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

  • Simplex vs duplex — One frequency versus two.
  • Sporadic E — Sudden short-lived openings.
  • Offset — The gap between transmit and receive frequency.
  • CW — Continuous Wave. Morse code.
  • APRS — Automatic Packet Reporting System.
  • FT8 — A weak-signal digital mode.
  • SWR — Standing Wave Ratio.
  • Frequency — How fast a radio wave oscillates.