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Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios

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Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios

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    1. July 2007 North Zone – Communications Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios

    2. July 2007 North Zone – Communications

    3. July 2007 North Zone – Communications Important Information

    4. July 2007 North Zone – Communications Objectives Review basic specifications & features Learn to switch between groups Learn to create and alter a scan list Learn to select a tone Learn the basic functions of the Priority Toggle

    5. July 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

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

    7. July 2007 North Zone – Communications Clamshell Holds 9 AA batteries Twice the life of the NiCad rechargeable battery

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

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

    10. July 2007 North Zone – Communications Top Of Radio

    11. July 2007 North Zone – Communications Common Toggle Configuration and Labeling Left Toggle LO/HI, DIR/TA, TA or A Middle Toggle SCAN or B Right Toggle PRI or C NOTE: Toggle configuration and function can be individually configured by the agency. Some CAL Fire GPH Command Radios may be labeled Hi/Lo but the toggle function is RPT/DIR

    12. July 2007 North Zone – Communications Toggle Options EPH RADIOS Generally, this toggle is programmed for HI/LO HI is 5 Watts Transmit LO is 1 Watt Transmit No DIR/RPT or TA function DIR = Direct RPT = Repeat TA = Talk Around

    13. July 2007 North Zone – Communications 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

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

    15. July 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 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

    16. July 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

    17. July 2007 North Zone – Communications 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.

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

    19. July 2007 North Zone – Communications 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

    20. July 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.

    21. July 2007 North Zone – Communications

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