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Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:35 pm
by 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

Re: Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:37 pm
by escomm

Re: Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:40 pm
by 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. :o

Re: Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:33 pm
by akardam
Start>Run>"calc" <ENTER>

View>Scientific

Select Hex

Type Number

Select Dec

Profit!

Re: Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:05 pm
by tvsjr
1. Go to google.
2. Enter "0x1A2B3C4D in decimal" (substitute in your value).
3. Profit?

Re: Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:16 pm
by KD7FLY
akardam wrote: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!

Re: Converting the letters to numbers in a "HEX" number

Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 7:07 pm
by 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.