396XT Emer ID
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orgchemus
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Emergency Alert
I believe this is what you want. I have included a link to the BCD396XT site that details the alerts available.
SettingAlerts < UnidenMan4 < TWiki
I hope this helps!
I believe this is what you want. I have included a link to the BCD396XT site that details the alerts available.
SettingAlerts < UnidenMan4 < TWiki
I hope this helps!
Emergency Alert
Ok, I probably should have provided a little more explanation with what I was looking for. In Omaha, NE police and fire have a feature on their radio's that if they are in trouble they can hit a button on the radio and this will aleart the dispatcher that a particular firefighter or officer is in need of help...can this same alert show up on the 396xt??
Ok, I probably should have provided a little more explanation with what I was looking for. In Omaha, NE police and fire have a feature on their radio's that if they are in trouble they can hit a button on the radio and this will aleart the dispatcher that a particular firefighter or officer is in need of help...can this same alert show up on the 396xt??
orgchemus
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Emergency Alert
I tried looking through a GRE users manual and I did not find anything other than what the Uniden link provides. Hopefully a more knowledgeable user can provide you with the much needed information.
Did you look at the second emergency link (Emergency Flag) provided by the Uniden link? If this isn't the function you are looking for, do you know what the function is used for?
I tried looking through a GRE users manual and I did not find anything other than what the Uniden link provides. Hopefully a more knowledgeable user can provide you with the much needed information.
Did you look at the second emergency link (Emergency Flag) provided by the Uniden link? If this isn't the function you are looking for, do you know what the function is used for?
As far as I know, the BCD396XT does have the Emergency ID feature. You can set an audible alert and it shows/blinks the screen with a color of your choice when it detects the Emergency flag is set on a talkgroup.
That might be true that it's not a documented or even intentional feature on the GRE but it works pretty reliably just the same.
Interesting, I had not seen an emergency ID on the GRE PSR500. That's good to know. As far as the Uniden XT models, I've set a flash and alert signal for an emergency flag, and have seen it work.
frankcastle
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I wasn't aware that you could do this. Is there a way to set up your preferences in Freescan, so that it will save your choices when you re-program? When I updated my programing list, it turned this feature off.
The only way to get any notification that the emergency button has been pressed on a radio is to have the emergency alert on in the scanner. You can select back lighting and the screen to flash colors and you can select an alert tone.
You won't get the same display like on an XTS5k or XTS2500. It won't say emergency received or EMR:radio ID when an emergency button is pushed.
You won't get the same display like on an XTS5k or XTS2500. It won't say emergency received or EMR:radio ID when an emergency button is pushed.
That's where the GRE has a slight advantage, you can program it to say whatever you want like: "EMERGENCY CALL!" is what I have in mine.
cellphone
Silent key.
On a P25 system, I do not see “Emergency Alert” under Sys Option. I do see it for a MOT system and EDACS systems. How do I configure Emergency Alert for a P25 system?
I don't think P25 uses the emergency status bit needed to activate an alert, but you can set an alert on an individual channel (light and audio) as needed under the system/group/edit channel/ "Set Alert" menu.
Tagging a Radio ID of 0 works for Phoenix and the Mesa/AJ/Gilbert part of the RWC I'm not sure if this works for Tempe though or the west valley agencies.
Does this work on a Uniden XT model?
If you've seen a Radio ID of 0, it might.
I can't remember off the top of my head but there's something sent on the voice channel to identify it as EMRG ID.
cellphone
Silent key.
396XT will not accept i0 (or i0000000). I guess this is something specific to the GRE radios.
kb7yvx
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my 396xt will accept a i0 for a wildcard for the phone patches on the APS system
not sure why it wouldn't work on the RWC system for you
cellphone
Silent key.
I am able to program i0 on a “MOT” (Motorola Type II such as the APS system ) or EDACS system. I am not able to program i0 on a P25 system.
Is there a way to configure emergency alert on a “P25” system with the 396XT?
Is there a way to configure emergency alert on a “P25” system with the 396XT?
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