Was wondering if someone can explain the difference between enhanced ID and MDC1200 on Harris radios
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Enhanced ID vs MDC1200
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MDC1200 is exactly that MDC1200.
Enhanced ID is essentially the Harris equivalent of Motorola TPS (Tactical Public Safety); which is essentially just a P25 data packet containing the 7 digit P25 LID. I can confirm that the Harris Enhanced ID and Motorola TPS are cross-platform (e.g. the Harris decodes the P25 PTT ID packet from Motorola, and the Motorola decodes the P25 PTT ID packet from Harris) compatible.
Enhanced ID is essentially the Harris equivalent of Motorola TPS (Tactical Public Safety); which is essentially just a P25 data packet containing the 7 digit P25 LID. I can confirm that the Harris Enhanced ID and Motorola TPS are cross-platform (e.g. the Harris decodes the P25 PTT ID packet from Motorola, and the Motorola decodes the P25 PTT ID packet from Harris) compatible.
I’ve been told the FDNY dual chirps u hear on Fireground frequencies is just this right? But then Motorola has a plugin called G587 FDNY TX/RX tone set which work in conjunction with TPS
Yeah I’m just learning the ins and outs of Motorola… so those tones u hear at an incident on FDNY Tac channels is that tone set?
Yes, I believe what your hearing is TPS (e.g. P25 PTT ID on Analog channels) on FDNYs tactical channels.
Let me test it out on my XG100P… I have feature 57 enabled… oh another question… what’s DES-CFB?? Only available on wideband tho
pertains to encryption
rjschilder
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DES-CFB is for DES encryption of analog channels. XG-100 and XL-200 support it for sure.
I Just programmed a simplex radio to radio channel and enabled enhanced ID... the other unit just hears nasty beep more like a screech in place of MDC1200. im guessing this feature is meant to be used in conjunction with compatible fireground accountability systems that decode P25 IDs
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