Does Kenwood offer some sort of pseudo-trunking similar to DMR? I have plans to set up a similar network on my next property and I would like to know if Kenwood has a similar system for NXDN?
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Psuedo-trunking?
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Josh
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It's not like (or compatible) with Hytera's pseudo trunk standards, but Kenwood NX5xxx series radios (and probably more) with DMR have a feature available on the subscriber radio that will do about the same thing more simply. In the channel settings there is the ability to select Time Slot 1, 2, or AUTO... and according t the help file, "If "Auto" is configured in this function, the transceiver switches to the other slot to try to transmit when one of the slots is busy."
The radio monitors both slots to catch info and will receive and transmit on the slot it hears it on. Likewise, if a slot is occupied, it will use the other... so as long as all the radios on the system are Kenwood and setup this way, you have, by definition, a sort of pseudo trunking. I'm playing around with this feature on my radios and DMR repeater right now.
-Josh
The radio monitors both slots to catch info and will receive and transmit on the slot it hears it on. Likewise, if a slot is occupied, it will use the other... so as long as all the radios on the system are Kenwood and setup this way, you have, by definition, a sort of pseudo trunking. I'm playing around with this feature on my radios and DMR repeater right now.
-Josh
But that's for DMR, I'm looking for one for NXDN.
Josh
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I missed the NXDN requirement completely. I don't think there is an equivalent for it.. just type C or D trunking (control channel-less or control channel).
