Tone squelch can be useful in a repeater congested area, BUT only if the repeater operator has set up the machine for it. That option is not up to the repeater user.

ALSO - Someone commented that the transmit mode needs to be changed to Wide Band. This is CORRECT information for ALL ham repeaters unless their specific information states otherwise. The repeater (145.23 in Huntsville) is a wide-band machine.

On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 10:59 AM, Jeff <wireless3.14159@gmail.com> wrote:
This occurred to me after (as usual) I had already sent the reply. In a busy metro area, it would indeed be a very useful thing.

On March 27, 2018 5:15:29 AM UTC, W Paul Mills <AC0HY@WPMills.com> wrote:
>On 03/25/2018 01:53 PM, Jeff wrote:
>> In CHIRP, Tone is what you would set for transmitting to a repeater.
>> ToneSql only affects receive, and isn't generally used.
>
>This is not correct see:
><https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MemoryEditorColumns>
>
>I use ToneSql all the time, as do many others. In a busy metro area, it
>
>is almost a must.
>
>
>>
>> But regardless of what values those might be set to, it's the Tone
>Mode
>> setting that determines what happens when you're transmitting or
>> receiving. If it's set to Tone or None, you'll hear everything on the
>
>> frequency. Otherwise you'll be using that monitor button.
>>
>> CTCSS stands for Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System, which is what
>> you're using whenever there are tones involved during transmit or
>> receive. Anything else is just a shorter version of the same, mainly
>> because ten syllables is a hassle.
>>
>>
>> On March 25, 2018 1:14:48 PM UTC, Dennis Wage <dwage@dwage.com>
>wrote:
>>
>>     I have no where else to ask this question.
>>
>>     Is TSQL the same as CTCSS?
>>
>>     The reason I am so intrigued is about this is
>>
>>     The other day my UV-5R was in scan mode and a repeater in
>Huntsville
>>     continually stopped my scan with a carrier or tone, not sure
>which
>>     yet. But I heard no audio. No matter where I set the squelch,
>even
>>     to 0 I got no audio. However, if I hit the Moni button I could
>hear
>>     the guys talking.
>>
>>     What was happening here?
>>
>>     Thanks in advance.
>>
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