Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios

1. North Zone Communications Committee Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios North Zone – Communications

2. BENDIX KING RADIOS And Mobile VHF Radios GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY IN A WILD LAND SETTING

3. OBJECTIVES • Specs. and Features • General Functions (knobs and buttons) • Talk Groups, Channels and the squelch • Making Command Groups • Adding Channels to Command Group • Scan Lists and Priority Channel

4. 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 North Zone – Communications

5. Top Of Radio Squelch Volume Transmit Indicator (red) Channel Select Hi/Lo or RPT/DIR Scan Priority Busy Light (green) 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 North Zone – Communications

6. Toggle Options GPH Radios • Generally, this toggle is programmed for • RPT/DIR or • TA • DIR or TA will disable the selected tone (Up toggle position) • RPT allows the selected tone to be used (Down toggle position) • Some GPH radios may have a letter “A” for this toggle North Zone – Communications

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

8. Making a Command group, (portable) • Select channel you want added to command group • Press * • repeat

9. 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 • To scan to channels in the scan list, turn the SCAN toggle up • Can’t scan across groups NOTE: Channels which should be in the scan list for an incident are: Command, Tactical, Air to Ground and Air Guard North Zone – Communications

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

11. Selecting A Tone Turn off SCN & PRI • Press tone number on keypad. • EPH Radios – The display will momentarily display a frequency name and disappear. This normal. “CG” will be displayed indicating a tone has been selected. • GPH Radios – The letters CG followed with the selected tone number will be momentarily be displayed. North Zone – Communications

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

13. Priority Toggle • There are several options for setting the PRI channel on either a EPH or GPH radio. As such, these settings may be agency specific. • One of the more common settings is “Mode A”: • With a scan list entered • What ever the channel selector is turned to will become the PRI channel when the PRI toggle and the SCAN toggle are both in the UP position. • You are now scanning what is in the scan list, but giving priority to any transmission received on the channel selected using the channel selector knob. • If you no longer wish to use the PRI function, turn the PRI toggle down. You will still continue to scan your scan list North Zone – Communications

14. 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. North Zone – Communications

15. Mobile VHF RadioObjectives • Moving around in Talk Groups • Changing Channels • Changing Tones • Making a Command Group • Making a Scan list • Selecting Primary and Secondary Priority Channels • Deleting Channels from a Scan List • Deleting the Command Group

16. Function Key Locations Talk group select Display dim Channel select Power Squelch Home Channel Volume

17. Function Key Locations Add/delete from scan list Tone select Press twice for secondary priority Turn on scan Add and delete from command group Talk around Car to Car

18. Moving around in Groups (mobile) Up or down to desired talk group

19. Changing Cannels (mobile) Rotate to desired channel

20. Changing Tones (mobile) Up or down to desired tone

21. Making a Command group, (mobile) A command group is automatically made when you enter the first channel to the group by pushing and holding the AUXC button until the short beep and the command group icon, temporarily comes on. The command group will be placed on talk group #16. When you are done adding channels to the group, up or down arrow to talk group 16 and you will be on the new command group Command Group Icon Select channel and press (aux/c) until it beeps

22. Making a Scan List (mobile) Scan arrow Icon Add or Delete from Scan List

23. Selecting Priority Channels 2 HOLD

24. Selecting Priority Channels

25. Deleting a Scan List (mobile) Scan Icon gone Add or Delete from Scan List

26. Deleting a Command Group Command Icon is gone Press and hold till long beep and icon leaves

27. Learn to use it before you need it! • Remember LCES! North Zone – Communications