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Radios

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We have 3 kinds of radios. DPH (old school 9 inches tall)

KNG (about 6 inches tall )

BKR ( newest at 10 inches tall)

Cloning the Bendix King DPH handheld radio to another DPH and to a KNG p150S

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGvX8HUm6s

Cloning KNGp150S to a KNGp150S (other KNG radios are similar, see below) and then to the DPH (older style).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0gIa-7GNz8

Cloning the BKR 5000 , KNG p150 , and the KNG2p150 :

Cloning the BKR 5000, the KNG p150 , KNGp150S, KNG2 p150, KNG2 CMD from any KNG or

BKR5000.

Prepare the radios and connect the cable.

On the Destination radio :

Choose zone to be cloned to, in the BKR, KNG(or KNG2) p150 or p150S .(Push Zone button (or choose "Zone Select" from the Menu ). Use arrows up or down to reach zone desired- push Enter. After you are on the desired zone

Open Menu (some radios may have a "CLON" button)

choose >Cloning -enter

scroll down to >Enter Dest Clone -enter

Screen says " Destination Clone

Mode

Waiting

If the destination radio is a KNGp150S or a DPH, the "Enter Dest Clone" step is not needed. "

On the Source radio, KNG or BKR , start by opening Menu> Cloning >Clone Active Zone -

To begin cloning press ENTER

[ (on some radios (p150S)the screen will ask: Clone UCG/PLT? no? yes? (choose yes) ]

Source radio reads :Cloning in Progress

Destination radio reads: Destination Clone Start

Source radio, after 20 seconds will read: Source Clone Complete (some radios take longer)

After about 35 seconds destination radio will turn off and then start again .

The screen on the Destination radio should show the new zone and channel information.

Check to see if cloning was successful. Put radios on the same channel and key the Push to Talk button.

[[Source radio is a DPH

If a DPH is the source radio ( the old "Brick" Legacy BK) prepare for usual cloning with the programming button end of the cloning cable inserted . Hold down the programming button and FCN

until "_ _ _ _ _ _ ID appears. (see video below (Field Programming the DPH)

Enter six zeros .Hit -ENT

CH00 should appear. To begin cloning quickly hit * the quickly hit FCN

The Source radio should flash PROG.

If it reads FAIL you must start over. Check connections .Make sure none of the radios are in Scan or Priority ON mode.]]

Trouble shooting :Cloning Error or FAIL

Try again till it works.

Try cloning to a different zone {sometimes zones are programmed to "reject" an incoming clone.}

Try a different radio as the destination.

Turn off scan and priority functions.

Try a different cloning cable.

Try new batteries.

Field program the Command and Tach channels until you have time to do the rest.

Get advice from trusted associates. We've been helping others for years.

Cloning between the BKR 5000 and the DPH radios is not recommended.

Field Programming the KNG P150 ,KNG2p150,and KNGp150S,video (BKR 5000 is very similar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPFiqKmaT00

Field Programming the DPH Bendix King (brick)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kC3a5rzxZ8

Bandwidth settings	99.9%		=			Narrowband	per BK Lead Technician

Our FCC authorized crew frequencies. Receive and Transmit . No tone or channel guards.

158.400

151.505

151.5125

							151.625

151.700

151.760

154.5275
154.4075

All Incident Radio Communications Plans (Form ICS-205) on federal incidents should have AIR GUARD programmed in the last available channel on the channel knob of all portable radios. If you are in an emergency situation and need to reach aircraft, you can quickly turn your radio to this channel to make emergency contact

Air Guard Rx:168.6250 Tx:168.6250 tx tone;110.9

Introduction to the DPH radio video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fct6SucHpsE

Choosing Groups with the DPH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux6FkOrhU3A

DPH: Using the Channel Priority Function video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0J837_Lq44

DPH Troubleshooting:

When DPH (brick) radio display reads { ------CH--------} and will not change by turning channel knob, it is stuck in "Group Scan" mode and the screen will not change by changing channels. Not good.

Follow these steps:

hit FCN -screen reads> TRN DIR

hit FCN -screen reads > GRP SCN (flashing)

hit PRI -screen reads > GRP SCN (not flashing)

hit ENT - screen reads normally with channel it is on

This video explains group scan

Group scan on Bendix King DPH - Google Search

KNG2p150: Setting up Channel Scan and Priority Scan . Scanning a channel in another zone with Zone Scan is possible, if enabled ( by PC programming).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rzgz0r0gCI

A Look at Tone/Channel Guards

Video 1 Bendix King Tone Guards - YouTube

Video 2Bendix King Tones - Hands On - YouTube