Weird problem. I have an XTS2500 portable in which I've programmed several local (analog) public safety frequencies for receive. I've set the channels up for MDC signaling, and configured the radio to display MDC IDs.
The problem I'm having is that the MDC IDs do decode and display, but only when the radio is in scan mode. When the radio isn't scanning, no MDC IDs are displayed.
If I was having the OPPOSITE problem, I'd assume it was because I didn't check the MDC "display ID's when scanning" checkbox in the the CPS.
Any ideas?
XTS2500 MDC ID only displays when scanning
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Re: XTS2500 MDC ID only displays when scanning
OK, with some experimenting, I managed to answer my own question. It turns out to be non-trivial to configure the CPS for MDC to display on an RX-only channel in non-scan mode, but it can be done. In case someone else is interested, here's how:
The problem is that in order for an MDC ID to display when NOT scanning, you need to check the "PTT ID" box on the channel's personality->signaling menu in addition to having the signaling type set to "MDC". This is in ADDITION to the global "Display PTT ID" and "Scan PTT ID" boxes, which also need to be checked. If the channel's "PTT ID" field isn't set, received IDs won't display if the radio is not scanning, but will display if the radio is scanning.
But you can't set this field if the channel personality is receive-only. The only way to set it is to un-mark the channel as rx-only, check the PTT ID box, and then re-mark the rx-only box.
Arrrgh! But at least it works now.
The problem is that in order for an MDC ID to display when NOT scanning, you need to check the "PTT ID" box on the channel's personality->signaling menu in addition to having the signaling type set to "MDC". This is in ADDITION to the global "Display PTT ID" and "Scan PTT ID" boxes, which also need to be checked. If the channel's "PTT ID" field isn't set, received IDs won't display if the radio is not scanning, but will display if the radio is scanning.
But you can't set this field if the channel personality is receive-only. The only way to set it is to un-mark the channel as rx-only, check the PTT ID box, and then re-mark the rx-only box.
Arrrgh! But at least it works now.
Re: XTS2500 MDC ID only displays when scanning
I had just the opposite thing happen. In Radio Configuration > Display & Menu > then look for the ID display and Scan ID display. Both are check boxes.mab wrote:Weird problem. I have an XTS2500 portable in which I've programmed several local (analog) public safety frequencies for receive. I've set the channels up for MDC signaling, and configured the radio to display MDC IDs.
The problem I'm having is that the MDC IDs do decode and display, but only when the radio is in scan mode. When the radio isn't scanning, no MDC IDs are displayed.
If I was having the OPPOSITE problem, I'd assume it was because I didn't check the MDC "display ID's when scanning" checkbox in the the CPS.
Any ideas?
In my case, I forgot to check the box for SCAN ID display, and I didn't get any ID's displayed when the radio was scanning.
I typically check both boxes and have had any problems.
IN the MDC section, all of our radios have the secondary ID as 8 zeros and varible ID as three zeros.
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