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I’m trying to get two-tone sequential (aka: Quik Call) paging working on a VHF XPR-7550. This will be used on a receive only channel to get notified when my local fire department gets a call. I have thus far been unsuccessful.
Here is what I’ve done thus far:
I obtained the tones from someone who has access to the information on the inside. I’ve verified that they’re correct in three ways:
Works fine on a Uniden scanner which supports fire tone out.
Works fine on a Raspberry Pi running TwoToneDecode to drop mp3 toneout emails.
Works fine on an Anytone radio.
My CPS Settings (11.2):
Signalling Systems:
Call Alert Encode is Yes, Sel Call Encode is Yes, Sel Call Tone/ID is Always, Sel Call Hang Time (ms) is 4000, Auto Reset Timer (sec) is 10.
Quik-Call II:
Call Type: Sel Call
Call Format: A-B
Tone A Freq: 977.2
Tone B Freq: 384.6
Tone C Freq: None
Tone D Freq: None
Auto Reset Timer Type: Manual
Sidetone: Short
Pretime (ms): 0
Long Tone Duration (sec): 9
Limited Patience Timer (sec): 1
(note: I’ve played quite a bit with the pretime setting without success)
Channel Setting:
Bandwidth: 12.5kHz
Scanlist: None
Squelch: Normal
Voice Emphasis: None
Option Board: No
Audio Enhancement: None
Channel Inhibit: No
Scrambling Enable: No
Rx Only: Yes
Rx Freq: 154.385000
Squelch Type: CSQ
Signalling System: Quik-Call II Company 20
Ref Frequency: Default
Signalling Squelch: AND
(note: I’ve eliminated PL decode as a troubleshooting step as this channel does have PL which doesn’t drop during tone outs). I’ve also played with Voice Emphasis without success)
As a test, I copied the channel and changed the frequency to a 2m ham simplex channel (with all other settings, including the Quik-Call profile the same). My Anytone radio can send two-tone, so I programmed it up. It works perfectly every time.
All I can come up with is a timing issue… The County may be using non-standard (shortened) tones to improve dispatch time. Any thoughts? Firmware is 2.40.02
Here is what I’ve done thus far:
I obtained the tones from someone who has access to the information on the inside. I’ve verified that they’re correct in three ways:
Works fine on a Uniden scanner which supports fire tone out.
Works fine on a Raspberry Pi running TwoToneDecode to drop mp3 toneout emails.
Works fine on an Anytone radio.
My CPS Settings (11.2):
Signalling Systems:
Call Alert Encode is Yes, Sel Call Encode is Yes, Sel Call Tone/ID is Always, Sel Call Hang Time (ms) is 4000, Auto Reset Timer (sec) is 10.
Quik-Call II:
Call Type: Sel Call
Call Format: A-B
Tone A Freq: 977.2
Tone B Freq: 384.6
Tone C Freq: None
Tone D Freq: None
Auto Reset Timer Type: Manual
Sidetone: Short
Pretime (ms): 0
Long Tone Duration (sec): 9
Limited Patience Timer (sec): 1
(note: I’ve played quite a bit with the pretime setting without success)
Channel Setting:
Bandwidth: 12.5kHz
Scanlist: None
Squelch: Normal
Voice Emphasis: None
Option Board: No
Audio Enhancement: None
Channel Inhibit: No
Scrambling Enable: No
Rx Only: Yes
Rx Freq: 154.385000
Squelch Type: CSQ
Signalling System: Quik-Call II Company 20
Ref Frequency: Default
Signalling Squelch: AND
(note: I’ve eliminated PL decode as a troubleshooting step as this channel does have PL which doesn’t drop during tone outs). I’ve also played with Voice Emphasis without success)
As a test, I copied the channel and changed the frequency to a 2m ham simplex channel (with all other settings, including the Quik-Call profile the same). My Anytone radio can send two-tone, so I programmed it up. It works perfectly every time.
All I can come up with is a timing issue… The County may be using non-standard (shortened) tones to improve dispatch time. Any thoughts? Firmware is 2.40.02
