MDC Decode on XTL5000 and APX7000

[N9JIG]

I have some APX7000's and XTL5000 (O3 HHCH) radios I am programming. For the most part I am doing fine but I have one issue I can't seem to wrap my knuckles around. Our systems use coordinated MDC ID's, with our car numbers as "Cxxx) and portable radios using the star and unit numbers of the officers. This eliminates the need for aliasing, and with several hundred radios over many channels it makes life simple for assigning MDC ID's.

While I could set up MDC Call Lists and assign alias's for decoded MDC codes, this limits me to 50 (or is it 100?) ID's, when it would be better and easier to have just the raw MDC ID be displayed on the radio. Our CDM1250 and HT1250 radios do this just fine, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it on the XTL's and APX's. I imagine I will have the same issue with XTS's that are inevitable in my future.

I am using v3 of the APX and v14 of the Astro RSS.

 

[jim202]

I have some APX7000's and XTL5000 (O3 HHCH) radios I am programming. For the most part I am doing fine but I have one issue I can't seem to wrap my knuckles around. Our systems use coordinated MDC ID's, with our car numbers as "Cxxx) and portable radios using the star and unit numbers of the officers. This eliminates the need for aliasing, and with several hundred radios over many channels it makes life simple for assigning MDC ID's.

While I could set up MDC Call Lists and assign alias's for decoded MDC codes, this limits me to 50 (or is it 100?) ID's, when it would be better and easier to have just the raw MDC ID be displayed on the radio. Our CDM1250 and HT1250 radios do this just fine, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it on the XTL's and APX's. I imagine I will have the same issue with XTS's that are inevitable in my future.

I am using v3 of the APX and v14 of the Astro RSS.

It really isn't that hard. However, you need to make sure the XTL is set up for MDC. Do this by looking in the "RADIO INFORMATION" selection and then selecting the "FEATURE SET" tab. You should see option G114 - Enhanced Digital ID Display. No option G114, no workie.

Next step is to go into the personality that you want to use. There is a tab there called "SIGNALING". In there you have to set the Signaling Type to MDC. Then in the next tab, "MDC" put a check mark in the Selective Call Decode.

Last place to go is the "CONTROLS" selection. Click on the Display and Menu tab. On the PTT ID tab, check the ID Display and Scan ID Display.

That should do you. Works slick on all the radios I have activated it on.

 

[N9JIG]

OK, well that explains it. No G114 here, I guess I will have to see about getting it flashed with that.

Thanks!

 

[bezking]

Rich,

If you have CPS and the correct cables, you can do the upgrade yourself. Just call the Motorola Online support number, and they will send you an iButton that is used to perform the upgrade. Should cost about $75.

Be careful, though, each upgrade is restricted to a single serial number.