Actually i guess i am asking about both. I have a nx320 and trying to figure out the digital side of the radio. i got the analog stuff no problem. so on a conventional non trunked channel i can set ran to a 0 and i should be able to hear everything on the channel, without any tg info.
There are a number of variables when you are talking about an NX series radio:
Channel width: Most Kenwood NXDN radios will do NXDN narrow (12.5KHz) or NXDN very narrow (6.25KHz). The bit rates are different between the two. 12.5KHz uses 9.6KBs and 6.25 uses 4.8KBs. These have to be set correctly or the radio will not decode. The two are not interchangeable, they have to match.
Frequency: Obvious....
RAN code: This is like the tone squelch you'd find on an analog radio. Options are "none" or a value between 1 and 63. If you were transmitting, these would need to match. If you are just receiving, you can set it to zero and you should hear all the NXDN traffic -if- you have the channel width set correctly.
You do not set any talk group info for a conventional system.
on a trunked system, i need the tg #info and ran info to work? Thanks for your help. I am new to the nxdn stuff, and still trying to grasp the trbo stuff, lol.
That's only part of it. For a Kenwood NexEdge trunked system you need a lot more info:
You -must- have a system key for the NX series radios. You will not be able to program a trunked system into an NX series radio without this.
You need to know all the system frequencies, including the control channel(s).
You need to know the channel bandwidth (narrow or very narrow)
You need to know the talk group ID's (aka GID)
Depending on how the actual trunked system is set up, your NXDN radio ID (UID) would need to be in the system and enabled. You can't do this from your radio, only from the system manager software (KPG-110SM). If they are using ESN validation, your radios specific ESN would need to be in the system and tied to the individual radio ID (UID). Without the UID and ESN validation set up in the system, your radio will not decode the system.
I have no clue how you'd set up a DSD+ receiver, never used one.
I can't help on the MotoTrbo side, either.