I have a Motorola HT750 VHF 16 channel (no digital display) that I bought used for fire dept use. I initially had trouble with finding out what was on it until I got it read and re-programmed. Now, after a couple of times of using it, I don't think everything is set up correctly.
The frequency of my department is "XXX.XXXX" (for illustration purposes). The repeater will be shown as "SSS.SSSS".
I have the printed out sheet that was produced from the Mototola software that tells everything about the way it is programmed. The tech at the communcations place gave this to me. The other channels are all programmed, but I won't list them because they aren't relevant to my problem. It is setup like this:
Ch.1 Tx = SSS.SSSS, Rx = XXX.XXXX, Rx squelch code type = TPL, Rx TPL frequency = 167.9, Rx TPL code = 6z
Ch.2 Tx = XXX.XXXX, Rx = XXX.XXXX, Rx squelch code type = TPL, Rx TPL frequency = 167.9, Rx TPL code = 6z
So, as shown in the illustration above, Ch.1 transmits on the repeater, and receives on our fire channel. Ch.2 Transmits and receives on fire channel.
I'm going to try to explain my problem -
My pager, which is set to the XXX.XXXX fire frequency hears any and all traffic on that channel. I have noticed that if I happen to leave my pager in my vehicle, and I'm out walking around on a scene, when I use my radio I don't hear a response. In other words, my radio is not receiving correctly, or at all for that matter. If I happen to have my pager, I hear a response coming over it, but not my radio. What would prevent my radio itself from receiving?
This has bitten me twice, and I need to figure out what's going on. It doesn't do me any good to call our communications base and have them answer my call, if I can't hear the answer and I leave them hanging...
If I am talking (Tx'ing) on the radio, do I need to have the scan function turned off, or will it automatically Tx on the channel that I have the selector knob set to?
Does this have something to do with the way the priority or carrier squelch is set?
Forgive me for asking stupid questions, but I need some answers and I can't seem to get the info from the communications place.
Thanks!
The frequency of my department is "XXX.XXXX" (for illustration purposes). The repeater will be shown as "SSS.SSSS".
I have the printed out sheet that was produced from the Mototola software that tells everything about the way it is programmed. The tech at the communcations place gave this to me. The other channels are all programmed, but I won't list them because they aren't relevant to my problem. It is setup like this:
Ch.1 Tx = SSS.SSSS, Rx = XXX.XXXX, Rx squelch code type = TPL, Rx TPL frequency = 167.9, Rx TPL code = 6z
Ch.2 Tx = XXX.XXXX, Rx = XXX.XXXX, Rx squelch code type = TPL, Rx TPL frequency = 167.9, Rx TPL code = 6z
So, as shown in the illustration above, Ch.1 transmits on the repeater, and receives on our fire channel. Ch.2 Transmits and receives on fire channel.
I'm going to try to explain my problem -
My pager, which is set to the XXX.XXXX fire frequency hears any and all traffic on that channel. I have noticed that if I happen to leave my pager in my vehicle, and I'm out walking around on a scene, when I use my radio I don't hear a response. In other words, my radio is not receiving correctly, or at all for that matter. If I happen to have my pager, I hear a response coming over it, but not my radio. What would prevent my radio itself from receiving?
This has bitten me twice, and I need to figure out what's going on. It doesn't do me any good to call our communications base and have them answer my call, if I can't hear the answer and I leave them hanging...
If I am talking (Tx'ing) on the radio, do I need to have the scan function turned off, or will it automatically Tx on the channel that I have the selector knob set to?
Does this have something to do with the way the priority or carrier squelch is set?
Forgive me for asking stupid questions, but I need some answers and I can't seem to get the info from the communications place.
Thanks!
