Private talk group p25

[kmartin]

I have a whistler TRX-1 and I'm trying to understand how private TGs can be monitored / work, on a P25 trunk system,
If I enter a specific rid in a talk group will I hear anything ? Say I just put dispatcher's rid in the TG do I have to be parked on it or will I hear it during scan ? I ask because I really don't understand this feature ?

 

[RaleighGuy]

I have a whistler TRX-1 and I'm trying to understand how private TGs can be monitored / work, on a P25 trunk system,
If I enter a specific rid in a talk group will I hear anything ? Say I just put dispatcher's rid in the TG do I have to be parked on it or will I hear it during scan ? I ask because I really don't understand this feature ?

Private calls are direct radio to radio calls, different from group calls everyone can hear. Not all agencies use private calls.

That said, you should not need to enter anything additional, other than a wildcard, in the Talkgroup list to hear private calls. If you do enter a RID in the EZ Scan trunked system tab (used to identify who is using that radio ID) you will only hear that RID, unless you enter a wildcard as well.

 

[kmartin]

Got it ! Thanks