Help with XPR6350 Programming (and yes, I looked around before posting)

[wmullins8195]

Hi Team,

I recently picked up a pair of radios to program my biz frequencies into, and was curious to see if I could get the channel to work on digital versus analog (original radios were all CP200's and an analog repeater, which we have decommed long ago and just use simplex on the older units).

For some reason, if I right-click and add an analog channel, and match all of the same channel specs as the CP200s, works fine and without issue, all able to interop. When I add a digital channel, following the same steps and same frequency even, all I get is the "bonk" or "busy" tone. Any idea where I went wrong? I'd like to start phasing out the CP200's in favor of CP200D's or XPR's as we find them used, but want to understand more about using our existing frequencies without having to add a repeater back into the mix. It's funny, I almost decided to change radio brands, and for some reason, just can't bring myself to leave the ol /\/\

Thanks all for the help!

 

[Floridarailfanning]

When I add a digital channel, following the same steps and same frequency even, all I get is the "bonk" or "busy" tone.

Did you set a TX contact?

 

[PACNWDude]

Make sure that under Channels, Zone1, and in each channel, Group List has List1. This should make the radio work like your older analog CP200's but on a digital channel. Analog channels will have this option grayed out and "N/A" shown. But digital channels will have drop down option for "None" or "List1". Use "List1".

 

[K2NEC]

Also, make sure your admit criteria is set to "always"

 

[Forts]

You don't need to use the Group List... That's only if you want to monitor more than 1 talkgroup on that frequency.

In a nutshell....
- go to Contacts -> Digital -> and make sure you have a group call contact (I think there is one by default, Group 1)
- go to Channels -> Zone 1 -> Right click on the zone name -> Add -> Digital channel
- Click on your digital channel - Most stuff can stay default (color code etc). Scroll down to the RX/TX section and enter your frequency (make sure RX and TX are the same since you said you don't have a repeater). On the TX side click on Contact Name and select the digital group contact from the 1st step. Power level high. For Admit and In Call Criteria I use Color Code Free and Follow Admit Criteria.

At the most basic level, that should be all you need.

 

[K2NEC]

You don't need to use the Group List... That's only if you want to monitor more than 1 talkgroup on that frequency.

Yes, you do

 

[Forts]

Umm, no you don't.. If the channel is RX only, then yes you definitely need it. But if the radio can TX, and the TX Contact Name is set, then nothing is needed for an RX Group List. It will receive on whatever group the TX group is. Try it!

 

[K2NEC]

Umm, no you don't.. If the channel is RX only, then yes you definitely need it. But if the radio can TX, and the TX Contact Name is set, then nothing is needed for an RX Group List. It will receive on whatever group the TX group is. Try it!

standby...

 

[K2NEC]

I stand corrected...

 

[wmullins8195]

That was the winner! Had to have those groups selected and added in. Thanks gents!