G3,G5 Digital Audio Question

[N1SQB]

In a continuing effort to further understand these pagers, I need to know something. This is not a complaint but a question. I have noticed that when I am listening to analog channels I can set my volume to around 50. When it lands on a digital channel or if monitoring a P25 trunked system, I have to set my volume to around 65-70 to just barely hear it. Is this common in these pagers? Or am I missing a programming step or setting? Again, it's not a complaint, just trying to understand and learn more about these pagers. Thanks..

Manny

 

[tunnelmot]

I haven't monitored analog with my g4 (I should add the 800 analog interop channels though).

But I will say this. The low audio has been my ONLY complaint with these units. I personally have worked around this issue by pairing a Klein BLU-RSM speaker mike which is a little bit more punchy. Indoor environments the unit is plenty loud...mobile not so much.

Interesting that analog is notably louder for you.

 

[N1SQB]

I haven't monitored analog with my g4 (I should add the 800 analog interop channels though).

But I will say this. The low audio has been my ONLY complaint with these units. I personally have worked around this issue by pairing a Klein BLU-RSM speaker mike which is a little bit more punchy. Indoor environments the unit is plenty loud...mobile not so much.

Interesting that analog is notably louder for you.

It's not that it's louder actually. I can set analog/conventional at a lower volume even in mobile environments. Digital, requires me to crank up the audio a lot more. This becomes a problem when listening to analog and digital channels in the same scan list.

 

[RaleighGuy]

I monitor a P25 system and the volume levels drastically change from day to day and agency to agency, one day my volume is set on 40 the next 60. Not sure if it is a pager issue (doubt it) or system issue. But, yes I have noticed low audio levels.

 

[bob550]

I monitor multiple P25 systems in an indoor environment with little to no background noise and my volume always needs to be adjusted to 65. Analog VHF, which I monitor infrequently, works fine at around 40.

 

[blackbelter]

I experience the same although I do not monitor any conventional traffic. Most of these issues remains with how the systems and volume were set by different municipalities. It would be helpful if Unication PPS allows the users to assign each talk group by different volume level.

 

[N1SQB]

It would be helpful if Unication PPS allows the users to assign each talk group by different volume level.

I agree with you 100%. This makes so much sense since no agency is exactly alike in their TX audio settings.

 

[DMAZ2022]

I'm surprised at this, I monitor P25 Toledo OH and it's so loud my wife routinely tells me to turn it down, anything over 35 and I can hear it throughout the house.

 

[IAmSixNine]

I'm surprised at this, I monitor P25 Toledo OH and it's so loud my wife routinely tells me to turn it down, anything over 35 and I can hear it throughout the house.

Sounds like the system you are monitoring has their audio levels turned up.
There are also differences in Moto systems and Harris systems. My personal experience is the audio on a harris system is a bit louder than Moto. But there are plenty of Moto systems near me where 50 will sound good one one and on another its quiet. Plus some systems are just out of balance. Dispatchers mics are hot and units in the field are quieter. I chalk that up to poor fine tuning when the system was rolled out. A truly well maintained system will have good balanced audio across the system.

 

[adsbgreenock]

Hi guys,
Sorry for intruding I've searched the forums and came to here looking for information on these Pagers.
What is the deal with these pagers are they just like radios or do they scan? I'm guessing they're basically and American thing for 800mhz or would they work in UK?

Any help appreciated

 

[RaleighGuy]

Hi guys,
Sorry for intruding I've searched the forums and came to here looking for information on these Pagers.
What is the deal with these pagers are they just like radios or do they scan? I'm guessing they're basically and American thing for 800mhz or would they work in UK?

Any help appreciated

This RR Wiki article explains them, also a simple search of the forums will return many threads with more info.

Unication Voice Pager Receivers - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[adsbgreenock]

This RR Wiki article explains them, also a simple search of the forums will return many threads with more info.

Unication Voice Pager Receivers - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

Thanks for the reponse Raleighguy

Appreciated