Programming G5 to Alert me for certain departments.

[Junior54B]

I'm trying to figure this out. How can I program my Unication G5 to Alert if my department goes out for a call? Like if my department goes out for a fire call I want it to go off, I don't want it to go off. Kind of like the Minitor 6 I have. I have a channel on there "My Department All Call", it only goes off when my department gets a call & that's it, nothing else.
The Minitor 6 was programmed by someone at my Fire Department that is no longer apart of the fire department or even in the state so I can't ask him to do it.

 

[hazrat8990]

Are they paged out on analog, or P25? Do you know the frequencies for the 2-tone pair? I can help you, but I need some info. Feel free to send me a PM if you wish.

 

[Junior54B]

Are they paged out on analog, or P25? Do you know the frequencies for the 2-tone pair? I can help you, but I need some info. Feel free to send me a PM if you wish.

I'm honestly not to sure, I'm new to this programming stuff. I was given the radio from a friend who doesn't have a use for it anymore. How do I found out what my departments paged out on & what the frequencies are for the 2 tone pair.

 

[engine183]

Check the Wiki page for your specific location. If you need help, provide state, city and county, also the name of the department.

 

[Junior54B]

Check the Wiki page for your specific location. If you need help, provide state, city and county, also the name of the department.

PA, Montgomery County, Upper Providence Fire Department & Pottstown Fire Department

 

[engine183]

It appears that Upper Providence Township and Pottstown Borough have moved to the (PA) Montgomery County (P25) System. I'm not aware how to or if Fire Tone outs can be done on a 800 P25 Trunked system using your G5.

It appears that about 12 departments do a rebroadcast from the P25 system. Please check out this page on RR to see if any of these are what you are looking for:
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (PA)

www.radioreference.com

Here is one example:



You might ask the moderator if this question could be moved to the PA/ Montgomery County forum.

 

[hazrat8990]

If you can't get the frequencies for the tone pair, you can just program the site(s) and TG for the department and monitor things that way. The pager won't have any kind of special alert, but you will be able to monitor the TG the same as you would with a scanner.

 

[Junior54B]

If you can't get the frequencies for the tone pair, you can just program the site(s) and TG for the department and monitor things that way. The pager won't have any kind of special alert, but you will be able to monitor the TG the same as you would with a scanner.

I found a forum here on Radio Reference that has almost all of the Countys tone on it.

Montgomery County (PA) Quick Call II tone sets - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

Would these be the tones I would need for the tone pair?

 

[hazrat8990]

Each tone pair will need to be programmed into the sub group on tab E2.



Once the popup window opens, you need to select the tone range that your specific tone best matches. If it is on a phase 2, or hybrid system, you will need to program the tone ranges into both. If you're unsure on system type, just program for both types.

 

[Junior54B]

Each tone pair will need to be programmed into the sub group on tab E2.
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Once the popup window opens, you need to select the tone range that your specific tone best matches. If it is on a phase 2, or hybrid system, you will need to program the tone ranges into both. If you're unsure on system type, just program for both types.

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Alright. Thank you. So in the Alert Mode/Tone Sections, if I have it selected to tone & vibrate, it'll play the selected tone in the Alert Tone Section & Vibrate when the departments that I put in there get dispatched out for a call correct?

 

[hazrat8990]

Alright. Thank you. So in the Alert Mode/Tone Sections, if I have it selected to tone & vibrate, it'll play the selected tone in the Alert Tone Section & Vibrate when the departments that I put in there get dispatched out for a call correct?

It will alert any which way you tell it to. I would advise that you set up alerts only for the sub-groups and set the regular TGID's to Tone and None for regular scanning.

 

[Junior54B]

It will alert any which way you tell it to. I would advise that you set up alerts only for the sub-groups and set the regular TGID's to Tone and None for regular scanning.
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I have it set up like that. Tone & Vib & Tone 8 on the Sub-Groups & the tone & none on the Talk Group but when the department was dispatched it didn't vibrate or play the tone I selected. I used the site I previously linked to find the tone freq.

 

[hazrat8990]

If it didn't alert, either the tones are not correct, or you didn't set up any sub-groups on the channel knob itself.

 

[Junior54B]

If it didn't alert, either the tones are not correct, or you didn't set up any sub-groups on the channel knob itself.

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I have the Sub-Group feature set up on the knob itself. It's still not alerting. How would I go about getting the correct tones if they're wrong? Is it something I would have to go to the department itself for or is there another way to get them?

 

[hazrat8990]

If the TG plays tones but doesn't alert, the tones are either wrong, or the Digital Tone Detect feature on tab E8 is not enabled. If you have voice storage set up on the knob itself, you can playback the recordings and decode tone frequencies by using an app on your phone, or on a computer by using Audacity.

Everything I'm seeing from your screenshots seems to be in order, but something has been overlooked somewhere. If you want, you can send me your profile via PM, and I'll take a look to see if there's anything obvious. You just need to export it, convert to a .zip file and attach it to the message.

 

[Junior54B]

If the TG plays tones but doesn't alert, the tones are either wrong, or the Digital Tone Detect feature on tab E8 is not enabled. If you have voice storage set up on the knob itself, you can playback the recordings and decode tone frequencies by using an app on your phone, or on a computer by using Audacity.

Everything I'm seeing from your screenshots seems to be in order, but something has been overlooked somewhere. If you want, you can send me your profile via PM, and I'll take a look to see if there's anything obvious. You just need to export it, convert to a .zip file and attach it to the message.

I've sent you a PM with the profile attached as a .zip file