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Can DMR Amateur Radios With Wildcard/Promiscuous Mode Scan Two Or More Frequencies At A Time?
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NL5J
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Promiscuous mode / Digital Monitor is a feature in DMR radios that allows a user to receive all digital traffic on a frequency, regardless of the talk group, color code, or time slot being used by the transmitting station. Most DMR radios have this feature. To do this on more than one frequency depends on the radio.
Thank you for the reply.
Which radio(s) can work with this mode with two different frequencies at a time?
NL5J
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You’re welcome!
Most DMR radios can accomplish this these days. Make sure in the radio specifications it states, “Supports DMR Tier I and Tier II operation”. Basically that means the radio will support dual time slots. This will allow you to monitor multiple frequencies in “promiscuous” mode. Anytone, in my experience, is the best suited for DMR. There are other cheaper radios that mimic these functions.
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KD8DVR
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Dual timeslots are not the same thing as two frequencies.
KD8DVR
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Promiscuous mode only allows monitoring all traffic on a single frequency. Most of the higher end DMR radios allow you to build a scan list.
NL5J
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He gets the gist. I was leaning more towards the higher end dmr radios in my explanation. Unfortunately I type like I speak. Lol
So what is it? I've never heard of a receive all TG designation for an XPR.
NL5J
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I understand how timeslots work as they divide up a single frequency. (Some ppl have referred to this as two freqs in their limited understanding of dmr).
Which would this be?
While I never have either some guys on a FB group have been "claiming" they can do this via a setting in the CPS, we're waiting to see exactly what that setting is.
NL5J
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I’m not a self proclaimed DMR expert as some like to label themselves. However, I tried to help the ham that was confused with his details. I see why no one volunteers to help others on forums because there is always those hams that, even though they wont take the time to help, they will quickly try and contradict what info others lend. It’s evident he was new to DMR so I opted to try and go the less confusing route as possible. He probably doesn’t know that DMR isn’t an actual ham mode but more on the public service side, which he will learn when he starts building code plugs. Now if someone wants to use AI and appear more technical, then be my guest.
gcopter1
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To the OP.
I have a Anytone 878UV878 Plus.
I am a DMR neophyte.
I'm also a ham a longtime scanner listener.
I've recently acquired from a friend this Anytone radio because I wanted to finally understand DMR and programming DMR systems on a radio.
In this radio, I can program scanlists, containing multiple DMR talk groups on different frequencies. Yes, it is doable.
Is it easy?
Well, I've made some changes to the initial codeplug I was given, so far, the radio is working and doing what I want.
You have to learn and do it everyday to for a while until it becomes second nature, it definitely has proven more complicated to me than programming a ham radio HT or scanner.
I have a Anytone 878UV878 Plus.
I am a DMR neophyte.
I'm also a ham a longtime scanner listener.
I've recently acquired from a friend this Anytone radio because I wanted to finally understand DMR and programming DMR systems on a radio.
In this radio, I can program scanlists, containing multiple DMR talk groups on different frequencies. Yes, it is doable.
Is it easy?
Well, I've made some changes to the initial codeplug I was given, so far, the radio is working and doing what I want.
You have to learn and do it everyday to for a while until it becomes second nature, it definitely has proven more complicated to me than programming a ham radio HT or scanner.
Let's clarify something here. Are you asking about two frequencies or two time slots ?
I am referring to two RF frequencies. (So, Frequency 1 Time Slot 1 & Time Slot 2 and Frequency 2 Time Slot 1 and Time Slot 2.)
I'm not being facetious. I haven't kept up with dmr commercial stuff so I'm curious.
That I know of and others more knowledgeable than I am, there isn't a way to do it the Motorola stuff. I'm not sure why you were quoted in his rebuttal when even he hasn't answered the OPs actual question.
I personally don't know the answer. I don't know the capabilities of all the CCR radios out there. Also I have absolutely no desire to have radios scanning in this promiscuous mode. There have been rare occasions I used digital monitor on the Anytone I have but, it was due to an error in the programming of the other radio.
I've since switched mostly my Motorolas for what little DMR I do these days and I certainly would no use for even one frequency on that mode let alone more than one.
As I mentioned. In a different group someone mentioned a setting in CPS 2.0 for the XPR's to do that but he hasn't checked back in.
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