methods and apparatus for determining , e . g ., selecting , communications resources , e . g ., tones , to use in a communications system are described . the methods are well suited for use in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems . devices seeking to transmit information select tones in pairs for use in transmitting the information . each tone pair includes a tone and the corresponding image tone . by restricting a communications device to select communications frequencies in pairs , the problem of interference and reduced dynamic range at a receiver due to iq imbalance is reduced , as compared to the case where devices may use a tone independent of the corresponding image tone for transmission purposes , since the path loss from the transmitter to the receiver is likely to be the same for both tones and the transmission power level is controlled by an individual device using both of the tones .