Quantro repeater ID

[VSP5151]

I programmed my Quantro amateur repeater ID for 10 minutes. However in a lengthy conversation, even when the repeater drops out, it will go much longer than 10 minutes before it will do a CW ID. I checked the software and didn't see anything that may force it to id after 10 minutes regardless of usage. Did I miss any options in programming or is this the nature of the beast?

[d119]

Make sure the squelch is set properly in the station. This can cause this kind of behavior.

[wa6ylb]

I suspect its very much like the Quantar. When its time to ID, the quantar will start the ID w/no tx PL/DPL tone, -only - if the channel is not busy, for say 10-15 seconds. If the station is busy with the ID time comes, it will hold off and wait until the channel is not busy. I can see where the rptr will seem to never ID if the repeater is being used quite a bit. If the station starts to ID, and then rx activity starts up again, the repeater will hold off on the ID and try to start it over, once the repeater is idle again, after the 10-15 seconds of idle time. The only way to have an ID still occur every ten minutes is to have an external ID talking to station, that will inject the ID over voices. If you run the level at .75kc to 1 kc, you can do this without causing the voice traffic to be taken out. Also a lower tone freq helps (like 600-750 hz for the ID tone).