Batboard

I have programmed a new APX1500 with a MDC system and it does not decode unit numbers. I did not program and do not use MDC encode. Is MDC decode standard in all APX or is it an option? If standard what is most common program mistake?

Yes MDC is standard.

In display, the show id has to be enabled. In the personality, the personality has to be referenced to the ID list. Last, you need the unified call list setup and referencing the various IDs within the call list.

Truthfully it’s a PITA to get everything setup properly. I think those are the big ones, but may have missed something (off the top of my head).

Best of luck!
Seth

Are you saying I need to program a list of every MDC unit number in the county before I can see MDC id's on radio display.

Only if you want Aliased names.

For example the radio will say:

ID: 12A

If you want it show "arlojanis" then you would need to make a call list with 12A as the MDC alias and assign that call list to the personality to get it to decode.

If you have 1000 ID's you'll have to manually enter them in 1000 times, or, do what a lot of us do - use Akardam's tool or write your own import script that converts a CSV to XML for import in to the CPS (much cleaner & faster!)

Alex

This is VHF conventional and I just want to display the MDC unit number of the received signal.