Quick call tones for HT1250

[JackRoberts23]

Hi all, I had a quick question. So I have the Professional Series CPS Version R06.12.08 and I was wondering where I put this number in 730. This number is for a dispatch of hatzolah and to only receive a certain area. I can get the correct alert tones on main dispatch, but the radio doesn’t unmute on the private channel when a call in my area goes out. I have tried setting the unmute type to both and/or and I don’t know what else to do.

Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[JackRoberts23]

Hi all, I have a Motorola HT1250 and I was wondering how I can get one of my conventional personality's to unmute. I am using it as a scanner for my local volunteer EMS and the 3 digit number I have is 730. On the county dispatch, I will get the special alert tone, but I will also hear everywhere else unrelated to my area. But for one channel, I put the MDC system 1 with the group ID as 730 and it will be muted for places that don't relate to me but will also stay muted when there is a call around me. I have tried putting the signaling squelch to And but it still remains muted. How can I fix this?

 

[nhfdcadet]

so they send out calls with a group mdc call?

 

[ramal121]

Your title states Quick Call but now you are attempting to use MDC. Two completely different things. Can you confirm which one they use?

 

[a417]

Are we back to the Hatzolah alerting thing?

 

[JackRoberts23]

so they send out calls with a group mdc call?

I believe so

 

[JackRoberts23]

Are we back to the Hatzolah alerting thing?

No. Hatzolah alert thing might use the same thing but I am talking about local EMS

 

[JackRoberts23]

Your title states Quick Call but now you are attempting to use MDC. Two completely different things. Can you confirm which one they use?

I'm really not sure. I just thought to put all the info that I know

 

[K2NEC]

Here's a crazy idea, how about you join your local volunteer EMS and you will be given a radio that you can use to monitor them and respond to calls

 

[n3obl]

that's the console encoder number which should correlate to a two tone sequence.

 

[JackRoberts23]

Here's a crazy idea, how about you join your local volunteer EMS and you will be given a radio that you can use to monitor them and respond to calls

Well I don’t want to. I don’t want to join, I don’t want to respond to calls, I only want to listen. If it’s too hard to help me, that’s fine, but don’t annoy me.

 

[K2NEC]

To be fair, there's plenty of people trying to help you here but it doesn't help us that YOU don't even know what you are talking about

 

[JackRoberts23]

That is true. What I need help with is to keep my radio muted while calls going out do not relate to my area, while calls related to my area the radio will unmute for

 

[ramal121]

I'm really not sure. I just thought to put all the info that I know

Lets figure out what you are trying to accomplish here. You want a channel where it remains silent until dispatch sends out the "alert tones". After that the speaker unmutes so you can listen to the announcement. Correct?

I'd like to confirm the "alert tones". If this is quick call 2, dispatch would send a certain tone for one second followed by a second tone for three seconds. Is this what you are hearing?

 

[JackRoberts23]

Answer to question 1: yes
Answer to question 2: no, I am hearing 2 tones it goes beep, beep (same pitch) beep (higher pitch).

 

[ramal121]

Four beeps huh? Well this is not quick call or MDC signaling. All that's left is DTMF. It would sound like a phone dialing. Anyway you can upload a recording of the alert tone.?

 

[n3obl]

They may not be using signaling tones. Just console alert tones to alert crew to listen for a call.

 

[JackRoberts23]

So I fixed it. It turns out that what I had to do is go to the menu, select audio/tones and enable tones