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I just acquired a Micor repeater with a CSI 32 Tone Panel, I am also
almost done with the ICS Basic contoller that I am building from a
kit.
My query is: can I use both? I need the CSI for PL tones and the ICS for ID and other features. Is there a way to pass the necessary
signals through one (CSI for tone) and into the other for the other
controls?

This is my first real repeater and I am mostly clueless but a quick
study.

Thanks in advance for your help.

KE7DZZ wrote:I just acquired a Micor repeater with a CSI 32 Tone Panel, I am also
almost done with the ICS Basic contoller that I am building from a
kit.
My query is: can I use both? I need the CSI for PL tones and the ICS for ID and other features. Is there a way to pass the necessary
signals through one (CSI for tone) and into the other for the other
controls?

This is my first real repeater and I am mostly clueless but a quick
study.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Sure. Set the CSI for zero hangtime, no timeout, etc. then route the PTT of it into the ICS's COS, and the ICS's PTT to the MICOR.

The only issue would be insuring there wasn't any DTMF collisions between the two (i.e. no duplicate access codes, etc.)

Fine tuning will be a must. But it can be done. Make sure the CSI doesn't mute any DTMF, etc. It should be configured purely to handle PL and nothing else - no timers, nothing.

Let the ICS handle that.