TNFrank Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Posted 2 hours ago I've also noticed kind of a pattern for CTCSS tones for each band. Not every repeater follows the pattern but I'd say a good 80-90% of them do. Has anyone else noticed this? Quote
SteveShannon Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago 3 minutes ago, TNFrank said: I've also noticed kind of a pattern for CTCSS tones for each band. Not every repeater follows the pattern but I'd say a good 80-90% of them do. Has anyone else noticed this? No, I haven’t noticed. Quote
WRXB215 Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago Your title says "offsets" but then, in the body of your message, you talk about CTCSS. Which one is it and what pattern do you think you are seeing? Quote
dosw Posted 50 minutes ago Report Posted 50 minutes ago 2 hours ago, TNFrank said: I've also noticed kind of a pattern for CTCSS tones for each band. Not every repeater follows the pattern but I'd say a good 80-90% of them do. Has anyone else noticed this? While the choice of CTCSS tones is not entirely random, it may as well be. There are common conventions, like avoiding adjacent tones in a given overlapping area, avoiding tones that are harmonics of power lines, that sort of thing. I think in some cases it's more about "legacy conventional wisdom" than about "real world issues in 2025." But as far as repeaters following a pattern, what you might be seeing is either a freak coincidence, or regional conventions that may have some historical rationale. Not any broadly adopted pattern. Quote
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