To determine whether the information on this page applies to your scanner, see the tags at the bottom of the page.
All Talk Group IDs must be in the proper format for each system type.
Motorola Type I Systems
Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
BFFF-SS
- B = Block # (1 digit)
- F = Fleet # (2-3 digits)
- S = Sub-Fleet # (1-2 digits)
Press the decimal key to enter the hyphen.
(If you try to enter a hexadecimal TGID for a Type I system, the scanner treats the entry as a decimal number.)
Motorola Type II Systems
- Decimal format: Enter the TGID in numbers only, up to 5 digits
- Hexadecimal format: up to 3 characters
Select the first Hex character (0 through F), then move the cursor to the right and select the second character. Press yes when you're finished.
P25 Single Frequency Systems (BCD396XT and BCD996XT only) or Standard System Trunk Site
- Decimal format: Enter the TGID in numbers only, up to 8 digits
- Hexadecimal format: up to 6 characters
Select the first Hex character (0 through F), then move the cursor to the right and select the second character. Press yes when you're finished.
EDACS Wide or Narrow Systems
AFS format
Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
AA-FFS
- A = Agency # (00 - 15)
- F = Fleet # (00 - 15)
- S = Sub-fleet # (0 - 7)
Press the decimal key to enter the hyphen.
Leave the Fleet or Sub-Fleet # empty to treat it as a wildcard (any Sub-Fleet within that Fleet). For example, "15-" will match all TGIDs for Agency 15. "15-04-" will match all TGIDs for Agency 15, Fleet 4.
I-Call channel (Motorola, P25 (BCD396XT and BCD996XT Only), or EDACS)
Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
i{ID number} Press the decimal key to enter the lower-case i, then enter the ID number.
To monitor all iCalls, enter the iCall wildcard i0 in decimal or i in HEX.
LTR systems
Enter the Talk Group ID in the following format:
AHHUUU
- A = Area Code (0 or 1)
- H = Home repeater (01 - 20)
- U = User ID (000 - 254)
Press the decimal key to enter the hyphen.
Leave the User ID empty to treat it as a wildcard. For example, "1-15-" will match all User IDs for Area Code 1, Home repeater 15.