CTCSS / PL tone — What It Means in Ham Radio

CTCSS / PL tone — A sub-audible tone that opens a repeater.

A low tone sent under your voice. If a repeater will not respond to you, a missing or wrong tone is the most likely reason.

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Related words

  • FM — Frequency Modulation. VHF and UHF voice.
  • K index — How disturbed the earth's magnetic field is.
  • SSB — Single Sideband. HF voice.
  • Band — A range of frequencies set aside for a purpose.
  • CW — Continuous Wave. Morse code.
  • Simplex vs duplex — One frequency versus two.
  • Ionosphere — The layer that bounces HF signals back to earth.
  • Frequency — How fast a radio wave oscillates.