System Key

[James04TJ]

Can someone clarify a point for me? Is a radio system hex ID the same as the system key?

[n5ims]

Assuming you're talking about the Motorola trunking system, no. The hex ID is a 4 hex digit code used to identify the system. This is easily decoded from the system's transmission.

The system key is a file used by the RSS or CPS software to allow the radio to be programmed to access that system. This file is a fairly small encrypted file that is only (legally at any rate) given by Motorola to the owner of a trunking system. Any requests for the file by unauthorized folks will be politely refused by Motorola.

[James04TJ]

I figured as much... I am just notused to hearing the term "hex id".

[ILMRadioMan]

That could also stand for a talkgroup hex.

As you may not (or may) know, when talkgroups are programmed into Motorola radios, they are programmed using the hexidecimal version, of its decimal ID.

[Josh]

Not to mention that system IDs in Motorola and P25 trunking are Hex values