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Article #14801Re: Tone frequencies on telephone
From: Paul Russell
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:49
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:49
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From article <1eg588INNs78@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>, by markd@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Mark Diamond):
> gt8741b@prism.gatech.edu (Chris Adams) writes:
>
>>Can someone tell me what the frequencies of the buttons on a telephone generate
>>and what the dial tone frequency is? I am trying to build something, and I
>>need to recognize a dial tone, and generate button presses.
>>--
>>Chris Adams | "If tin whistles are made of tin,
>>Georgia Tech | what do they make foghorns from?"
>>Internet: gt8741b@prism.gatech.edu| -- Lonnie Donegan
>>----------------------------------+
>
> I don't recall the tone frequencies. However, they are easily found in
> the published ISO, British and Australian standards. Presumably these,
> or the USA equivalent should be easily obtainable. Basically, each
> digit (as well as the * and # functions) are composed of 2 frequencies
> sounded together. All keys in the same Column share the same lower tone
> (with the lower tone ascending across columns) ... and similarly for the
> rows.
>
Sorry, missed the original message - here they are anyway...
1 2 3 A : 697 Hz
4 5 6 B : 770 Hz
(low tones)
7 8 9 C : 852 Hz
* 0 # D : 941 Hz
---- ---- ---- ----
1209 1336 1477 1633 Hz
(high tones)
//Paul
--
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