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    Orleans County Pager/Tone Tests

    Hello all, I am curious if anybody would happen to know when Orleans County, NY does their tone/pager tests. I listen frequently but have never heard them do it. I'm also willing to continue researching if anybody knows where the information might be found. So far, Google searches have not lead...
  2. D

    Baofeng Baofeng help!

    I’m a new user to amateur radio and this is my first device ever. I have a Baofeng UV-21R and I can’t program it at all. I just want to scan the emergency stations nearby to know what’s going on with all the sirens sometimes. I have no intention of talking, just listening. However I can’t hear...
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    RAN10: What is it and how do I use it?

    New to the Baofeng and Chirp system so be gentle with me. my problem arises from the programming side of Chirp. I have a Fire Dept Near me that uses 155.715, type, BM, and tone of 10 RAN according to Radio reference. I don't know how to get a 10 Ran tone or if that is even a thing. Is there...
  4. K

    Ramp-up tones

    My fire station has just installed a new PA and alerting system throughout the sleeping bays. I’m looking to either make or find mp3 or wav files of ramp-up tones? Something that starts quiet and ramps up to volume. To not startle you when you are sleeping. I know the phoenix G2 and Purvis...
  5. wm8s

    Bell & Howell pager tones

    I have a pretty complete list of 2-tone sequential pager tones, but my table of Bell & Howell tones has a few holes: BH04 BH05 BH06 BH08 BH10 BH13 BH19 For reference, this is the series with BH02 = 1220.0 Hz, BH03 = 1291.4 Hz, through BH22 = 1600.0 Hz. Can anybody fill in the...
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    Show me you TPT!

    Okay so I have a fun new radio and I got to playing with Talk Permit Tones. I'm sure someone out there has a list of awesome talk permit tones! If not, let's build one. I'll start to give you an idea 1st- 1560Hz 40ms 2nd- 1040Hz 40ms 3rd- 1560Hz 40ms 4th- 1310Hz 40ms This is a Mototrbo TPT...
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    Hatzalah South Florida

    Does anyone know the correct frequency for Hatzalah South Florida (formally Hatzalah Miami)? Site Name County Freqs 001 (1) Miami Beach Miami-Dade 461.5125 (CC 1) 002 (2) North Miami Miami-Dade 462.175 (CC 1) 003 (3) Aventura Miami-Dade 463.200 (CC 1) 004 (4) Countyline Miami-Dade...
  8. tadpole207

    Having Issues TX, but can RX

    Hello I am trying to transmit on 462.650. According to the web, there is no CTCSS codes needed, however when I try to transmit, I get no response. Can you help me figure out why no one can hear me? With Freq’s that have no step and CTCSS tones or DCS tones, what could the issue be I have my...
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    BCD352P2 - Tone Out question... Analog but not Digital?

    So, I just received and programmed my BCD352P2 scanner using Freescan. I noticed that I am getting tones on the analog signals, but I have not yet heard a tone out for those fire/ems departments that are on the digital channels. Forgive my ignorance, this is my first digital scanner. Do...
  10. K

    NC Forest Service Paging

    Hi, Recently purchased a Unication G1 pager. I live in Buncombe County. When there is a report of a brush fire, they tone out the Forest Service on the main fire dispatch channel. However, I can't find any info on what tone frequencies these are to program them in the pager. Does anyone know...
  11. E

    Hytera Custom Tones

    Hi Guys, Im looking for some ideas for alert tones for emergency and attention for our control station, any suggestions? (at 1:36 sec an alert at the dispatcher goes off I sort off like it :) ) (same alert tone as above) (the tone at 0:02 and 0:04) (attention tone 0:39 to 0:40) Also...
  12. K

    Hamilton County Communications Center Paging

    Can someone tell me exactly what 158.805000 "Hamilton County Communications Center Administative/Paging" is used for? I hear what I "think" is data being sent at the same time I can hear "TONES" on the analog simulcast fire/ems dispatch. Just wondering if this is something that can be decoded...
  13. Radiocar

    LASD beeping around 0320 hours?

    If any of you fine LASD aficionados or SCC Superstars can help a brother out it would be most appr3ciated. Okay, so I'm kinda nocturnal by nature so I generally catch a lot of code 9 10-29Vs* and 459s on the dispatch channels really late at night. I don't know if I have been hearing this for...
  14. Radiocar

    LASD beeping around 0320 hours?

    If any of you fine LASD aficionados or SCC Superstars can help a brother out it would be most appr3ciated. Okay, so I'm kinda nocturnal by nature so I generally catch a lot of code 9 10-29Vs* and 459s on the dispatch channels really late at night. I don't know if I have been hearing this for...
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    Cp 185 help

    Hello happy to be here. I have a cp 185 and wantedto put emergency tones for my vfd like a pager i was told i could but can not figure how to do it using the entry level software. Any help is welcome Thanks
  16. AK4FD

    XTS5000 VHF QC-II question

    Hello everybody, I'm hoping someone can answer my question. I have a VHF XTS5000 Model 2, and I have confirmed it received Motorola QC-II decode cuz I've gotten it to alert on my local stations tones. But my question is: is there any way to decode multiple QC-II tones on 1...
  17. AK4FD

    Lincoln County Fire Tones

    Hi guys & gals, I have compiled a list of the Fire Station tones for Lincoln County Fire agencies. I will begin on working on Catawba County tomorrow. As far as Lincoln County, the tones are Motorola QC-II type. The tone frequencies are in Hz frequencies & I will also list its...
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    How to mute EMS tones?

    I often monitor the Santa Clara County EMS frequency, and every time a call comes in, the dispatcher tones out the appropriate units. These tones are much louder than the actual voice communications, and they are also very annoying. Is there any way to program the Baofeng UV-82HP squelch to...
  19. Bruce42

    UHF Medical Channels in Sac Valley

    I was going through my BCD996XT scanner with the XT-Pro software and found that on MED7 I am hearing five different tones. I think I have identified Woodland Memorial on 186.2 Hz and Nevada County on 203.5 Hz. I am also logging 131.8, 210.7 and D732. Can anyone give me an ID on which...
  20. BlueDevil

    Quik-Call II Delayed Alert

    I am setting up a CDM1550LS (VHF Model) to operate as a base station radio and station alerting system. I have all the tone information I need and have successfully programmed the radio to decode the tones. My issue is that the radio does not sound the Alert Tone until after the carrier has...
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