Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios

FAIRFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios Fairfield Fire Department

"Train as if your life depends on it...BECAUSE IT DOES!" Fairfield Fire Department

Important Information This PowerPoint presentation is being presented to familiarize fire personnel to the basic operations of the Bendix King EPH and GPH portable radio. It does not necessarily cover every aspect of the radio and encourages personnel to read the publications titled: “EPH Portable Radio Owner’s Manual” or “GPH Portable Radio Owner’s Manual” Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

Battery Removal & Installation • Lock tab on right side. • Twist battery ¼ turn • Battery twists 30 degrees • Twist either direction Fairfield Fire Department

Clamshell • Holds 9 AA batteries • Twice the life of the NiCad rechargeable battery Fairfield Fire Department

Opening A Clamshell • Press dot on terminal end • Case pops up and out Fairfield Fire Department

Battery Capacity • Some “older” clamshells may take 10 batteries • Do not remove installed spacer. • Will “Overvolt” and damage the radio Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

Switching Groups • Press “#” • Enter desired group number • Press “ENT” or wait five seconds • Press “#” by itself to display the current group. Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

Deleting Channels From A Scan List Turn off SCN & PRI • Turn channel selector to desired channel • Press “CLR” button • Channel removed from scan list Fairfield Fire Department

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. Fairfield Fire Department

The “#” Button • Press “#” once to display the Group • Press”#” again to display the channel and tone you are currently on. Fairfield Fire Department

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 Fairfield Fire Department

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. Fairfield Fire Department

Learn to use it before you need it! • Remember LCES! Fairfield Fire Department

Bendix King EPH and GPH Portable Radios