Tone Search Scanning - Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual

4. Now, press the
Menu #10 DCS.COD
5. Press the
6. Rotate the
023 025
065 071
132 134
205 212
255 261
331 332
413 423
465 466
612 624
731 732
7. When you have made your selection, press and hold in the
second to save the new setting and exit to normal

(1) Remember that the DCS is an Encode/Decode system, so your receiver
will remain muted until a matching DCS code is received on an incoming
transmission. Switch the DCS off when you're just tuning around the band.
(2) You may select the DCS mode on the Main band using the
microphone's

Tone Search Scanning

In operating situations where you don't know the
station or stations, you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in
search of the tone being used.
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
knob momentarily, then rotate the
DIAL
.
knob momentarily to enable the adjustment of the
DIAL
knob to select the desired
DIAL
DCS CODE
026 031 032
072 073 074
143 145 152
223 225 226
263 265 266
343 346 351
431 432 445
503 506 516
627 631 632
734 743 754
key.
DCS Code
036 043 047
114 115 116
155 156 162
243 244 245
271 274 306
356 364 365
446 452 454
523 526 532
654 662 664
operation.0.
or
CTCSS DCS
TONE CODED SQUELCH
knob to select
DIAL
code.
DCS
(a three-digit number).
051 053 054
122 125 131
165 172 174
246 251 252
311 315 325
371 411 412
455 462 464
546 565 606
703 712 723
knob for ½
DIAL
tone being used by another
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