"Jim" wrote in message
news:3I_oe.28913$nG6.18155@attbi_s22...
I'm not really concerned about on the air privacy because it would not be
used for private conversation.

I see nothing wrong with wanting a private call sign though. I used to
chat with friends on the cb and there were some very questionable people
there. There are also a lot of ham radio operators like this but they
behave slightly better on the air and a call sign is pretty much just a
abbreviation for your home address and phone number.

As I tried to explain in my question I just wanted a way to mute my radio
until a specific person calls me and then have the radio on so I can hear
everyone. I guess this is not possible through a repeater.

This is not another "dig" at hames. I am amazed at what some hams have
done by constructing their own equipment from the ground up and their
quest for electronics and radio knowledge.

thanks for your time

You'll need to use radios with CTCSS encode and decode. My 2m/70cm rig
(Alinco DR610) has the feature but I've never used it. I don't know if a
repeater will pass on the tones or "strip them out".

73
Roger ZR3RC