XPR XPR7550e any way to remotely increase volume?

[W6VVM]

Is anyone aware of a way for an admin on a system, using a portable, to remotely set the volume on other subscriber portables on the same TG or channel? The use case seems obvious to me, but I don’t see a way to do it.

Next best option would be a fixed alert volume that rings loudly even if a user has reduced their volume to minimum.

Anyone have any experience with something like this?

 

[mmckenna]

No personal experience with that radio, however….

Many radios will have a couple of options that might get you the result you need:
Minimum volume level. You could set that to something other than zero. That prevents the radio user from turning the volume down all the way.
There is usually a way to set the alert tone levels separate of the volume knob. Setting up a page to the radio and have that trigger an alert with a cranked up level would help get the attention of the user.

I'm not personally aware of any radio that lets someone adjust volume level remotely.

 

[W6VVM]

Thanks! I believe CPS offers ability to fix alert volumes which could be a solution. Optimally, it would be nice to let a user adjust voice and alert tone volumes to their preference, but have an option to force a higher volume from priority alert coming in.

It seems like the technology is there, what with all the telemetry options, emergency mode, remote monitor, radio enable/disable. Commands to remotely set volume would make a great feature request.

 

[TampaTyron]

You can set a minimum volume that the radio is allowed to be set at, but this would be radio wide. I have users who hated that they could mute the radios and users who hated that they could not mute the radios. Same with Facedown Mute. That setting is on a case by case basis. TT

 

[Async]

To simply answer your question, no.

I have two XPR7xxxe series radios. Best thing to do is to adjust thd minimal volume aound.

 

[RadioGuy7268]

I would also mention that there is an "escalert" function - and you can also determine the minimum dB volume difference ( +/-) that the radio will respond with for alerts.

So in practice, you cannot remotely raise the volume level of the XPR radio itself, but you can send an alert to an individual user that would provide both visual and audible notifications.

In my experience, people who want to be contacted can usually find ways to be reached. People who want to avoid contact & responsibility will always look for deniability. That reaches many layers - but just talking about radio communication in this instance.