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HARRIS M803M Operators Manual

M-803 Gemini Series
Mobile Radio
OTP 5.07 OCF 3.13
Revision History
Date Updated by Description of change
08/14/01 Dennis Giddings New
Notice of Copyright
The contents of this manual are not intended to and do not constitute a warranty of any sort. M/A-COM, Inc and Tyco Electronics specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose resulting from this manual.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. M/A­COM, Inc. reserves the right to revise and make changes to this manual (and to the Kensington product and software) from time to time without obligation to notify any person of, or to provide any person with, such revisions or changes.
M/A-COM, Inc . and/or Tyco Electronics may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document. Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from M/A-COM, the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property.
©2001 M/A-COM, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Document # TBSL. Part No. 000-0000 Printed in the United States of America

Preface

Notices to the User and Safety Training Information
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND
OPTIMAL OPERATION. READ THIS BEFORE
USING YOUR M-803 MOBILE RADIO
Your M-803 radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode. This radio is designed for and classified as “Occupational Use Only” meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals aware of the hazards and
WARNING
the ways to minimize such hazards. This radio is NOT intended for use by the “General Population” in an uncontrolled environment.
This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for “Occupational Use Only.” In addition, your M-803 radio complies with the following Standards and Guidelines with regard to RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels and evaluation of such levels for exposure to humans:
• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 Supplement
C, Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guideli nes for Human E xposure to Rad io Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.1 –
1992), IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Hu man Exposure to Radio Freq uency Electromagnetic Fields, 3kHz to 300 GHz.
Use of this radio as described below will result in user exposure substantially below the FCC recommended limits for human exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic energy.
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Before operating this radio, be sure you:
• Do not operate this radio if any of the RF
connectors are not secure or if open connections are not properly terminated.
• Do not operate this radio near electrical blasting
caps or in an explosive atmosphere.
This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for Uncontrolled Exposure and Occupational exposure. The difference is in the minimum safe distance that people must be away from the antenna when transmitting RF energy. To assure optimal radio performance and that human exposure to RF electromagnetic energy is within the guidelines, transmit only when people are at least the minimum distance away from a properly installed antenna. The following lists these minimal allowable d istances:
M-803 Radio Rated Power
45 dBm max, 43 dBm nominal
45 dBm max, 43 dBm nominal
The radio must be serviced and installed only by a qualified technician. Be sure that the radio is properly grounded according to the installation instructions.
Note on jump-starting: If you need to jump start an M­803 equipped vehicle, the positive radio lead from the radio must be disconnected from the vehicle battery. Disconnecting the lead will prevent damage to the radio.
This equipment generates or uses radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made.
Antenna Gain
Minimum Distance for Uncontrolled Exposure
0 dB 68.5 cm (27
inches)
3 dB 97.6 cm (38.4
inches)
Minimum Distance for Occupational Exposure
30.6 cm (12 inches)
43.2 cm (17 inches)
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Government law prohibits the operation of unlicensed transmitters within the territories under government control. Illegal operation is punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. Refer service to qualified technicians only. Do not operate your transceiver in explosive atmospheres (gases, dust, fumes, etc.).
Occupational Safety Guidelines and Safety Training Information
To ensure that your exposure to RF electromagnetic energy is within the FCC allowable limits for occupational use, always adhere to the following guidelines.
CAUTION
Your M-803 Mobile Radio transmits using a remote antenna. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signa ls.
In 1996, the Federal Communications commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety limits for portable devices, based on the recommended limits of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and the American National Safety Institute (ANSI).
The design of the M-803 Mobile Radio complies with the FCC guidelines for Occupational / Controlled exposure to RF electromagnetic fields, as measured by the Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE). To assure optimal performance and make sure human exposure to RF electromagnetic energy is within the FCC guidelines, always adhere to the following:
1. The push-to-talk button should only be depressed
when intending to send a vo ice message.
2. The radio should only be used for necessary work
related communications.
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3. The radio should only be used by authorized and
trained personnel and should not be operated by children.
4. Do not operate your radio in explosive
atmospheres (gases, dust, fumes, etc.) or near explosive blasting caps.
5. Do not attempt any unauthorized modification to
the radio. Changes or modifications to the radio may cause harmful interference. Any servicing of the radio should only be performed by qualified personnel.
6. Always use M/A-COM authorized accessories
(antennas, control heads, speakers/mics, etc.). Use of unauthorized accessories can cause the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded.
The information listed above provides the user with the information needed to make him or her aware of a RF exposure, and what to do to assure that this radio operates within the FCC exposure limits of this radio.
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Table Of Contents

Welcome to the OpenSky Network 1
OpenSky Overview 2
Internet Protocol (IP) Network 2
TCP / IP Backbone 2
Addressable Headers 3
System-Wide Voice Encryptability 3
Integrated Voice and Data 3
Digitized Voice, Text and Graphics 4
Multi-Age nc y Cove ra ge 5
Promotes Interagency Cooperation 5
Connectivity with Legacy Equipment 6
Improved Coverage and Signal Strength 6
Better Peak-Time Performance 7
Software-Config u red Device 8
Multi-Mode Functionality 8
Software Upgradeable 9
Network Organization 11
Your Voice Feature Personality 12
User Groups 13
Profiles 14
Talk Groups 15
Listen Groups 15
Talkback Scanning 16
Radio Personality 16
Terminology 18
Getting Started 19
Before Your First Shift 20
Radio Controls 20
Front Panel Components 21
Peripheral Interface 23
RS-232 Port 23
I/O Connector 23
CAN 2.0 Bus 23
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Hardware Connections 23
Display Screen Overview 25
Dwell Displays 27
Dwell Display User-Selectable 27
Sample Dwell Displays 28
Dwell Display–Profile 28
Dwell Display-Caller 29
Dwell Display–Received Talkgroup 29
Dwell Display–Channel 30
Dwell Display–No Access 30
Display Screen Functions 33
Menu and Selector Keypad 34
User-Selectable Menu Operations 34
Keypad Navigation 34
Select Dwell Display 35
Select Operational Mode 36
Universal Connectivity 37
Duration of Mode Change 38
Select Profile 39
Check or Change Active Profile Status 40
Select Talkgroup 41
Check or Cha nge Active Talkgroup 41
Prioritizing a Talkgroup 43
Duration of Priority Assignments 44
Lock Out Talkgroup 44
Groups You Can Lock Out 45
Caution Regarding Profi l e Changes 48
Select Scan Mode 48
Check or Change Active Scan Mode 49
Duration of Scanning Mode Selections 50
Select Channel 51
Enable/Disable Side Tones 52
Select Brightness Setting 53
Basic Radio Operations 55
Power Up 56
Log-On 57
Self-Test 58
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Power Down 59
Set Volume 60
Voice Calls 61
Talkback Calls 63
Emergency Communications 64
Advanced Radio Operations 65
Fine-Tuning Your Personality 66
Dynamic Regrouping 66
Talkaround Mode 67
Troubleshooting 68
CH-103 Control Head 71
Features and Components 72
Equipment Configurations 73
Dash-Mount Mobile Configuration 73
Dash-Mount Mobile with CH-103 74
Trunk-Mount Mobile Configuration 76
VTac Vehicular Tactical Network 77
Full or Shared Radio Controls 78
Single Control Head 79
Multiple Control Heads 79
Independe nt Functions 79
Shared and Arbitrated Functions 80
VTac Vehicular Tactical Network 81
Vehicular Tactical Network 82
Backward and Forward Compatibility 82
Operational Modes 83
“A Base Station in a Trunk” 83
Hardware Components 84
VTac Mobile Unit 84
VTac Base Unit 85
RF Combiner 85
Extended Coverage 85
User Interaction 85
Scene of Incident 86
User Interaction 86
Public Safety Hardened 86
GPS Option 87
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Connectivity Interface 87
Indexes and Tables i
Index i
Table of Figures iii
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Welcome to the OpenSky Network

OpenSky Overview 2
Internet Protocol (IP) Network 2
TCP / IP Backbone 2
Addressable Headers 3
System-Wide Voice Encryptability 3
Integrated Voice and Data 3
Digitized Voice, Text and Graphics 4
Multi-Age nc y Cove ra ge 5
Promotes Interagency Cooperation 5
Connectivity with Legacy Equipment 6
Improved Coverage and Signal Strength 6
Better Peak-Time Performance 7
Software-Config u red Device 8
Multi-Mode Functionality 8
Software Upgradeable 9
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CHAPTER 1—Welcome to the OpenSky Network

OpenSky Overview

M/A-COM’s OpenSky is a suite of radio communi­cations products implementing an integrated digital voice and data system based on the Internet Protocol.
The OpenSky network is digital, but provides inter­operability with analog radios, making it possible to integrate existing (legacy) equipment alongside the most sophisticated digital equipment available today.
If you’ve been issued an M-803 to replace a conventional analog voice-only radio, you’ll particularly appreciate the integrated voice and data capabilities of the all-digital OpenSky mobile equipment.
Even experienced digital subscribers recognize and value the addressability precision and expanded coverage strength of the e nd-to-end TCP/IP OpenSky Intranet.

Internet Protocol (IP) Network

OpenSky’s Wireless Private Network is changing the nature of real-time communications for large fleet mobile businesses and public safety organizations alike.
TCP / IP Backbone
Using Internet Protocol (IP) as a network backbone for end-to-end user applications, OpenSky integrates digital voice and packet data transmission over a single network that provides significant performance advantages over yesterday’s uneasy alliances of independently-built radio networks trying unsuccessfully to interact.
• Like tuning into a channel in a conventional FM
radio system, logging onto the Ope nSky network
with your pre-configured user profile will place you in contact with the members of a software-
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defined talk group consisting of the set of users you need to talk with most.
• Unlike your conventional FM radio, your M-803
mobile radio is a node on an Internet-Protocol (IP) network with i ts own unique IP addre ss.
Addressable Headers
Messages intended for you (whether voice or data) are broken into packets with identifying headers, just like World Wide Web internet communications, and targeted to your specific IP address.
You can travel anywhere within your network, e ven a
Like cell-phone calls, messages are del ivered directly to your equipment.
But, like radio calls, users select which calls to receive by “tuning in” or “locking out ” oth er us er groups.
hundred miles or mor e fro m the se nde r , and me ssa ge s intended for your IP address will find their way acr oss the network, handed off from base station to base station, until they are re-configured and delivered to your personal receiving set.
This doesn’t mean your communications are traveling across the World Wide Web. Far from it. OpenSky is a private wireless Intranet that adopts the best features of IP protocol for increased communications efficiency and capacity.
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System-Wide Voice Encryptab ility
Furthermore, your communications are packeted as they travel the network, so they can only be deciphered by networked equipment. Your sensitive conversations and data transfers can even be encrypted end-to-end for enhanced system-wide security.

Integrated Voice and Data

Your M-803 Gemini Series Mobile Radio is a hardware component of the OpenSky network, an integrated voice and data communications system that delivers end-to-end digital voice and data transmissions over a single wireless network to your dash-mounted or trunk-mounted device.
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Digitized Voice, Text and Graphics
By converting analog voice waves to digital code before transmitting them over the network, OpenSky technology makes it possible for mobile radio users to send and receive voice transmissions at the same time they receive and view data (via the radio’s serial port) on an optional equipment Mobile Data Terminal.
With an M-803 in your vehicle, you’ll be able to scroll
For graphics, i nt er face a Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) through your radio’s RS-232 per i p heral port.
through complex instructions, driving directions, or emergency warnings on an optional mobile computer or terminal device while at the same time carrying on conversations with dispatchers or other mobile operators in your coverage area.
OpenSky and the M-803 eliminate the need to run separate systems for voice communication and data transmission. And, with OpenSky, you won’t even have to switch between radio modes to do both simultaneously.
RS-232 Interface
For data transfers or graphics, your M-803 is constructed with an industry-standard RS-232 interface serial port for connecting an optional equipment Mobile Data Terminal (MDT), laptop PC or third-party display or key-entry device.
OpenSky works seamlessly with equipment from popular manufacturers and off-the-shelf applications through a standard UDP/IP protocol, providing you with simple “plug and play” connectivity.
Suddenly and simply, the same M-803 you’ve been using for voi ce conversation and tuning radio frequencie s becomes the device you use t o view photographs, maps or driving directions, generate reports, access databases, in short to share any digital file your job requires.
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Multi-Agency Coverage

OpenSky is scalable and designed to accommodate a virtually unlimited number of mobile and portable devices from a single fleet, or even a complex network made up of several cooperating agencies.
Examples of how OpenSky improves cooperation:
• Every truck in the FedEx fleet can share one large
national net wor k.
• Every cruiser in a state-wide police agency can
communicate with any other cruiser, from one end of the state to the other.
• Patrolmen with older analog equipment can
connect seamlessly with newer digital devices over the same network.
• Emergency response agencies share the same
network for improved communications during a massive crisis.
• With an M-803 at the heart of your trunk-mounted
VTac Vehicular Tactical Network, your vehicle provides off-network user-to-user communications at the scene of an emergency.
Promotes Interagency Cooperation
In fact, the system is best suited to multi-agency public
See full discuss i ons of Talk Group, Use r Gr oup and User Profile el s e­where in this manual.
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safety networks over areas as large as an entire state: every cruiser, ambulance and fire truck and all their dispatchers and support personnel sharing voice, data, even graphics over the same network.
Talk to Anyone on the Network
Each user needs only one radio to connect seamlessly to many independent agencies or cooperating dispatch networks.
• There’s no need to monitor multiple frequencies on
several pieces of equipment to maintain contact.
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• User talk groups connect you at all times with
precisely the users you need to reach, no matter who they work for, or where they’re located within the networ k.
Connectivity with Legacy Equipment
The all-digital, end-to-end TCP/IP OpenSky Intranet even provides support for legacy equipment and protocols both digital and analog.
Along with supplying voice and data to your M-803 mobile radio, the network will also support existing (or “legacy”) radio equipment you may still need to use during a hardware rollover.
This also means you’ll be able to make radio contact with cooperating agencies on the same network, whether or not they have made the conversion to OpenSky equipment, as long as they use their radios to network with Open Sk y.
Voice and Data to a Single Devic e
With OpenSky, you won’t need independent system
For graphics, you’ll need to remain connected to your Mobile Data Terminal (MDT).
architecture to receive voice and data communications. And, with a Mobile Data Terminal connected through the peripheral interface, you’ll have unprecedented ability to send and receive forms, NCIC profiles, maps, floorplans, all the complicated graphical data you need to make informed on-the-job decisions.
Improved Coverage and Signal Strength
Part of OpenSky’s scalability is its ability to acco mmo­date as many base stations a s your coverage area requires for robust voice and data transmissions, wherever your route may extend within the network.
Vehicular Tactical Network
VTac devices (trunk-mounted M-803 radios arrayed with a duplexer and a vehicular repeater) and OpenSky cell sites automatically extend coverage into otherwise hard-to-reach areas.
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With a VTac device in your vehicle, you’ll enjoy extended signal reach into buildings or behind barriers, as well as repeater capability for off-network unit-to­unit communications.
Background Roaming and Switching
Automated switching takes place in the background with OpenSky, so you’ll no longer be required to scan for an open channel, or wait for an available channel, when you move thro u gh yo ur co ver a ge are a.
Instead of depending on choices from a central
Signal strength sensitivity is user-modifiable to reflect local conditions.
switching station, your radio itself constantly monitors signal strength and makes its own decision to roam to another base site for a more robust connection.
Chances are you’ll never know your unit has been “handed off” to a new base station and automatically assigned to the best available channel.
Better Peak-Time Performanc e
OpenSky’s digital trunking archite cture pro vides enormous ad vantages over conventional FM operat ion. Conversation capacity is effectively doubled by the system’s ability to carry two voice-to-voice conver­sations over the same channel that was previously dedicated to just one.
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TDMA Technology
The M-803 uses TDMA technology to allow multiple users to share a single RF channel. In addition, a single 25kHz RF channel can support simultaneous digital voice and data communications.
By doubling the capacity of each channel, the OpenSky TDMA networ k relieves the pressure of he avy use without additional channels.
The M-803 supports multiple voice groups, multi-level priorities, priority scanning, dynamic voice group assignment, pre-emptive emergenc y calls and optional encryption.
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Optional GPS Tracking
GPS tracking devices embedded in optionally-equipped M-803 radios quickly and accurately locate users on a visual display screen for dispatchers, virtually eliminating the need for users to report their position. With an overview of the locations of all vehicles,
GPS tracking uses a small fraction of system resources, but eliminates verbal location reporting for huge overall capability gains.
dispatchers have the information they need to assign the nearest vehicle to a developing emergency.
By eliminating the background chatter of constant location reporting, OpenSky frees up system resources for more critical communications, especially at peak traffic times.

Software-Configured Device

Your M-803 is a “soft” radio. Its functions are deter­mined by OpenSky software applications, in much the same way computer hardware is configured for different applications.
Unlike older analog radios you may have used, with their hardware-based proprietary functions, your M-803 converts voice waves into digital information before it transmits to the network, providing noise-free audio transmission and reception.
What’s more, because each user in the network has a
Make any radio in the system “your radio” by logging on with your identity code.
unique identity code, you can activate your identity from any radio connected to the network. Any radio from your agency’s hardware stockp i le can become “your” radio and log on with your profile.
Multi-Mode Functionality
Finally, if you need to be multi-mode, your M-803 supports several (even several applications simulta­neously) providing capability with the needs of different user groups.
You can operate under the OpenSky digital protocol or use the same device to access Conventional FM with CTCSS analog FM or APCO Project 25 Phase 1 operations, depending on the user configuratio n of your network or agency.
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Analog-to-Digital Rollover
The M-803 can work with existing analog infra­structure to enable an essentially seamless transition to fully digital communications
If your user group or another user group with whom you communicate is making the transition from analog to digital service over time, you’ll be able to use your M-803 throughout the rollover by selecting the correct mode.
What’s more, the M-803 is field re-programmable over the radio channel to allow for future capabilities without replacing the existing subscriber equipment.
• The principle operating mode currently in use is
the OpenSky Trunked Protocol (OTP).
• From the Mode Se l ection Menu, you c an also
access OpenSky Conventional FM (OCF) with Continuous Tone Coded Squelch Syste m (CTCSS).
• From the Mode Se l ection Menu, you c an also
access OpenSky Conventional (OCF) mode using APCO Project 25 Common Air Interface.
Software Upgradeable
As with computer har d ware , your mob il e rad i o equipment is upgradeable each time the OpenSky software enables a new feature or operational enhancement.
Communications protocols, radio features, and protocols can be changed easily and transparently to the user, during a shift or during “sign-on” at the beginning of a new shift.
Enhanced Digital Features
The all-digital network and OpenSky’s digital trunking
See full discuss i ons of
User
Talk Group, Group and profiles in Chapter 2 of this manual.
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features also enable a rich array of network enhance­ments unthinkable over historical FM broadcast systems.
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Voice grouping (into talk groups, user groups, and profiles) is probably the most obvious advantage to individual users, but the interconnectivity of the OpenSky network also enables a variety of essential enhancements includi ng:
• Priority scanning
• Multiple priority levels
• Pre-emptive emergency calls
• Selective calls directly to User ID
• Late-entry calls
• Autonomous roaming for wide area applications.
You’ll benefit from high-quality, noise-free voice communications with enhanced speech clarity compared to analog, especially in noisy environments.
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User Groups 13
Profiles 14
Talk Groups 15
Listen Groups 15
Talkback Scanning 16
Radio Personality 16
Terminology 18
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Your Voice Feature Personality

When you activate your radio at the beginning of a shift and sign on with your unique identity code, your radio is assigned its IP address and “provisioned” with a radio personality that identifies the other users on the network with whom you are most likely to need to communicate.
Some users you’ll only monitor, others you’ll want to talk with during the course of your shift, just as with older analog equipment you talked over one frequency and monitored others to keep informed about the activities of users in your agency, workgroup, task force, fleet or geographic area.
Your overall radio personality is organized into User
Profiles are assigned by your network admi ni ­strator to match your communication needs. You’ll have access only to those users who fall within your profile.
Groups (talk groups and listen groups), similar to a
channel in a conventional FM radio system. These user groups are then organized into Profiles (collections of up to 16 user groups), similar to banks of channels. Finally, as many as 16 profiles make up your radio Personality.
Only one profile is active at any time. Within that profile, only one user group is your Talk Group; the others are Listen Groups. So, while you have tremendous capability to establish contact with a very large number of users, you’ll need to select the profile that puts you into voice contact with the talk group you need at any time.
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User Groups

A user group is a set of users who regularly need to communicate (all the officers in a state police barracks, for instance, or all the drivers who work a particular shift).
• In conventional FM radio broadcast systems ,
• In the IP-backbone OpenSky digital network,
With OpenSky, members of the same user group can stay in contact regardless of where they roam within the network, whether the network incorporates a single county, a state, even the entire nation.
Dispatchers maintain contact with all members of the
Network capacity is the only limitation on the number of users that can make up a group.
group, and each user can stay in “push-to-talk” contact with the dispatcher and all the users in their talk group, even if those users are from different, inter-networked agencies.
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these users work together by tuning to the same channel.
subscribers in a user group are connected by a bit of data in the header of every voice or data packet addressed to the members of the group.
The Figure below illustrates a small user group of four M-803 mobile radios.
Figure 1 User Group
Sample Configuration
Each radio assigned to an individual user
Nothing about this user group so far defines it as a Talk Group or a Listen Group. That determination is made when user groups are gathered together by the network administrator into the larger groups called profiles.
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Profiles

A profile is a set of up to 16 user groups. All sorts of configurations are possible within this simple architecture. Police officers on the same shift might make up a profile, for instance. Within this profile, each police station on the network might be assigned a user group. So the profile would connect all the cruisers from 16 stations for an entire shift.
Officers from each station would most likely be in “push-to-talk” contact with one another; all other officers on the same shift would most likel y monito r the other groups for “listen-only” access to all other calls within the profile. But this is only one possible configuration.
A user group might just as easily include officers from
Members of a talk group are not necessari l y scanning the calls of the same listen groups.
several stations: a SWAT team, for example, or a special emergency task force might require the collaboration of special personnel or equipment from different police stations, or even other agencies.
• In conventional FM radio broadcast systems ,
users with this sort of relationship would create an “ad hoc” profile by tuning to one channel for talk­group privileges and scanning an entire bank of channels to monitor the conversations of other groups.
• In the IP-backbone OpenSky digital network,
members of the same talk group automatically receive every voice message addressed to the group, and monitor the voice messages of every other user group in the profile.
Each user in the OpenSky network can be assigned as
Of the 16 available profiles, Network Administrators will often reserve one for Dynamic Regroup use.
many as 16 profiles by the network administrator. At any time during a network session, users can select the profile that suits their needs by using the front control keypad to access the Profile Menu. If selected for Dwell Display, the Current Profile selection will be visible in the radio’s front panel display area.
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Figure 2 User Profile
Sample Configuration
User Group 1 User Group 2 User Group 3 User Group 16
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Talk Group Up to 15 Listen Groups
While your active profile can contain up to 16 user groups, only the primary group in any profile is your Talk Group. All the other user groups in your profile are listen-only groups. You’ll hear the calls from these groups but they will not hear your voice unless your
user group is part of their profile.
To initiate voice-to-voice contact with a particular user, you’ll have to select the profile that makes that user part of your talk group. This is only possible if your network administrator has configured a talk group that contains both you and the other user.
If each of you has a profile that includes the other in a talk group, you can each select the profile that puts you into “push-to-talk” contact with the other. (Or one of you can reply to the other in Talkback Mode.)
Listen Groups
All the other user groups in each of your up to 16 profiles are “listen groups”. See the User Profile Figure above for an illustration of how user groups are related in a profile.
By adding different listen groups to your several profiles, your network administrator can change the configura tion of the user groups you can monitor at any time by making the appropriate choice from the Profile menu.
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You may only have one talk group, but that doesn’t keep you from tuning in different profiles to monitor a different “bank of channels.”
Talkback Scanning
While you cannot initiate contact with users in your “listen groups,” you can reply to their incoming calls using Talkback Scan mode.
With your radio in Talkback Mode, your display screen will show the identity of your most recent incoming caller. Press the Push-to-Talk button on your handset and send your voice repl y.

Radio Personality

Your radio personality is a collection of up to 16 profiles. The entire personality is organized by your network administrator and is unique to your communication needs.
When you activate your radio at the beginning of a
If an emergency pr om pts your Network Administrator to enac t a Dynamic Regrouping of user groups, you’ll be prompted to conduc t a mid-shift log-on to re­provision your radio with an updated personality that includes a pre­programmed or a d hoc emergency user pr o f i l e.
shift and sign on with your unique identity code, your radio is assigned its IP address and “provisioned” with a radio personality that identifies the other users on the network with whom you are most likely to need to communicate by voice.
Your overall radio personality is organized into User Groups (talk groups and listen groups), similar to a channel in a conventional FM radio system. These user groups are then organized into Profiles (collections of up to 16 user groups), similar to banks of channels. Finally, as many as 16 profiles make up your personality.
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Figure 3 Radio Personality
Sample Configuration
Profile 1 (1 Talk Group and up to 15 Listen Groups)
. . .
Profile 2 (1 Talk Group and up to 15 Listen Groups)
. . .
...Profile 16 (1 Talk Group and up to 15 Listen Groups)
. . .
Radio personality architecture gives you tremendous flexibility to organize your communications needs, even as conditions change. Network administrators can even create ad hoc work groups and profiles to respond to emergent conditions, then prompt the affected users to re-provision their equipment while the emergency unfolds.
With 16 profiles you can participate in as many as 16 talk groups. Or, if you only need one talk group, you can still have up to 16 different profiles that can add more than 200 other user groups to your listen group pool, each with an almost unlimited number of subscribers.
Of course, with potentially hundreds of voice calls in your profile at any time, you’ll appreciate the ability to establish Priority Scan groups, or even Lock Out others to help focus your incoming calls.
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Terminology

Most of the terms and concepts you’ll need to communicate with your dispatcher, network administrat or and other users have parallels in legacy analog networks.
Digital Compare to Analog
User Group .........
Profile..................
Talk Group .........
Listen Group.......
Profile..................
FM radio channel Bank of FM radio channels “Push-to-talk” connection with
users tuned t o the same channel “Listen-only” connection to a bank
of radio channels Talk privileges on one channel
while monitoring an entire bank of channels
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