your videos are funny and extremely informative. Thanks!!
I've been hamming since 1992 and notes explained it those clearly. Thank you.
This is a great video. Thank you. I learned quite a bit and appreciate how you explained it. This helped me tremendously.
I understood tones before your video. But I'm excited that I am now certified. Love your video's keep up the good work.
Thanks good lesson👨🏼🚀
Just joined, good learnings here 👍
Absolutely informative!
Thanks, Randy. Good useful explanation.
Thank YOU!
Perfect explanation, thank you!
You are a very rad guy.
Thanks for all the knowledge man.
Excellent video. Thanks for sending a link for it. Now I understand what I'm doing wrong.
I'm an RF expert and dislike your videos (but I can't live without them).
Excellent explanation!
Thank you!!
Great explanation. I appreciate it.
Thank you so this info.
Fantastic video !
Thanks!
I went to public school, nearly 8 years. so your step by step explanations really helped, ALSO how long do you cook a ham radio? It’s the holidays.
Don't forget the whole cloves and sliced pineapple.
Bonne explication, merci beaucoup.
J'adore vous vidéo .
Bonjour du Québec 👋
Tabarac..
No one does it better tha you El Rando ;) lol! Great video :) I needed that info! Glad that's straightened out for me!
Thank you!🫡
Good report! Thank ye.
Excellent!!!
Also, I have a rt97 set up to cover the tiny town I live in. Could you suggest a way to add zello to it. I have did the walkie talkie with a VOX and a phone and it clips off the first of the traffic every time.
Thanks in advance.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !!!!!!!
The more I use ctcss & dcs tones, the more I like em. The President Harrison cb has ctcss & dcs tones for FM mode.
Excellent
Thank you
You left out Tone Loc. How could you dis the Funky Cold Medina.
Good video. Thumbs up.
This is great! I am a manual reader and I learned stuff (receiving light) that i did not know. I am curious do transmitting tone slightly influence range? Thank you
Using a tone (or not using one) does not influence your farz in any way that anyone would ever be able to notice.
I had wondered the same thing so I did a bench setup with test equipment that could generate signals along with tones. I found that it was only at the very edge of a receiver's ability to detect a very weak signal where it might not be able to "hear" the tone in order to open the squelch. At that point you could use the monitor button to open the squelch manually but with such a weak signal you would probably have difficulty making out what the station was saying.
I also found that the DCS digital codes would stop being detected slightly before the analog CTCSS on such a weak signal.
Bravissimo!
Very well explained. Now I understand why there is NO privacy. Very sneaky marketing BS.
You are definitely the Frank Zappa of the GMRS World. Keep up the great quirky perverse work...
So, question: how are Midland's "extra" channels set up? With Tx tones, or Rx tones? Also, if two people key up at the same time, and only one of them has a tone set, and the receiver has a tone set, will both transmissions come thru because of the one radio that is actually transmitting the tone?
High Quality
Very good video
Now I sat thru that (and Thanks for it), where do I get my certificate of completion? Do I get a modification to my callsign. The Sad hams would love that.
I'm trying to make sense of this in how it applies to fire department vhf communication pagers. My pager has two channels. 1 is called page only, where it only activates if it hears a tone. Channel 2 is monitor, where everything is heard. Im thinking there is some sort of tone programmed on the receive (pager) of channel 1.
Happy Hams love you!
acknowledging the marketing confuchulation , I also have to wonder; Do "privacy tones" technically facilitate a higher communication density on a single frequency?
@NotaRubicon
You promise??? dont tease me!! 😂😂
How can I get the Road Runner "beep beep" on my gmrs radios for the roger beep?
That was awesome. I am a newbie virgin to HAM. I have started watching videos and reading to get a Technician License, and everything seems so overly complicated. Seem like it is almost on purpose to keep the "Club" small. I am going to subscribe in the hope that up have more simplified videos to remove the hocus pocus magical wiz bag confuculations surrounding this neato HAM radio club. I already purchased my pocket protector and bow tie, so bring it on.
You're vindicated they really don't want you to get your ticket without drinking the arrl kool-aid. Much resentment is harbored for prepper types and those that wish to use radios for practical field applications on a ham license.
@@falloutforever88 I have never been in the "I once made a random contact at 0345 Zulu in New Zealand from New Jersey during a full moon and solar cycle 3 crowd". I'm more into "when I press TX, 99% of the time, my intended recipient will hear me" crowd.
@Happy-Trails-To-You I guess you weren't around when the morse code requirement was mandatory, that really kept the "Club" small, today's requirements are a joke, the test is now so easy
Ohhhhh thank you
So both radios need to have the same receive tone to talk to each other n both need to be in the same channel?
could you sell the spurious rf emissions sticker? That would be awesome
That's already been debunked. You are WAY BEHIND on information.
Just to confuckulate friends, I’ve chosen to call ctcss and dcs tones, ‘non-interference codes. Maybe someday manufacturers will come up with a better name.
That is actually a good name/description.
I have subscribed purely for the comedic rhetoric in regards to the dryset subject since Cisco networking class😂
OMG.. You just gave me a PTSD flashback to when I took those classes.. and i must admit, I think you are correct.
Keep in mind that one UV5R and similar you cannot key in the CTCSS tone, the UV5R gods require you to use the up and down arrows while in menu mode. This confuculated me greatly until wisdom was granted. 73 all.
I have tested & reviewed probably 50 to 75 radios, mostly GMRS but also a couple of ham and LMR radios, and none, not a single one, allows you to key in a CTCSS tone..
I prefer evenly sharpened pencils over privacy tones!!! But I sure enjoy that occasional Roger beep 🥰
i know ctcss is filter out unwanted income call . but i watch few video to try to understand how Ctcss work when frequency transmit. only your video clear and make me understand easily. ctcss 67kHz sent out the same time with “Frequency Channel”. so Ctcss activate speaker to let “Frequency Channel” to be heard.
because of i confuse why Frequency Channel sent out when button press, but why CTcss stop the same Frequency Channel on other walkie can not heard.
your video explain two set frequency band sent out at the same time. thanks
Question: is it possible to use squelch tones to first access a repeater and then another squelsh tone to only hear one other radio on the same repeater, thereby ignoring what other radios transmit using the same repeater? I would think not, but I want to check.
Thank you
The repeater controls what the TX (your RX) tone is. Some repeaters are configured to do this, but its not common and the owner decides the tones.
@@TheNotaRubicon Thank you Randy! And your videos are, by far, the best on the Internet. Though my wife is kind of pissed at you, since YOU made me buy lots of (very good!!!) radios (thank you!!!) 🙂
I keep forgetting this crap. Read over it 20 times. Used tge online quizes. Then, it vanishes from long term memory. Probably because, I dont have to remember.
Anyone remember when Atari came out ?
AH HAHA I bet you know the words to STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
@@DesertRat.45
While using the correct tone to activate the repeater, you can then use a DTMF ID code manually entered if the station you wish to communicate with has that function available; sort of like a telephone number.
When you are using any code CTCSS, DCS, or any other have effects on the rage. These privacy codes reduce the covering area
Because need more strong Rx signal to open the squelch as compare to simple transmission.
What do you think must reply
Thanks in advance ☺️
Using tones/codes does not have any effect on the farz of your radio that you would be able to detect with your human ear.
I love this shit! Private Line=PL
Are we allowed to discuss these tones without an FCC license? 😉 Good explanation!
Very well done, Thank you. I love you style of teaching. N6JAI
hey randy I love your videos, if you read this, could you do another video on the XTS-5000?
also could you do a tutorial on how to hard wire a mobile radio to your car battery?
@@yourdonefor4454I would appreciate this as well. Great suggestion.
Video idea. When it's important to you... My favorite CZcamsr... Standby time. IE. My tests.... Uv-5r 28hrs ... Uv-5r Big battery 69hrs ... Uv-K5/K6 61hrs (Very nice radio with Scrambler) Uv-3r 8hrs. Etc.
2-tone tones for EMS and Fire paging is really important
In this video, he is discussing about CTCSS, PL and DPL tones.
You are talking about something totally different.
0:29 Something is wrong with that pencil. It hasn't been chewed on.
0:39 Ahhhhhh, there's the real pencil.
"Silence is golden!"
Which one do I use to receive tones from Tommy Tutone?
If he was ever fire department dispatcher they'd call him Tommy Tutone Sequential.
I'll show myself out now :)
you'd need two tones
Excellent explanation, learned a few things and am sufficiently defuckulated
Video idea: What pair of HTs to buy for non-ham non-tech savvy friend so she and roommate have a pair for near to home emergency comms. Black Friday coming up. Want easy to setup charge and use please.
Go figure, a little bit of constructive criticism and a decent video. Good job!
Which Baofeng radios/batteries are rechargeable via usb c?
I will answer that question if you can explain to me how it relates to CTCSS, and DTC tones and codes, which is what we are talking about here.
@@TheNotaRubicon It has nothing to do with it... I just figured after being a new sub that you are the expert on all things baofeng... So who better to ask
Where can I get that spurious emissions sticker?
I am here for the pencil!... over
"Don't use that tone with me!" Mother
If you ever do another video on the topic, might I suggest showing the tones on your spectrum anal-yzer. When I was a young Radio Padawan a senior tech in our shop did that and all became crystal clear in a flash. This was in the era of PL reeds on Motorola Micors, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and everybody had memorized the Motorola codes for the tones (141.3 was 4A, etc).
I have met you, I believe you created a
book about Subways? 😊 W2CH
Hey. You watch your tone!
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