lsh1885
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I plan on purchasing the G4 in a few days, I have been watching YouTube videos to learn as much as I can about this product. I have a question, is a zone the same as a Talkgroup ID?
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G4 question
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Short Answer: No
Long confusing answer:
There's an 8 position "channel" selector knob. Zones are changed using the key pad. Each zone contains the information that is stored in each of the channel positions. You can have 64 zones according to Unication: "Supports 64 Zones (8 Selector Knob positions per Zone)", according to https://www.dropbox.com/s/e2uz9n1al...ementing Paging on a P25 System 2017.pdf?dl=0
However, the PPS software currently limits you to 32 zones, so it's really 256 "channels", not 512.
There can be up to 64 Talkgroup IDs stored in a channel selector position. On other devices it's easy to think that a "channel" position holds only 1 channel. It's a little different with the G4/5, because a channel position can hold up to 64 talkgroups, or just 1, or it can old a single non-trunking, conventional frequency, or a scan list of conventional frequencies.
Ben
Long confusing answer:
There's an 8 position "channel" selector knob. Zones are changed using the key pad. Each zone contains the information that is stored in each of the channel positions. You can have 64 zones according to Unication: "Supports 64 Zones (8 Selector Knob positions per Zone)", according to https://www.dropbox.com/s/e2uz9n1al...ementing Paging on a P25 System 2017.pdf?dl=0
However, the PPS software currently limits you to 32 zones, so it's really 256 "channels", not 512.
There can be up to 64 Talkgroup IDs stored in a channel selector position. On other devices it's easy to think that a "channel" position holds only 1 channel. It's a little different with the G4/5, because a channel position can hold up to 64 talkgroups, or just 1, or it can old a single non-trunking, conventional frequency, or a scan list of conventional frequencies.
Ben
troymail
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A zone is a group of 8 scanlists - each of which can hold up to 64 talkgroups. Within a zone, the 8 scanlists can be instantly selected by simply rotating a knob on top of the radio.
Changing zones (up to 32 of them) requires multiple key presses and a delay while it loads.
Changing zones (up to 32 of them) requires multiple key presses and a delay while it loads.
lsh1885
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