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There are jumper changes when you install/uninstall a CTCSS board. I
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know one is on the front/left side of the system board (with the handle facing you). That is the PTT control jumper that selects normal PTT vs Delayed PTT. With the jumper in the 'CTCSS' position, the unit will not transmit (using the PTT line) without the CTCSS board actually being in the unit. If you jump 10V to the oscillator control, the unit will TX anyway and this jumper doesn't apply since that point is after the jumper. I don't recall where the others are offhand. I don't have the manuals at home. Check the voltages at the points labeled RX MUTE - that's on the connector on the system board that is on the extreme right. SQ Disable should only disable CTCSS and should not itself open the squelch but RX MUTE will open the squelch. When squelched, RX MUTE is a logic low (0V). One word of caution if you don't already know - the label on that connector (J903?) is *usually* offset a little from the pins, so make sure you are looking at the correct pin. Well, back on topic, the unit should not open squelch just due to the removal of the CTCSS board. Unplug the board - the RX becomes CSQ with no jumper changes necessary. The RX MUTE (NOT CAS) will even work as a CSQ unit. Of course, CAS always follows the receiver regardless of CTCSS presence. Does the unit receive on the selected frequency? OH! Check your 10V supply! That could open the squelch. It has to be 10V +/- a few hundredths. I want to correct something I said earlier. I believe an *internal* squelch WAS an OEM option on a Mastr-II. It was rare, but I think I do remember seeing a unit that had one. The only control on the C/HD was volume and on/off. Ed Bathgate, RMA Repair Dept x8785 wrote:
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