May 2007 North Zone – Communications Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios North Zone Communications Committee

May 2007 North Zone – Communications WARNING The contents of this PowerPoint covers the operation of a Bendix King EPH or GPH portable radio which has been programmed with the respective North Zone data file. Radios which are programmed with another data files may have switch functions and other parameters which may be different than discussed here.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Objectives Review basic specifications & features Review basic specifications & features Learn to switch between groups Learn to switch between groups Learn to create and alter a scan list Learn to create and alter a scan list Learn to select a tone Learn to select a tone Learn to set a Priority channel Learn to set a Priority channel

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Specifications & Features EPH:210 Channels 15 Groups, each group has 14 channels GPH:240 Channels 15 Groups, each has 16 channels Field Programmable Rechargeable battery and AA Battery “Clamshell” User Programmable Scan and Priority Scan User Programmable Repeater Access Tones Note: Group 15 left open for incident radio plan cloning

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Battery Removal & Installation Lock tab on right side. Twist battery ¼ turn Battery twists 30 degrees Twist either direction

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Clamshell Holds 9 AA batteries Twice the life of the NiCad rechargeable battery Standard issue is Orange

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Opening A Clamshell Press dot on terminal end Press dot on terminal end Case pops up and out Case pops up and out

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Battery Capacity Some “older” clamshells may take 10 batteries Do not remove installed spacer. Will “Overvolt” and damage the radio

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Top Of Radio Channel Select PriorityScan Hi/Lo 5/1 watt Volume Squelch Priority Light (green) Busy Channel Indicator (red) Remember, when the toggles are toward the front, the feature is OFF, when the toggles are toward the back, the feature is ON. When programming, all features should be in the OFF position

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Switch Options Some Fire Cache Radios or other agencies radios may have a HI /LOW Power Switch HI is 5 Watts Transmit LO is 1 Watt Transmit No Talk Around available, unless programmed.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Repeat & Talk Around Places radio in “Talk-Around” Mode (car-to-car), for any repeated channel. Flip switch UP to activate Talk- Around. Note: Some EPH’s may have a Dir & Rep label. The GPH may have a letter “A” for this function. Flip UP to activate.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Switching Groups Press “#” Press “#” Enter desired group number Enter desired group number Press “ENT” or wait five seconds Press “ENT” or wait five seconds Press “#” by itself to display the current group. Press “#” by itself to display the current group.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Adding Channels To A Scan List Turn off SCAN & PRI Switch to desired channel. Press “ENT” to add to channel list. Beep will sound. Display will indicate “SCN” above channel description

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Deleting Channels From A Scan List Turn off SCN & PRI Turn channel selector to desired channel Press “CLR” button Channel removed from scan list

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Selecting A Tone NOTE: If operating with Enabled or Disabled groups, manually selecting a tone will only work on Enabled groups. Press tone number on keypad.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications The “#” Button Press “#” once to display the Group Press”#” again to display the channel and tone you are currently on.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Priority Channel There are several options for setting the PRI channel. Priority – Scan Mode Priority – Non Scan Mode

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Priority Scan Establish a Priority Channel 1st Establish a scan list Establish a scan list2nd Set a Priority channel Set a Priority channel Turn Scan and PRI switches off. Turn Scan and PRI switches off. Turn channel selector to the channel you wish to be the priority. Turn channel selector to the channel you wish to be the priority. Press the PRI button. A short beep will sound and PR will appear in the display. Press the PRI button. A short beep will sound and PR will appear in the display.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Priority Scan “Scan-Mode” Flip SCAN (B) and PRI (C) Switches Up. Radio is now in Priority Scan Mode. The radio will scan until it locks onto an active channel. The radio will scan until it locks onto an active channel. If activity occurs on the priority channel, the radio overrides the active scan channel, changes to the priority channel, and holds for the duration of the transmission. If activity occurs on the priority channel, the radio overrides the active scan channel, changes to the priority channel, and holds for the duration of the transmission. NOTE: Priority channel may or not be in the scan list.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications Priority Scan “Non-Scanning Mode” Flip PRI (C) Switch up and SCAN (B) down. Radio is now in the Non- Scanning Priority Mode. You will hearing traffic on the channel the selector is turned to. If the priority channel becomes active, the radio changes to the priority channel for the duration of the message. If the priority channel becomes active, the radio changes to the priority channel for the duration of the message. To reply to the message on the Priority channel, turn the channel selector knob to the Priority channel. To reply to the message on the Priority channel, turn the channel selector knob to the Priority channel.

May 2007 North Zone – Communications After An Incident If your portable was cloned by the Communications Unit at the incident, have your agencies communication technician reprogram the radio with your agencies data file. This will ensure that all of the programming parameters are returned to their original settings. If your portable was cloned by the Communications Unit at the incident, have your agencies communication technician reprogram the radio with your agencies data file. This will ensure that all of the programming parameters are returned to their original settings.