Any tips how to listen to FDNY
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FDNY talkgroups on the P25 system are now encrypted. You can still listen to the analog conventional UHF dispatch and fireground frequencies, which are all listed in the database. It's pretty straightforward, not a lot of complication to how FDNY operates.
The live feeds only broadcast dispatch, not fireground. OP was asking how to monitor while on-scene, which is as close as you'd need to be to hear fireground comms.
Question : I see/hear on many videos FDNY ,FF standing next to each other talking on FG channel and never once hear Feedback over any of the radios?
nozzlenut83
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If you are asking why you don't hear feedback... Properly programmed and set up Motorola APX 8000XE radios are pretty amazing.
Thats exactly it ! Thank you
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What sort of codeplug settings could be used to ensure the reduction of feedback? using apx6000xe. my department is having a lot of feedback issues with our radios. Thank you
Do they pick up the PA speakers on the trucks?
The radios are good, but there's a more basic answer:
Half of the time firemen at the scene are walking around with their hands over the mic, especially at the Command Post, limited the amount of "feedback" heard (not that it's not there), especially on a video, and, second, they've come accustomed to walking away a distance if they're too close to a transmitting radio.
Sometimes I read things here which can easily be explained based on common sense, but, for some reason, requires some type of major technical explanation.
Half of the time firemen at the scene are walking around with their hands over the mic, especially at the Command Post, limited the amount of "feedback" heard (not that it's not there), especially on a video, and, second, they've come accustomed to walking away a distance if they're too close to a transmitting radio.
Sometimes I read things here which can easily be explained based on common sense, but, for some reason, requires some type of major technical explanation.
nozzlenut83
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While this is true to an extent, there are several audio settings that can be adjusted to cut down on feedback issues as well. Our department APX 8000XE portables with XE500 remote speaker mics can be within inches of each other and not experience feedback even at high volume.
Nothing beats common sense and good practices, ie. walking away when you transmit, covering the mic when in a crowd, turning volume down around others, etc.. but those things are not always possible and the technology certainly helps.
The vehicle radios are not on the fireground frequency, they are on the Borough dispatch frequency. They also generally don't have external speakers. The only person speaking with the CO is the highest ranking officer on scene or the Field Comm Unit.
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