Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

[KD7FLY]

I'm getting a radio ready for a big event that is coming up in the next week. In order to program it successfully and "drown out" the sewer, waste departments, Transit, etc., I'll have to program the Talkgroup(or HEX number) into the radio, and enable selective squelch.

The only problem with this is that some of the hex numbers have letters in them(06a, 06b, 89b, etc.) Is there a way to decode the letters into numbers...or the numerical hex number?

Thanks in advance,
Josh

[escomm]

http://www.dolcevie.com/js/converter.html

http://www.easycalculation.com/hex-converter.php

first two results from google for hex converter, btw

[KD7FLY]

I did not think it would be that easy, that's why I went and jumped to the community first. Thanks alot...I feel like an idiot now.

[akardam]

Start>Run>"calc" <ENTER>

View>Scientific

Select Hex

Type Number

Select Dec

Profit!

[tvsjr]

1. Go to google.
2. Enter "0x1A2B3C4D in decimal" (substitute in your value).
3. Profit?

[KD7FLY]

Start>Run>"calc" <ENTER>

View>Scientific

Select Hex

Type Number

Select Dec

Profit!

That worked for me, but the Google one for reason is having no joy...maybe I'm doing something wrong.

Either way, thank you!

[RKG]

If you have extensive conversions to do, of if you have to do hex math (such as designing MDC systems), you can use MS Excel.

First, you have to plug in the "add-in" called "Analysis ToolPak." Go to "Tools" "Add-ins". The program may call for your Office install CD.

Then you can use the functions "dec2hex()" and "hex2dec()" to convert back and forth.