Is there a site to suggest ideas for next firmware update? Radio ID based alerts would be nice for fire calls.
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Unication suggestions
- Thread starter Diesel0001
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Radio ID based alerts only work if the dispatcher targets a specific radio when sending out a page. This feature is called "call alert", and has been a programming option since the pagers were introduced.
Oh ok cool. Do I need to select an option for call alert or will it do it itself?
If the agency actually uses this type of paging, you would need to set the pager's ID to be the same as one of the radios that are actually being targeted to receive the page. Also, you will need to set call alert as the binding feature.
Ok, makes sense. How would I go about finding the 2 tones if they are not listed in the DB? Because I need the 2 tone to set this up right..its telling me to setup "Please binding TGID or cancel call alert feature".
Nevermind I figured it out.
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I think a nice feature missing is DMR encryption. Unication told me they WOULD do it but depending on how many pagers i placed an order for as they have to get license from motorola for enhanced privacy (would also work on hytera too) So dont see that happening unless they get alot of requests for it
They also said they'd be putting TETRA into them as well so don't hold your breath.
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How about REPLACING that dumb flimsy USB jack on the side of radio with a better USB-C jack! I am just waiting for the stupid thing to fail. With a radio as sophisticated and wonderful as the G5, what the heck were they thinking when they used an old style usb jack????
They were probably thinking if the jack is flimsy more people will buy drop in chargers, but that only charges, not programs, the pagers.
Ya shame up can't program it while in the charging base. I'm pretty careful and don't program too often but still worry. All mine are older but fortunately they all had been used in charging bases when I got them used so not horrible USB usage like some are subject to.
If I had a wish for future upgrades to FW it would be OTA Radio Alias decoding. If the SDR software can do it I'm sure scanners and the G Series pagers could be modified easy enough. Too bad @Unication_Support isn't on here much any more.
It would be nice to add more than 1 SUID.
