BCD325P2/BCD996P2: RID / DMR ?

[druhe]

Is the RID function global or is it per channel ? Also does it function on trunked systems only or does it function on conventional systems as well ? I have mine turned on and its working on a trunked system but not on a conventional.

Thanks in Advance

 

[jonwienke]

RID is global per system. So radio ID 1020 on WV-SIRN is the same radio, regardless of what WV-SIRN talkgroup or department you see radio ID 1020.

Conventional analog systems don't have radio IDs.

 

[druhe]

RID is global per system. So radio ID 1020 on WV-SIRN is the same radio, regardless of what WV-SIRN talkgroup or department you see radio ID 1020.

Conventional analog systems don't have radio IDs.

Thanks for the reply that answered my question, even though I was referring to a conventional stand alone dmr system not analog.

 

[wa8pyr]

RID is global per system. So radio ID 1020 on WV-SIRN is the same radio, regardless of what WV-SIRN talkgroup or department you see radio ID 1020.

Conventional analog systems don't have radio IDs.

Actually not quite true. Analog systems have the option of MDC (or GE-STAR), which would be the "bleep" noise you hear before and/or after a transmission if a department uses it; however, very few if any scanners decode these. There are a few utilities out there which can decode MDC if someone is really into that sort of thing.

It's probably pretty common for the P25 trunked radio ID to also be used on P25 conventional channels, and a variant of it on MDC. For example, 9823212 on P25 trunked could be 9823212 on P25 conventional, and 3212 on MDC.

 

[jonwienke]

Thanks for the reply that answered my question, even though I was referring to a conventional stand alone dmr system not analog.

The same principle applies to DMR whether trunked or not. Radio IDs are unique within a system. The ID is a property of the radio, not a channel setting.

 

[N9JIG]

And in order to get radio ID's to show up on a conventional digital channel it would have to be entered into a System as One-Freq Trunked and then turn on Display Unit ID under Settings. This works for DMR and P25 on the 325/996P2. Unit ID's do not appear in the Quick Search mode.

The 436/536 however display the unit ID's even in the Quick Search mode.