P25 Programming Question regarding NACs

[pm1072]

I am working on a list to send for programming of a Motorola P25 radio and was wondering if I could please get a quick answer to my question:

Was wondering if the '$' must proceed the NAC? For instance in the case of F7E and 293, will it have to be put in the software/CPS as $F7E (for receive all NAC) and $293 (standard NAC)?

Or do they just need to be entered in the CPS as NAC: F7E and 293 for the respective conventional channels?

I'm a ham and new to the P-25 world, so a clear and concise answer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[N4DES]

No $ is required. Just put in F7E and 293 and you will be fine.

 

[pm1072]

No $ is required. Just put in F7E and 293 and you will be fine.

Thanks for the answer to a quick question. Much appreciated!!

 

[RKG]

A leading "$" is a convention some people use to signify that a number is given in hexadecimal format. Others use a trailing "h". In neither case is the signifier part of the number.

 

[grem467]

You may also see the prefix "0x" being used to denote hex as well.. as example "0x293"... typically this will be used in the context of debugging etc...

 

[mancow]

If you want to hear all NACs leave it defaulted to 293 and check [digital carrier squelch].

 

[jaaredmond]

Also, you can enter "65535" Talkgroup I.D. This is motorola's "hear all / call all" TG ID. This would let you listen / transmit to all talkgroups using a specific NAC.