At the meeting on Saturday, Cory VE6CYT asked if the group would like the repeater’s C4FM digital mode turned on. The group agreed to give it a try and see how it goes. The changes made to the repeater are:
1) Enabled auto mode select. This allows the repeater to use both FM and C4FM modes. Before, the repeater would convert any C4FM digital signal it received and re-transmit it in FM. It will now transmit in C4FM mode if it receives a C4FM transmission and it will transmit in FM if it receives an FM signal.
The repeater also uses a CTCSS tone on FM TX. This allows a user to set up a CTCSS tone squelch on their radio to prevent digital signals from breaking their radio’s squelch. The tone frequency is 110.9. You do not need a tone to access the repeater.
2) Reduced the FM squelch tail from 1.5 seconds to .5 seconds. This will allow for easier use as there is no courtesy tone available and will reduce some power usage over the winter. Digital mode will have a minimal squelch tail of approximately .1 seconds.
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