TONE CODED SQUELCH
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
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4.
Now, press the
DIAL
knob momentarily, then rotate the
DIAL
knob to select
Menu #10
DCS.COD
.
5.
Press the
DIAL
knob momentarily to enable the adjustment of the
DCS
code.
6.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the desired
DCS Code
(a three-digit number).
DCS CODE
023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047 051 053
054
065 071 072 073 074 114 115 116 122 125
131
132 134 143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172
174
205 212 223 225 226 243 244 245 246 251
252
255 261 263 265 266 271 274 306 311 315
325
331 332 343 346 351 356 364 365 371 411
412
413 423 431 432 445 446 452 454 455 462
464
465 466 503 506 516 523 526 532 546 565
606
612 624 627 631 632 654 662 664 703 712
723
731 732 734 743 754
7.
When you have made your selection, press and hold in the
DIAL
knob for ½
second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
0.
(1) Remember that the
DCS
is an Encode/Decode system, so your receiver
will remain muted until a matching
DCS
code is received on an incoming
transmission. Switch the
DCS
off when you’re just tuning around the band.
(2) You may select the
DCS
mode on the
Main
band using the
microphone’s
key.
Tone Search Scanning
In operating situations where you don’t know the
CTCSS
or
DCS
tone being used by another
station or stations, you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in
search of the tone being used.
