Batboard

Our county department is using Motorola M1225 and CM300 radios. The entire county system will be moving over to narrowband in June. The county will be replacing the repeater with a brand new Kenwood repeater. I have the software to change our radios over to narrowband.

The software has an option for X-Pand for the M1225s and Compander for CM300. Do I activate these settings when we switch over to narrowband? Since a Kenwood repeater will be used, will the Kenwood be compatible with this Motorola feature?

I am not familiar with the Kenwood equipment but my experiences, and others that I know, is to leave X-pand and companding off. I have not programmed any of the CM equipment but if you have options for emphasis and de-emphasis you want to enable those.