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Chapter!8.!-!DTMF!
DTMF!is !an!in-band!signaling!method!using!dual!sinusoidal!signals!for!any!given!cod e.!Originally!
developed!for!telephony!systems,!it!has!proved!a!very!versatile!tool!in!many!other!areas.!
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In!two-way!rad io!systems,!DTMF!is!most!com m only!used!fo r!autom ation!system s!and!remote!
control.!A!com m on!example!would!be!in!amateur!radio!repeaters!where!some!repeaters!are!
activated!by!sending!out!a!DTMF!sequ ence !(usu ally!a!simple!single-digit!sequence).!
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Table!8.1.!DTMF!fre q u en c ies !an d !co rr e sp o nd in g !co d es!
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1209!Hz!
1336!Hz!
1477!Hz!
1633!Hz!
697!Hz!
1!
2!
3!
A!-! !
770!Hz!
4!
5!
6!
B!-! !
852!Hz!
7!
8!
9!
C!-! !
941!Hz!
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0!
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The!BTECH!GMRS-V1!has!a!full!im p le mentatio n !of!DTMF,!including !the!A,!B,!C !an d!D!codes.!
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The!numerical!keys,!as!well!as!the! ,!and! ,!keys!correspond!to!th e!matching!DTMF!codes! as!