[amsat-bb] Accessory to add CTCSS tone?

[A. Kevin Arber]

Yes you can add a CTCSS tone generator to almost any radio.  I used the
Communications Specialists, Inc. SS-64 to provide a tone for an old ICOM
211.  Connect it up the audio chain, say at the deviation pot.
73, Kevin/W3DAD

On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 5:13 PM, Todd W Deckard <twdeckard at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> Greetings!
>
> Can a simple circuit or OTS accessory add the 67hz PL tone to a radio
> mixing w/ microphone in?
>
>  I purchased an ICOM IC-X2 from ebay to get access to the L-band and my
> Japanese was pretty rusty and so I didn’t realize it appears the PL tone
> squelch was optional on non-US variants of the radio.
>
> (At least I cannot seem to invoke it thru the menu navigation)
>
> It’s an awesome little radio and was a great deal.   Is there any way I
> can build something to inject the 67hz myself?
>
> Best
> Todd
>
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