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unmute encrypted P25 audio

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Hey guys, I wanted to ask how I can unmute encrypted P25 traffic from my radio. Now before I continue, I am in no way trying to decrypt encrypted traffic whatsoever! I would just like to hear the sound of the traffic, not decrypt, listen in and go to jail. In my county, we only have one agency that encrypts their traffic ( I hope it stays that way!!!) I didnt know they started to encrypt until I finally ordered CPS through /\/\ to start programming more frequencies through my PC instead of FPP...which is a nice feature when your on the move constantly but programming is so much more easier when you have a full size keyboard and a mouse!!!!! anyway, when I programmed the radio for all the frequencies in my county. I noticed that on dispatch of this specific city, I would see the RF signal meter pop up but no audio, so I pressed the monitor button and then the encrypted audio popped up and encryption icon popped up. In a way, I liked hearing the traffic but the only way I can listen is if I pay attention to the RF meter and press the monitor button.

I have looked around the other posts here and other sites, and from what I understand, if I set the squelch to digital CSQ, any digital audio should unmute, including encrypted traffic. I have already tried this on my radio, but still no luck on the radio unmuting to encrypted traffic. The only time I hear the dispatch is if a unit accidentally forget to turn on the encryption...this probably happens maybe twice a day. I'm thinking that I don't hear unmuted encrypted traffic, is that I am probably too far away...since I am listening from another city after all, in the same token, I've heard audio surprisingly good from other cities further away but then there's a possibility that they have a tower set up on top of the mountain.

The radio in question that I am using is a XTS 4000 UHF, with CPS R20
anyway, I would appreciate any advice or suggestions at this point.
 

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You should be able to set the personality to Digital Carrier Squelch and it will unsquelch upon detecton of a P25/CAI data stream. Don't set the channel to decode NAC 293, as that is all it will look for.
 

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That is the same as Digital CSQ isn't it? I already did that and for some reason it will not work still. I did set the NAC code to F7E, when I am back on my home PC I am going to experiment and program for the repeaters NAC code instead and see what happens. I think there's a possibility that their repeater has poor coverage in my area and I am just getting crap. I was able to hear them pretty well on the shooting range where I worked and lived at....but that is closer and in open land. I moved off from the range and back to the city, which is probably 10 miles further from the site and a lot more obstructions.
 

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If I'm reading this correctly, if you heard the data closer to them and then due to a location change no more, it is no doubt a signal level issue.
 

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I think it is possibly a signal issue too. When I was able to hear them at the range, this was at the time where I can only use FPP function, so I could not set Digital CSQ, I had to press the monitor button when I saw radio traffic on the signal meter. I didn't start using CPS until I moved back to the city. I'm hoping that I am just too far, since I now set the specific personality to Digital CSQ. On another forum, a member stated that I should program the radio with the right ALGID and KID and use a random key to be able to accomplish my goal. But I think you are right that I just need to set to Digital CSQ. anyway, hopefully I will be in the area and find out if I have the correct settings. Thanks for your input again KS4VT
 
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