Radio Shack HTX-200 User Manual
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REDUCING SQUELCH TAIL
If you are communicating with a repeater or another station using
subaudible tones, you can eliminate the squelch tail (the burst of
noise the other person hears when you stop transmitting) by turn-
ing on the transmit delay option. When you turn on this feature
and use CTCSS, the radio continues to transmit for a short period
of time after you release
subaudible tones, you can eliminate the squelch tail (the burst of
noise the other person hears when you stop transmitting) by turn-
ing on the transmit delay option. When you turn on this feature
and use CTCSS, the radio continues to transmit for a short period
of time after you release
PTT
, but then it immediately drops the
subaudible tone. This causes the other radio to close the squelch
before there is “dead air,” preventing the squelch tail.
before there is “dead air,” preventing the squelch tail.
Use the Main Menu (see “Using the HTX-200’s Menus” on Page
16) to set the transmit delay option. Then, with
16) to set the transmit delay option. Then, with
t.dy
and the cur-
rent status displayed, press
or
to turn this feature on or off.
BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT
Use the Main Menu to set the busy channel lockout (see “Using
the HTX-200’s Menus” on Page 16). The lockout prevents the
transceiver from transmitting while it is receiving a signal. With
the radio’s preset value
the HTX-200’s Menus” on Page 16). The lockout prevents the
transceiver from transmitting while it is receiving a signal. With
the radio’s preset value
bCLO
oF
displayed, press
or
to
change the display to
bCLO
oN
. Repeat this step to change the
display back to
bCLO
oF
to disable the lockout .
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