[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FW: Addition of a PL Tone to both 91 and 79

[KA4GFY]

Thanks for the heads up.

Rich, KA4GFY

> On September 9, 2020 at 6:11 PM "Don (KI4D)" <don.ki4d at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Shawn P. Stokes <ka3rqr at gmail.com> 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 5:38 PM
> To: nvfma-gen at googlegroups.com; vws-general at googlegroups.com;
> don.ki4d at gmail.com
> Subject: Addition of a PL Tone to both 91 and 79
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> All:
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> To help deal with some interference we've been receiving on both the 146.91
> and 146.79 repeaters, effective on or about 9/26/2020, we will be turning on
> a PL (CTCSS) tone of 77.0 hertz to access both repeaters.   The repeaters
> already transmit the 77.0 tone so you can set your radios up so that they
> only open squelch when the repeater transmits and save you hearing any
> interference on your radio.   
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> Please let us know if you have any questions and share this widely with all
> hams in the area to spread the word.   
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> 73, 
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> Shawn
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> Shawn P. Stokes, KA3RQR
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> President, Northern Virginia FM Association
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> KA3RQR at gmail.com <mailto:KA3RQR at gmail.com> 
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> www.nvfma.org <http://www.nvfma.org> 
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