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ic f70dt question

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rhvfd10

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My volunteer dept as just been issued these new radios (ICOM ic f70dt) along with some new frequencies to comply with the narrow banding laws. Unfortunately the county radio techs have decided to try and keep the new frequencies secret and only offer a limited manual about the radio for 'public consumption.' So, I'm looking for a way to view the frequencies programmed in each bank as opposed to the name given each frequency. Thanks much for any assistance.
 

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Hi, There is one way to view the frequencies, you can buy cloning software, but there is no guarantee that you will be able to see them, because if the Techs want to keep them secret, they would disable the data out, and you could not read them. Another way is find someone with, or obtain an R6 and use it while transmitting, with it you can tell the RF and squelch tones it would take time and effort, but it could be done.
 

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My volunteer dept as just been issued these new radios (ICOM ic f70dt) along with some new frequencies to comply with the narrow banding laws. Unfortunately the county radio techs have decided to try and keep the new frequencies secret and only offer a limited manual about the radio for 'public consumption.' So, I'm looking for a way to view the frequencies programmed in each bank as opposed to the name given each frequency. Thanks much for any assistance.
You could just do a license search, PM me with where you live and I can help you. Pretty simple, just takes a little time, effort, and different combinations.
 
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Any scanner with close-call or signal stalker might be able to find these signals. Take the radio within a reasonable distance, say just outside your house, transmit on the unknown frequency, and presto, that should give you the results you are wanting. I haven't tried this personally with searching for digital signals but it works great for analog.

An FCC search would give you the different frequencies but you still wouldn't be able to say which frequency goes with which channel in your radio. If you went that route, find the frequencies, plug them into a scanner, and again transmit on each one and see which frequency your scanner stops at. Might take some time depending on how many channels are programmed in your radio, but IMHO its well worth it, especially if you ever program any of your own equipment, or want to keep a backup radio laying around.
 

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Any scanner with close-call or signal stalker might be able to find these signals. Take the radio within a reasonable distance, say just outside your house, transmit on the unknown frequency, and presto, that should give you the results you are wanting. I haven't tried this personally with searching for digital signals but it works great for analog.

An FCC search would give you the different frequencies but you still wouldn't be able to say which frequency goes with which channel in your radio. If you went that route, find the frequencies, plug them into a scanner, and again transmit on each one and see which frequency your scanner stops at. Might take some time depending on how many channels are programmed in your radio, but IMHO its well worth it, especially if you ever program any of your own equipment, or want to keep a backup radio laying around.

My thoughts exactly.
 

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Once you find the frequencies, you should send an anonymous letter to the radio tech stating that you have just got done posting the info here on RR!
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Once you find the frequencies, you should send an anonymous letter to the radio tech stating that you have just got done posting the info here on RR!
Steven

haha I was thinking the same thing, or just send them the list lol
 
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