Hytera BP565 programming issue

[rjk1]

Hi All

I have an issue with my new BP565's.

I have programmed them to Simple UK Analogue frequencies so that they both talk to an existing fleet of analogue radios. This is working fine and all radios can recieve and transmit to eachother.

I would like to be able to have a private call between the two Hyteras, however I do not get the Contacts option when on an analogue channel. If I swap to one of the digital frequencies, I can go to contacts and call the other radio. The top status light changes to green on the recieving radio but nothing can be heard.

Basically what I want to acheive is to have them on the analogue frequencies as default, then if i need to make a private call to the other Hytera I can.

Thank you all in advance!

 

[YL3IM]

Use selective calling instead: HDC1200/2-tone/5-tone.

 

[rjk1]

Use selective calling instead: HDC1200/2-tone/5-tone.

Hi @YL3IM can you advise where in the CPS this would be under please?

 

[YL3IM]

It's under Conventional -> Analog Services. And in top menu Option -> Preferences you can choose the actual analog signaling type: either HDC1200/2-tone or 5-tone.

 

[YL3IM]

Oops! I confused BP with PD series, sorry

 

[YL3IM]

Well, I just checked with CPS V1.5.08 for AP/BP series: it does have 2-Tone option, but it requires a license.

 

[rjk1]

Well, I just checked with CPS V1.5.08 for AP/BP series: it does have 2-Tone option, but it requires a license.

Just saw that too, unfortunatley I don't have the license!

Bit of a pain, nice radios and if i could get the private calling working they would be great. Without that they aren't much use to me unfortunatley

 

[dazey77]

i don’t see why this can’t work if you use digital between the two. I see you tried that and it didn’t work but that must be a programing issue and it certainly can work. There is no reason you can’t do a private digital call between the two if the radios are set up correctly

issue might that while you can make digital calls between the two, I think you need them listening for both digital and analog.

Not sure if BPs can do mixed receive on a channel, some hytera do. Other way would be having them scan between analog and digital channels

 

[rjk1]

i don’t see why this can’t work if you use digital between the two. I see you tried that and it didn’t work but that must be a programing issue and it certainly can work. There is no reason you can’t do a private digital call between the two if the radios are set up correctly

issue might that while you can make digital calls between the two, I think you need them listening for both digital and analog.

Not sure if BPs can do mixed receive on a channel, some hytera do. Other way would be having them scan between analog and digital channels

Hi @dazey77

They work absolutely fine when both on digital, you are spot on, the issue is when one is on the analogue channel. Without them both being on the digital channels then no private call can be made. This makes is difficult as the other use won’t know when I want to make a private call and they won’t know to switch to the digital channel.

In my naivety I just thought this model would be able to receive a digital call whilst on the analogue channels.

 

[dazey77]

if it can, there will be an option to have a channel set as a hybrid. Just don’t know if this model has the option. Hytera is a bit mixed on which models have mixed channels.
Or you set each analog channel to auto scan between the analog channel and the digital one.

 

[rjk1]

if it can, there will be an option to have a channel set as a hybrid. Just don’t know if this model has the option. Hytera is a bit mixed on which models have mixed channels.
Or you set each analog channel to auto scan between the analog channel and the digital one.

I don’t think this model can unfortunately.

Do you know of any other Hytera models or Motorolas that can?

 

[dazey77]

Just checked a couple of my cps
Pd365 does mix receive
HP685 does mix receive. Probably the entire hp series does

 

[dazey77]

examples from the 2 CPS

 

[dazey77]

Just checked and the main PD series (firmware 9) also does (I checked a PD985 and X1P). Chance that the BP series will get it too in later firmware, its still early days for BP.