Flash Option....

[nickburns186]

G857-FDNY Emergency Rx/Tx Tone Set

Anyone ever heard of this? I just did a flash upgrade on some XTS2500's and noticed this listed as a flash option.

[Mfire39]

I've got that in my 5K, but I have yet to figure out what it does.

-Marc

[usmcdd214]

I'm no guru on the subject but from what I understand it is a form of mdc id of sorts (only newer and custom made for fdny) in that it uses some different technology that allows 7 or more digits for the id numbers. FDNY have their radios set up so that everytime someone on the fireground (uhf) transmits the models with the displays can read a 7 digit number which indicates what company and which member in that company is transmitting via a 7 digit code they have set up. If you want the entire breakdown how fdny decodes these numbers, just email me. If you don't monitor a system that is set up for ATIS (basicly just a newer name for the form of MDC) it is probably useless to you. I have a ASII in UHF which I would love to get flashed with this option along with the H14 (id display). Anyone know if you could possibly get either of these flashed in a Astro Saber II these days as they stopped supporting them some time ago. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[Pj]

ATIS was used with the HT1000 or MT2000's or something close. There is a thread about it not too far down the line here.

Their XTS3000's (or 3500's) were put back in service, and was/is being operated in the digital mode again on some channels. The 3000/3500 didn't have this tone set option. The 2500/5000's do, but again, if they are mixing and matching, I see a general compatiblity issue.

It has been rumored that its not a ATIS setup, but more as audio/user tones to make them more "retro" to all the other radios they had in use before. I don't have any source to say thats true or not.

[libuff]

perhaps the illusive FDNY use of ASTRO digital signaling on the conventional non-astro channels, i think its called TPS or something...

[Pj]

TPS is Tactical Public Safety (or something like that). I don't have CPS on this computer so I can't copy the help file. IIRC, it deals with how a mode works if enabled...MDC muting, Emergency, tones muting etc. I never really looked too far into it, but thats what I remember. I have a fairly basic feature set on my 5k, so I am assuming its a standard feature.

[smokeybehr]

I saw that flashcode on an AS3 over on eBay today. It looked even more whored-out than a NickFlash...