[TrunkCom] monitoring I-calls on EDACS systems with the 250D

[Tom Swisher]

Jeff;

700000 is simply the number Uniden came up with to allow the user to 
plug in a magic number to put an "all private call" ID in their scan 
list rather than a specific ID. I don't remember the procedure for EDACS 
systems.

Moto uses 7 as the ID prefix for private calls on a Motorola system, 
just as 8 is the prefix for talkgroup decimal notation. Moto did this to 
keep the two distinct since they often overlap (there can be both a 
talkgroup 101 and a radio ID 101, for example, so to keep them separate 
the decimal talkgroup is listed as 800101 and the radio ID is listed as 
700101).

Tom WA8PYR
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Jeff Kenyon wrote:

> I can't read the manual, but with the Motorola system they have 700000 which
> appears to be the magic talk group for the I-call feature with the 250D, but
> what about EDACS?  I suppose I can try and translate the .pdf version of the
> manual, but it hasn't been very helpful translating into text.  How did they
> come up with 700000 for I-calls with Motorola systems, and what if there is
> more then one I-call taking place at a time on the same system?