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The '''Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System''', commonly referred to as '''CTCSS''', has been in used in the land mobile radio arena from the late 1960’s. It is known by a number of different trade names such as '''Private Line'''® (PL) by Motorola, '''Channel Guard'''® (CG) by General Electric and generically as '''tone squelch'''. | The '''Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System''', commonly referred to as '''CTCSS''', has been in used in the land mobile radio arena from the late 1960’s. It is known by a number of different trade names such as '''Private Line'''® (PL) by Motorola, '''Channel Guard'''® (CG) by General Electric and generically as '''tone squelch'''. | ||
− | It is a use of sub-audible tones that are transmitted along with the speech portion of the transmission which allows more than one agency (or fleet) to use the same radio frequency without | + | It is a use of sub-audible tones that are transmitted along with the speech portion of the transmission which allows more than one agency (or fleet) to use the same radio frequency without hearing the other agency on that frequency. Receivers for agency XYZ are set to only open their audio squelch when the proper sub-audible frequency tone is part of the transmission. |
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+ | Today the sharing of frequencies by agencies is less common than it once was, CTCSS is more commonly used by repeater systems to prevent noise or interference from causing the repeater squawk obnoxiously, and by receivers as an extra measure of squelch (for instance, to prevent engine noise from breaking squelch). | ||
The land mobile industry started with some 38 sub-audible frequencies this has increased over the years to the more generally accepted 50. There is no generic standard tone number assignment or code letter to go with a particular tone; however, below is a chart of the commonly accepted 50 tones used at this time. | The land mobile industry started with some 38 sub-audible frequencies this has increased over the years to the more generally accepted 50. There is no generic standard tone number assignment or code letter to go with a particular tone; however, below is a chart of the commonly accepted 50 tones used at this time. | ||
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==Standard CTCSS Tones== | ==Standard CTCSS Tones== | ||
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− | {| border="1" | + | <tr valign="top"> <!-- outer table row --> |
− | + | <td width="50%"> <!-- outer table left-column --> | |
− | | | + | {| border="1" class="rrtable sortable" |
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! CTCSS<br/>Tone !! Motorola<br/>Code !! RELM<br/>Code !! Wolfsburg<br/>Code | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | None || None || 000 || 0 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 67.0 || XZ || 001 || 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 69.4 || WZ || 039 || none | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 71.9 || XA || 002 || 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 74.4 || WA || 003 || 3 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 77.0 || XB || 004 || 4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 79.7 || WB || 005 || 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 82.5 || YZ || 006 || 6 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 85.4 || YA || 007 || 7 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 88.5 || YB || 008 || 8 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 91.5 || ZZ || 009 || 11 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 94.8 || ZA || 010 || 12 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 97.4 || ZB || 011 || 13 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 100.0 || 1Z || 012 || 14 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 103.5 || 1A || 013 || 15 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 107.2 || 1B || 014 || 16 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 110.9 || 2Z || 015 || 17 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 114.8 || 2A || 016 || 18 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 118.8 || 2B || 017 || 21 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 123.0 || 3Z || 018 || 22 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 127.3 || 3A || 019 || 23 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 131.8 || 3B || 020 || 24 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 136.5 || 4Z || 021 || 25 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 141.3 || 4A || 022 || 26 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 146.2 || 4B || 023 || 27 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 150.0 || none || See Note || none | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | <td width="50%"> <!-- outer table right-column --> | ||
+ | {| border="1" class="rrtable sortable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! CTCSS<br/>Tone !! Motorola<br/>Code !! RELM<br/>Code !! Wolfsburg<br/>Code | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 151.4 || 5Z || 024 || 28 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 156.7 || 5A || 025 || 31 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 159.8 || none || 040 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 162.2 || 5B || 026 || 32 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 165.5 || none || 041 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 167.9 || 6Z || 027 || 33 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 171.3 || none || 042 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 173.8 || 6A || 028 || 34 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 177.3 || none || 043 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 179.9 || 6B || 029 || 35 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 183.5 || none || 044 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 186.2 || 7Z || 030 || 36 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 189.9 || none || 045 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 192.8 || 7A || 031 || 37 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 196.6 || none || 046 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 199.5 || none || 047 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 203.5 || M1 || 032 || 38 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 206.5 || 8Z || 048 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 210.7 || M2 || 033 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 218.1 || M3 || 034 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 225.7 || M4 || 035 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 229.1 || 9Z || 049 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 233.6 || none || 036 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 241.8 || none || 037 || none |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 250.3 || none || 038 || none |
− | |||
− | |||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 254.1 || 0Z || 050 || none |
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | < | + | </tr> <!-- outer table --> |
+ | </table> <!-- close outer table --> | ||
− | Note: 150.0 is the standard tone used by military radios in the 30-88 MHz band. | + | *Note: 150.0 is the standard tone used by military radios in the 30-88 MHz band. |
==Non-Standard CTCSS Tones (Kenwood)== | ==Non-Standard CTCSS Tones (Kenwood)== | ||
− | + | <table border="0" cellspacing="4"> <!-- outer table --> | |
− | {| border="1" | + | <tr valign="top"> <!-- outer table --> |
− | | 105.4 || 109.1 || 129.6 || 134.2 || 138.9 || 143.8 | + | <td> <!-- outer table column 1 --> |
+ | {| border="1" class="rrtable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 105.4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 109.1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 129.6 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 134.2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 138.9 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 143.8 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 148.8 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | <td> <!-- outer table column 2 --> | ||
+ | {| border="1" class="rrtable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 150.0 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 159.5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 165.1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 165.5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 170.9 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 171.3 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 176.9 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | <td> <!-- outer table column 3 --> | ||
+ | {| border="1" class="rrtable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 183.1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 189.5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 198.2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 213.8 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 221.3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 237.1 |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | 245.5 |
|- | |- | ||
− | |||
|} | |} | ||
− | < | + | </tr> <!-- outer table --> |
+ | </table> <!-- close outer table --> | ||
==Sound Card Decoding Programs== | ==Sound Card Decoding Programs== | ||
− | These programs will display the | + | These programs will display the detected CTCSS tone when connected to the audio output of a radio receiver. |
*[http://www.coaa.co.uk/scanscope.htm ScanScope] | *[http://www.coaa.co.uk/scanscope.htm ScanScope] | ||
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==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||
* [http://www.repeater-builder.com/tech-info/ctcss/ctcss-overview.html CTCSS Technical Overview] | * [http://www.repeater-builder.com/tech-info/ctcss/ctcss-overview.html CTCSS Technical Overview] | ||
+ | * [http://www.onfreq.com/syntorx/ctcss.html PL / CTCSS Information] | ||
+ | * For the current ETSI Standard TS 103 236 Continuous Tone Controlled Signalling System (CTCSS) and Digitally Coded Squelch Signalling (DCSS) document, go to the [https://www.etsi.org/standards ETSI Standards search page] and search for '''ETSI TS 103 236'''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Related Wiki Articles== | ||
+ | * [[DCS]] | ||
+ | * [[Tone Signaling]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
[[Category:RR Glossary]] | [[Category:RR Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Amateur Radio Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Database Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:HF Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Military Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Professional Radios Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Receivers Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Scanners Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Signal Analysis and Decoding Glossary]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Software Glossary]] |
Latest revision as of 17:31, 29 January 2023
The Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System, commonly referred to as CTCSS, has been in used in the land mobile radio arena from the late 1960’s. It is known by a number of different trade names such as Private Line® (PL) by Motorola, Channel Guard® (CG) by General Electric and generically as tone squelch.
It is a use of sub-audible tones that are transmitted along with the speech portion of the transmission which allows more than one agency (or fleet) to use the same radio frequency without hearing the other agency on that frequency. Receivers for agency XYZ are set to only open their audio squelch when the proper sub-audible frequency tone is part of the transmission.
Today the sharing of frequencies by agencies is less common than it once was, CTCSS is more commonly used by repeater systems to prevent noise or interference from causing the repeater squawk obnoxiously, and by receivers as an extra measure of squelch (for instance, to prevent engine noise from breaking squelch).
The land mobile industry started with some 38 sub-audible frequencies this has increased over the years to the more generally accepted 50. There is no generic standard tone number assignment or code letter to go with a particular tone; however, below is a chart of the commonly accepted 50 tones used at this time.
In addition to the standard tones, some manufacturers have made available additional tone frequencies specific to their own products, but not available to products from other manufacturers.
Contents
Standard CTCSS Tones
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- Note: 150.0 is the standard tone used by military radios in the 30-88 MHz band.
Non-Standard CTCSS Tones (Kenwood)
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Sound Card Decoding Programs
These programs will display the detected CTCSS tone when connected to the audio output of a radio receiver.
Related Links
- CTCSS Technical Overview
- PL / CTCSS Information
- For the current ETSI Standard TS 103 236 Continuous Tone Controlled Signalling System (CTCSS) and Digitally Coded Squelch Signalling (DCSS) document, go to the ETSI Standards search page and search for ETSI TS 103 236.