2-Tone Paging w/Kenwood TK-280

[jasonm]

I have a TK-280 (VHF) which does not have 2-Tone paging capability
listed in the programming software menus. I believe it is running
Version 2.0 of the radio firmware.

I also have a TK-380 (UHF) which DOES have the 2-Tone paging
capability listed in the programming software menus (the same program
above). This radio is running a pre-2.0 version of the radio firmware.

My questions are:

1. Does the TK-280 support 2-Tone paging?
2. If #1 true, where are the 2-Tone paging options on the KPG49D
Software?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Eric
Heroes, every one of them.
http://www.lastalarm.org
n3vuz(at)arrl.net

[jasonm]

Thanks to Kenwood tech support, they pointed out my folly. It would
seem that when you have the programming software selected for
trunking, the 2tone option is not available. Once you select the radio
model and specify "conventional", the 2-tone menu pick becomes
available.

Now, if I could only find out the cap or reed codes for the fire
department two-tone alert, I'd be in good shape.

Eric

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[John P Vassel]

jason....@chek.com (jasonm) wrote in
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> Thanks to Kenwood tech support, they pointed out my folly. It would
> seem that when you have the programming software selected for
> trunking, the 2tone option is not available. Once you select the radio
> model and specify "conventional", the 2-tone menu pick becomes
> available.
>
> Now, if I could only find out the cap or reed codes for the fire
> department two-tone alert, I'd be in good shape.
>
> Eric

Eric, the two methods are 1. Contacting the local radio shop who services
your pagers, or 2. Find an old motorola brick radio, or pager, and read the
numbers off the tones. You'll need to cross reference them to a
frequency(hertz) chart in order to get the numbers kenwood is looking for,
but it can be done. If you manage to get the QC (quickcall) numbers, hollar
back, somewhere I've got the link to the cross reference chart.

--
John P. Vassel
KC8SKE
Roxand Township Fire Dept.

[JB]

Then after all that, disable your scan (this is always on with trunk mode)
and power save or you'll never get enough tone A.

If you really need it, get a pager that knows how to power save and
alert properly too.

Jim, ac6tk

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