My VX354

[firewalt]

Hi
I have a VX 354. I have it programmed to my fire Dept. I finally got it to say CALLED across screen and beeps. I got encode tone programmed in it but I also have decode tones that probably needs to be in the programming. When I get paged it does not say CALLED or beep. When it was programmed to my old fire Dept it said CALLED and beeped. Can you guys help me out on this? I carry right now a kenwood radio and a pager. I rather have my vertex working to carry it.

Thank you

 

[m-gerty]

Are you scanning when testing this ? If so is the page frequency/channel on the scan list?

 

[firewalt]

Hi
I don't thing I was scanning when doing the test. Does this make a difference? If I can't get the radio work right I guess I send it to someone to have it fixed.

Thank you

 

[cmdrwill]

On the 'page out' channel, you may need to set for just the tone outs and not have any CTCSS set on receive. Some systems transmit just the tone outs without any CTCSS

And the radio probably will not decode while in scan.

 

[firewalt]

Hi Guys

I forgot to tell you there is couple fire Depts in the county the tones start the same. Could this be the cause my radio not to page out right.
Thank you .

 

[firewalt]

Hi Guys
I think i found my problem. My friend on a different Dept and I looked at his radio. His encodes are the same as mine. The 1st decode is different and the 2nd decode is the same. Do I set the radio to recieve pages with the decode tones?

Thank you