Enabling TwoTone Alert & Finding Frequencies

[kjv6789]

Hello! I am still very new to this so I apologize but I have a lot of questions.

I have had a Kenwood TK-2170 for 2 years now, personal radio that I was authorized to purchase through both of my EMS agencies. It has been pre-programmed to FleetSync with the rest of the agency's radios. But the issue is, I have absolutely no idea how to enable a pager tone when a certain tone is hit for an agency.

Basically I am dumb and obviously not transceiver literate.

The EMS agency I currently work at, I don't know what their frequency is for when their tones go off. I need to find that out, and once I do, I need to program my Kenwood Radio so that when those tones are hit, it makes an alert tone like a pager. I am not familiar with FleetSync, nor am I familiar with DTFM. There are also no other radios that I can grab data from, and copy over to my own, at this agency.

I need help in figuring out how to make my radio go beep beep beep beep if my tones are hit. Please help.

 

[kb4mdz]

My initial answer is your department should be able to tell you the tones, and if they can't, your 911 Center that does your dispatch should know the tones.

It's possible your current depatment/PSAP uses 2-tone pageout, or even another format. Again, the 'Powers That Be' should be able to tell you.

Where are you located; it says you're in NY, but where?

 

[natedawg1604]

If you have a scanner or know someone who does, it can probably decode the tones for you.

 

[ka3aaa]

find out who programs their radios and go see them and ask they to help you out.

 

[wd8chl]

If you have a scanner or know someone who does, it can probably decode the tones for you.

I don't know of any scanners that can decode two-tone without knowing what the tones are to begin with.

To the OP: There is no way any of us would know what those tones are. Your department is the best source.

 

[a417]

You will need to ask the authorities for specifics. If they are using QC2, you might be out of luck - i don't see anywhere on the specification sheet that the x170s will do QC2 signalling.

 

[cmjonesinc]

i don't see anywhere on the specification sheet that the x170s will do QC2 signalling.

They should encode and decode quickcall just fine

 

[natedawg1604]

I don't know of any scanners that can decode two-tone without knowing what the tones are to begin with.

To the OP: There is no way any of us would know what those tones are. Your department is the best source.

It's trivial, my 396XT and SDS 100 both decode Quick Call tones. You just put the scanner in the correct mode and park it on the frequency, it will display what tones are being broadcast.

 

[wd8chl]

It's trivial, my 396XT and SDS 100 both decode Quick Call tones. You just put the scanner in the correct mode and park it on the frequency, it will display what tones are being broadcast.

Well, my 996P2 doesn't do that...<shrug>

 

[PrivatelyJeff]

Well, my 996P2 doesn't do that...<shrug>

It should. Easier to Read BCD996P2/XT Digital Scanner Manual

 

[a417]

They should encode and decode quickcall just fine

Interesting! I appear to have found an unreliable source. Thank you for that.

It's nice that the moto stuff is included and the "other" firmwares that the x180s used to require is gone by the wayside.

 

[n2mci]

I had a audio spectrum analyzer that would read peak frequency out. I'm not sure how accurate it was, but you should be able to get close
By comparing it with other know frequencies.

Just a though.

 

[bytehog]

Your dispatch center or city/county radio techs should be your first go-to for tones, but.... If you can get ahold of a recording, you can use the program audacity to decode the frequencies, and tone lengths, etc.