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Understanding Scanning

might hear multiple communications at the same time.
The stations might even interfere with each other to the
point where it is impossible to clearly receive any of the
stations. A scanner equipped with CTCSS and DCS (like
your scanner) can code each received frequency with a
specific CTCSS or DCS frequency. Then, when you
receive multiple signals, you only hear the transmission
with the CTCSS or DCS tone you programmed. If you do
not receive the correct tone with a signal, the
scanner’s squelch remains closed and you hear nothing.

Local frequency allocation groups set cooperative
standards to establish the CTCSS and DCS tone for each
transmitter (or repeater).

You can search for the following CTCSS frequencies and
DCS codes.

CTCSS Frequencies (Hz)

DCS Codes (Octal)

67.0

69.3 71.9 74.4

77.0

79.7

82.5

85.4 88.5 91.5

94.8

97.4

100.0

103.5 107.2 110.9

114.8

118.8

123.0

127.3 131.8 136.5

141.3

146.2

151.4

156.7 159.8 162.2

165.5

167.9

171.3

173.8 177.3 179.9

183.5

186.2

189.9

192.8 196.6 199.5

203.5

206.5

210.7

218.1 225.7 229.1

233.6

241.8

250.3 254.1

023 025 026

031

032

036 043 047

051 053 054

065

071

072 073 074

114 115

116

122

125

131 132 134

143 145 152

155

156

162 165 172

174 205 212

223

225

226 243 244

245 246 251

252

255

261 263 265

266 271 274

306

311

315 325 331