RSSI Level on Analog Radio

[salarazad]

Hi Everybody,

Kindly I would like to know if there is a way to check the RSSI level on an Analog radio like the GP series?

With any digital radio like the DP series, it is possible with a simple trick, (3x press left button, and then 3x press right button); but this method does not work with Analog devices.

Could there be another special trick for Analog radios?

I appreciate your help!

Regards
Saar

 

[Tech21]

No, can't do rssi on analog.

 

[salarazad]

No, can't do rssi on analog.

Thank you for your reply!
Can Analog radios be connected to the Site Survey software to read the RSSI levels? or any other software that reads the RSSI values from Analog radio?

 

[Tech21]

I'm not to familiar with the GP series radios but if you want rssi, the best way to do it is to setup a service monitor at your location and have somebody else key up the repeater and check the signal strength that way.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

No, can't do rssi on analog.

Hmm? I have a UHF Spectra with RSSI turned on. I press a button and get a HEX value representing the immediate RSSI level. Clunky but it works.

 

[salarazad]

I'm not to familiar with the GP series radios but if you want rssi, the best way to do it is to setup a service monitor at your location and have somebody else key up the repeater and check the signal strength that way.

which cheap but good service monitor would you recommend? can you please share a link?

 

[salarazad]

Hmm? I have a UHF Spectra with RSSI turned on. I press a button and get a HEX value representing the immediate RSSI level. Clunky but it works.

Which Spectra do you use? can you please share a link to it?

 

[Skypilot007]

No, can't do rssi on analog.

FYI, there are plenty of analog Motorola radios that can be configured to display RSSI if the radio has a display. Spectra, Astro Spectra, MCS2000, XTL series, I'm sure there is more.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

It is an analog Spectra. I think I used RSS to turn on the RSSI by assigning a button to it. The button that would normally be used for emergency. There is actually a DC RSSI voltage inside the radio that can be brought out my modification. I have no links to the mods, it has been a long while.