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SUPERVISORY AUDIO TONE [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiotelephony
CONT

On the voice channel, one of the three tones that modulate the carrier at a low modulation index is used for supervision. These tones are centered at 6 kHz and are termed supervisory audio tones (SAT). The SAT is added to the voice transmission by a cell site. The three audio frequencies used are 5,970, 6,000 and 6,030 Hz.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiotéléphonie

Spanish

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