5:PROGRAM ID
You can program IDs into Scan List memory either during Trunk Scan or Search without going into the Menu. However, you can also use the Menu to program IDs. This is particularly helpful when you are not near the trunked system you wish to later monitor. You can set it up and have it ready to go at some later time.
After you have selected the Scan List location
1Program the talkgroup or
2Set an alpha tag for same
3Assign the Record option for same. Whenever a transmission is active on the ID the signal can be recorded to a tape recorder using the TAPE OUT
jack on the back of the radio.
4.Assign a Beep Alert to the ID. Whenever that ID is active, you will hear a rapid three beep tone at the start of the transmission.
6:ID LIST TAG
Assign an alphanumeric tag to any or all of the 10 Scan Lists for the system. During Scan Mode, you will see the List Tag (on the bottom text line) along with any alpha tag you may have set for an ID. In Search mode, you will see any Bank Tag you have set.
7:I-CALL (MOTOROLA AND EDCS)
Most communications within a trunked system are group calls where one unit (such as a dispatcher) communicates with all the units within his/her group (all the patrol vehicles on the east side of town, for example). The units within this group comprise what is typically known as a talkgroup. There are some communications which are direct
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8:ID SCAN LIST (LT)
When scanning an LT system you can only turn Scan Lists off and on when an LT talkgroup that you have entered into memory is active. To provide you with another method to turn Scan Lists on and off, you can use this Menu item which only appears when you have selected LT in Trunk Type.
9:STATUS BIT (MOTOROLA)
On Type II trunking systems there is a method by which specialised types of communications utilise unique talkgroup numbers. An emergency call will occur on a unique talkgroup from its primary assignment, for example. Because the UBC780XLT defaults to
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