Kenwood TK-3180 2-tone programming

[brayden46]

I have a Kenwood TK-3180 I am trying to program it to act as a fire pager I have never used the 2-tone feature before on this radio and I'm struggling to figure out how to do it.

we are paged out by pd on 46.26 MHz with tones 617.4 and 584.8

If anyone would be able to explain how I make the TK-3180 do that I would really appreciate it.

 

[hill]

Your UHF portable is not going to page on a low band 46 MHz frequency.

 

[mmckenna]

The TK-3180 is a UHF radio, it is only capable of working on 400-470MHz, or 450-520MHz, depending on the sub model.

There is NO way to make it work on 46MHz. It can't be programmed to work there, it cannot be modified to work there.

 

[brayden46]

we are currently working on swiching to 462.0250 MHz and that's what I'm currently trying to add sorry it was a bit of a lack luster explanation

 

[mmckenna]

OK, that makes more sense.

In your Channel Edit:
You'll need to set up a channel in your radio with the new frequency.
Set up the Optional Signaling for that channel to "2-tone 1"

Go to the 2-Tone window and the "Decode 2-Tone 1" tab.
Set your Call Format to A-B,
Set Transpond to no
Set Alert Tone to 1, or whichever alert tone you want to use.
Set your A and B tones.
If you want auto reset, set the time.
Click the "LED", "Alert Tone" and "Monitor" boxes.

That should get you started. There's a lot of other options, but without knowing how your agency uses the, or how you want to use them, it's something you'll need to figure out.

 

[brayden46]

OK, that makes more sense.

In your Channel Edit:
You'll need to set up a channel in your radio with the new frequency.
Set up the Optional Signaling for that channel to "2-tone 1"

Go to the 2-Tone window and the "Decode 2-Tone 1" tab.
Set your Call Format to A-B,
Set Transpond to no
Set Alert Tone to 1, or whichever alert tone you want to use.
Set your A and B tones.
If you want auto reset, set the time.
Click the "LED", "Alert Tone" and "Monitor" boxes.

That should get you started. There's a lot of other options, but without knowing how your agency uses the, or how you want to use them, it's something you'll need to figure out.

Thanks for the help would I need to use the encode?

 

[mmckenna]

Thanks for the help would I need to use the encode?

No. The 2 tone encode would come from your dispatch. Don't set up your radio to encode 2 tone. If you ever lose your radio, someone would make life hell for the agency.