XTS2500 QCII

[katt02]

Hi All,

I recently started working on an xts2500 and I am having an issue with quick call 2. I have a personality set to decode quick call 2, however the radio refuses to acknowledge any tones. I have attached pictures of the settings in the personality and in the quick call list. I have two sets of tones I have been trying to decode and neither has worked. I have tried checking and unchecking many boxes in the personality with no avail (Selective call decode vs. call alert vs in-call user alert). Would anyone have any ideas or thoughts on what could be changed to make the radio properly decode tones? My best guess is that there is a box I forgot to check, but I am stumped here.
The personality is receive only and non-astro.

This radio is on the latest firmware/dsp/etc.
Finally, for reference, I am trying to monitor the channel, and have some form of audible/visual alert when it decodes these specific tones.

Thanks,
Katt

 

[buddrousa]

Is this by chance working on a P25 System?
I have read that 2 Tone paging is touch and go on P25 some tones/groups work and some do not.

 

[katt02]

This is used on an analog system

 

[buddrousa]

What are the timing settings for 2 tone?
A tone 3 secs
pause 1 sec
B tone 3 secs?
Also scanning and 2 tone is a no no.

 

[katt02]

I am unsure how to find the 2 tone timing. Where would I start in finding that?

As for scanning, I stay parked on this channel with scan disabled.

 

[buddrousa]

In all the Kenwoods you could set the timing I have not seen any Motorola radios in years.

 

[n3obl]

Ive had issues with xts portables where the dispatch console does not modulate the signal enough and it doesnt trip the radio but does alert other radios or pagers.

 

[waynedc]

Katt,

I program QCII with the unmute as "AND" on channels that have an RX PL/DPL. Does that fit your situation?

Wayne

 

[katt02]

It does fit my situation as I use a pl on the channel; I did set unmute to "AND" just now with no luck

 

[cmjonesinc]

Are you trying to alert on the one you whited out or the second one that we can see? If it's the second one, make sure you set you 'quick call ID list' to '2' in your personality configuration. Also, are you sure your tones are correct?

 

[waynedc]

Katt,

Can you provide a screenshot of the SIGNALING and RX OPTIONS tabs?

Wayne

 

[katt02]

Are you trying to alert on the one you whited out or the second one that we can see? If it's the second one, make sure you set you 'quick call ID list' to '2' in your personality configuration. Also, are you sure your tones are correct?

I am using the second set as testing set because the first did not work. I only have 1 Quick call ID list afaik. Should I create a separate list for the second set of tones? Finally, I have confirmed that my tones are correct.

Here is the Signaling and RX Options screenshots::

 

[waynedc]

Katt,

Have you tried to change the SIGNALING tab SYSTEM NUMBER to 2?

Wayne

 

[katt02]

I changed the settings to create two separate systems and its appears to be working now. Thanks for the help! It appears it was mostly user error on my end when I was changing the call list instead of the system. I will do some additional testing and hope it works from now on.

 

[waynedc]

Katt,

Also, try as cmjonesinc indicated to change the QUIK-CALL II CALL ID LIST on the QUIK-CALL II tab to 2.

Wayne

 

[cmjonesinc]

Unless of course I'm not remembering how qcii works on those radios. Perhaps list 1 is correct and it just alerts for any tones on that list. If that's the case list one has tone set 1 and tone set 2 and either should decode. If so, I would wonder if the tones are correct? Did you get the tone values from a known working radio / source, from a random list on the internet, from decoding with a scanner, or something different?

 

[waynedc]

Katt,

Good to hear. The QCII stuff always messes with me as well and I program radios with that frequently. I generally do not though deal with the XTS's any longer. But I guess it is pretty much all the same.

Wayne

 

[katt02]

Unless of course I'm not remembering how qcii works on those radios. Perhaps list 1 is correct and it just alerts for any tones on that list. If that's the case list one has tone set 1 and tone set 2 and either should decode. If so, I would wonder if the tones are correct? Did you get the tone values from a known working radio / source, from a random list on the internet, from decoding with a scanner, or something different?

I did get the tones from a known working pager, which is why I was so confused that it was not working.

I have not worked with an XTS2500 before so this was quite a learning curve here.

 

[cmjonesinc]

Yeah that software can be a bit overwhelming at first. If you can't get it working and want to pm me a copy of your codeplug I can take a look at it.

 

[cmjonesinc]

What's your channel bandwidth set at? Feel like I remember that being a problem with decoding at some time in the past.