I've always used the community type panel (Zetron controllers) when there is a community. Several systems I owned had multiple users, so user A could only hear his other users with THEIR tone, user B could only hear his other users with their different tone, etc. Also, should they fail to pay their monthly bill, one simply disables that specific tone and their radios don't go through the repeater.
Unless you need separation between the users, I see no need for a community type panel. Good Luck Daron J. Wilson, RCDD ) ) Telecom Manager ( ( LH Morris Electric, Inc. ) ) (541) 265-8067 office _|****| mmm! (541) 265-7652 fax ( | | coffee! (541) 270-5886 cellular \| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |____| > -----Original Message----- > From: jfrohoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:30 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Why need a commercial community tone board ? > > >> Also add a commercial community tone board > >> with DCS to keep things orderly. > > Can anyone explain the need for a community tone board and DCS? I > understand that some radios allow us to use the digital coded > squelch, but why the community tone board? Best I can tell from > researching them on the net (and on repeater-buider site) is that > they are used when a repeater owner wants to track usage by different > groups of people, each assigned a different CTCSS code or DCS code > (?), sometimes used for billing purposes. > > I am building up a first-time UHF reapeater/remote for local > emergency use but am now a bit confused as to whether I am best to > buy a simple CTCSS decoder or a whole "community panel"? > > Equipment obtained thus far is a Kenwood UHF TKR-850 repeater radio > with Decible Products Duplexer. Thanks in advance for any comments. > Jim K7RNR > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
