Listed are some of the big words and slang terms
you might hear used on or about the system.
| Closed Repeater
|
A repeater whose use is limited
to certain individuals.
There are no closed repeaters in the K-Link Repeater System. |
| Control Operator
|
A licensed operator designated
to "control" the operation of the repeater.
|
| Courtesy Tone
|
A short tone sounded after each
repeater user's transmission to permit other
stations to gain access to the repeater before the tone sounds. Yes, it's called a courtesy tone because if you are a courteous user, you will allow enough time for other people to break in. The Courtesy Tone is not to be confused with a "Roger Beep". (See Below) |
| Coverage Area |
The geographical area in which
the repeater may be used regularly and reliably
for Communications. This does not include the "hilltop 90 miles away from the repeater". |
| CTCSS
|
Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System.
A sub-audible tone system which may
operate the squelch of the repeater when the corresponding sub-audible tone is present on a transmitted signal. Also known as PL (Private Line), or CG (Channel Guard) or Tone Squelch. |
| Equal Power Boundary
|
The point at which two or more
repeaters have exactly
the same signal strength. For example, the Equal Power Boundary for 444.850 and 444.600 is near the Crawford St. Exit on I-135. Users should take note of these boundaries so that they can switch to the next repeater without dragging the currently selected repeater into the noise. |
| Forward Path
|
The transmitted signal going from
the repeater to the user.
|
| Full Quieting
|
Signal Strength in excess of amount
required to mask ambient noise.
|
| Reverse Path
|
The transmitted signal going from
the user to the repeater.
|
| "Roger Beep" | A brief tone that is modulated when a CB user unkeys his microphone just before the carrier is dropped, if the radio is so equipped. |
| TITO
or (Talk-in/Talk-out)
|
Refers to the relationship between
the amount of signal the
repeater is getting from a user (reverse path) versus the signal the user gets from the repeater (forward path). A repeater running 100 watts with a receiver having 1 uV receiver sensitivity (an alligator) is going to have poor TITO. |
| Underlay Repeater
|
Refers to a repeater that is specifically
designed to cover a limited area.
An underlay repeater is not necessarily linked to the main system. |