Radioddity Extended manual for Radioddity DB25-D, DB40-D & GD-88 v3.0
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8.4 Initiate a digital radio call
If necessary, a call can be initiated by any of the following ways.
1. Rotate the [ENC] knob or use the [▲/▼]-keys to select any of the preset
channels, and then press the [PTT]-key of the Speaker-Microphone to initiate
the call.
2. Access the ‘Contact’ list through the menu, or press the preset [Contact]-key to
access the Contact list. Then select the desired contact by rotating the [ENC]
knob, and finally press the [PTT]-key of the Speaker-Microphone to initiate the
call.
3. Access ‘Contacts’ through the menu and select ‘Manual Dial’ to input the user
DMR ID using the numeric keypad of Speaker-Microphone within the dialog
box popping up on the radio screen. This is used for Private Calls only.
Notes: For more details, please check chapter 10.1 Contacts on page 73.
8.5 Talker Alias
Talker Alias (TA) is used to send a fixed text, such as call sign or call sign & name.
The maximum length within the Radioddity DV25-D, DB40-D and GD-88 is limited
to transmit 16 ISO 8bit characters which do represent the CPS-setting for ‘Radio
Name’.
This allows the receiving station to see those text without the need of a bulky DMR
ID database to be stored in the radio.
Notes: Special characters such as ä, ö, ü, ß, … are not supported.
This feature requires at least firmware 909E.D4.EARSAB.017 (Radioddity
DB25-D) and B49E.D64.EHRSAB.007 (Radioddity GD-88).
For more details, please check chapter 10.11 Device Info on page 110.
8.6 Receive and answer to an analog radio call
Rotate the [ENC] knob or use the [▲/▼]-keys to select any of the preset analog
channels, and then press the [PTT]-key of the Speaker-Microphone to initiate the
call to all users. The TFT display screen shows . When receiving a call from
other operators on the current analog channel or when the Monitor function is
activated, the TFT display screen shows ·
Notes: If the transmitter is configured for CTCSS or DCS encoding, the other station
can successfully decode the audio only if using the same CTCSS/DCS code.
For more details, please check chapter 13.28 CTCSS sub audio and DCS
signaling on page 190.
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