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Privacy codes (CTCSS / DCS): typical values for radios

Half of radios in the catalog have privacy codes (CTCSS / DCS) below 148, and 80% fall between 38 and 262 (102 models with data).

Median148
Median 2026155
Typical range38 – 262
Models102
Distribution

How privacy codes (CTCSS / DCS) is distributed

01327405302004006008001,0000–100: 20100–200: 53200–300: 21300–400: 3400–500: 0500–600: 0600–700: 0700–800: 0800–900: 1900–1,000: 01,000–1,100: 4Median 148
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Privacy codes (CTCSS / DCS)38108148257262

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median privacy codes (CTCSS / DCS) by year

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Recent leaders

Highest privacy codes (CTCSS / DCS)

1 CRT Micron UV V2
CRT · 2025
Micron UV V2
25 W200
1,076
9.0
2 CRT Space-V
CRT · 2025
Space-V
17 W199
1,076
3 Alinco DR-MD-520E
Alinco · 2026
DR-MD-520E
55 W4,000
1,074
9.7
4 Midland G10 Pro
Midland · 2025
G10 Pro
0.5 W32
382
7.4
5 Midland G10 Pro 2er Security-Kofferset
Midland · 2025
G10 Pro 2er Security-Kofferset
0.5 W32
382
5.8
6 Midland G10 Pro 2er Handwerker-Kofferset
Midland · 2026
G10 Pro 2er Handwerker-Kofferset
0.5 W32
382
8.7
7 Midland D10 DMR446
Midland · 2025
D10 DMR446
14 km0.5 W478IPx4
282
9.1
8 Midland G13
Midland · 2025
G13
0.5 W99IPx4
262
7.7
9 PNI DPMR R41 Pro
PNI · 2025
DPMR R41 Pro
0.5 W16
261
5.3
10 Baofeng UV-5RM Plus
Baofeng · 2026
UV-5RM Plus
10 W
260
8.7
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