gspivey
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Has anyone successfully programmed a G5 for a P25 Conventional frequency? The software will not allow me to save such a vhf freq without specifying at least 1 talkgroup, which I don't have for a conventional frequency.
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Unication G5 P25 Conventional Programming
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I'll try and test this, I have the ability to transmit on a P25 conventional frequency. I think what you will find is there actually is a talkgroup assigned even when transmitting on P25 conventional.
gspivey
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Ok, thanks. I am not transmitting, only receiving. I set the G5 programming to monitor mode, with the P25 conventional protocol, with NAC, but at the very bottom of that page in the software there is the talkgroup info which must be entered before the program will save the frequency. The frequency I'm trying to enter is one of the National Park System P25 VHF frequencies.
P25 conventional frequencies do have talkgroups but some scanners don't show it and it's usually not documented on RR.Try the default talkgroup of 1
Or try turning monitor mode on, if that works for conventional channels. (monitor mode from the menu in the pager, not in the PPS).
gspivey
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Ok, thanks guys!
gspivey
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Using the default talkgroup of 1 allowed me to program it. Hopefully, it will receive traffic on the channel! Thanks!
How did that work for you then?
P25 conventional
I have programmed P25 conventional in the G5 and it decodes and receives great. I listen to the US Coast Guard P25 vhf channels. To program it to receive you just make the talk group the wildcard as noted earlier ( FFFF). This allows you to receive any communications on a specific p25 conventional frequency without a specific talkgroup.
Just some side info , Specifically the USCG uses only a digital P25 vhf frequency not a talk group to transmit on. They use the standard NAC 293.
I have programmed P25 conventional in the G5 and it decodes and receives great. I listen to the US Coast Guard P25 vhf channels. To program it to receive you just make the talk group the wildcard as noted earlier ( FFFF). This allows you to receive any communications on a specific p25 conventional frequency without a specific talkgroup.
Just some side info , Specifically the USCG uses only a digital P25 vhf frequency not a talk group to transmit on. They use the standard NAC 293.
Any number should work. I've used 1 for talkgroup for P25 conventional. Not sure if that's different thatn FFFF.
APX8000
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I have found that FFFF does NOT work on trunking system as a wilcard for TGID. However, it does work for the WACN. I've also found that if you program the RFSS and Site as FFFF, it will display the correct RFSS and Site in DEC format on the screen. I had a problem with Miami-Dade P25 system....the DB has the wrong Site ID, should be 1. Confirmed with Unitrunker. So this is a nice little feature on the fly.
I have confirmed that F7E serves as a NAC wildcard.
I'm thinking of purchasing a G5. David send me a copy of PPS to try out so I could learn before I buy. My area has P25 trunking systems and P25 convention frequencies. When entering conventional NFM frequencies I had no problems. When I tried entering an convention P25 frequency (not Trunking system) the PPS software ask for the NAC and a system talking group ID. The software screen doesn't format the NAC answer box correctly so after I enter the NAC it kind of disappears. After looking at it for awhile I think the NAC code I entered is there, but is partially hidden under the text prompt for the NAC number.
Today my question is what would I use for a talking group number? For example Rock Co (WI) Sheriff and Janesville (WI) PD each have there own P25 conventional (Single channel) frequencies. They both use a NAC of 540. Radio reference does not list a talk group ID for either of these since they are single frequencies and not a truncking system. What would I use for a Talk grouple number to keep PPS happy?
Today my question is what would I use for a talking group number? For example Rock Co (WI) Sheriff and Janesville (WI) PD each have there own P25 conventional (Single channel) frequencies. They both use a NAC of 540. Radio reference does not list a talk group ID for either of these since they are single frequencies and not a truncking system. What would I use for a Talk grouple number to keep PPS happy?
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