Playlist Editor
- Accessing the Playlist Editor
- Playlists
- Channels
- Aliases
- Streaming
- Radio Reference
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Quick Setup / How-To Guides
- How To: Create a Playlist Copy
- How To: Setup Channels
- How To: Setup Aliases
- How To: Record Audio
- How To: Block (Mute) Audio
- How To: Setup Audio Streaming
- How To: Setup Broadcastify Calls
- How To: Setup Broadcastify Feeds
- How To: Setup Rdio-Scanner Streaming
- How To: Setup OpenMHz Streaming
- How To: Assign Aliases to an Audio Stream
- How To: Login to Radio Reference
- How To: Search Radio Reference
- How To: Import Agencies from Radio Reference
- How To: Import Trunked Systems from Radio Reference
- How To: Import Talkgroups from Radio Reference
- How To: Setup and Use NBFM Squelch
- How To: Use Aliases With NBFM Decoder
Playlists are an essential part of sdrtrunk. Decoding, channel selection, streaming, aliasing of talkgroups and radio identifiers, etc are controlled by playlists. The playlist editor gives you access to each of these pieces and includes fully integrated access to the world-wide database of radio network information at RadioReference.com**.
The playlist editor provides the following components:
- Playlists - manage all of your playlists and select the current playlist
- Channels - create channel and decoder configurations and start/stop decoding
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Aliases - create aliases and names for a variety of identifiers like talkgroups and
radio IDs
- Alias Lists - organize your aliases
- Streaming - manage audio streaming and assign aliases to streaming channels
- Radio Reference** - online radio system database for easy downloading radio systems and talkgroups
**Radio Reference access requires a premium subscription from RadioReference.com
- View Menu provides a menu option to open the playlist editor
- Tabs also has a quick launch tab that opens the playlist editor
The playlist tab provides options for managing your playlists. Only one playlist can be selected (active) at any time. A default playlist (default.xml) is automatically created for you when you use the software for the first time.
The playlist table provides a list of playlist files available to sdrtrunk. The Selected column indicates the currently active/selected playlist with a green checkmark.
- Select - makes the selected playlist the active playlist. This will unload the current playlist and load the selected playlist. Any actively decoding channels will be stopped. All channels, aliases and stream configurations from the current playlist will be removed and the channels, aliases and stream configurations for the selected playlist will be loaded.
- New - creates a new empty playlist.
- Add - adds a playlist to the editor. Use this button to add other playlists to the editor that are in different folders than the sdrtrunk playlist folder.
- Remove - removes the currently selected playlist from sdrtrunk. This does NOT delete the file.
- Clone - creates a complete copy of the currently selected playlist.
- Delete - removes the currently selected playlist from sdrtrunk AND deletes the file from the file system.
The channels tab lists the channel configurations for the currently selected playlist. A channel configuration has the details needed to set up a decoder for a channel to include logging and some recording settings.
The channel editor provides a search option and a set of filter buttons to quickly find channels in the channels table.
Type any characters in the search box and the channels table will be filtered to show the matches. The search characters will be matched against values in the system, site, name and protocol fields.
- All - shows all channel configurations
- Playing - shows channel configurations that are currently playing
- Auto-Start - shows channels that are configured to auto-start on application startup
- New - creates a new channel configuration. You must select a protocol decoder type.
- Clone - creates an exact copy of the currently selected channel configuration. This is convenient for when you have a channel configuration setup and simply need to create another channel with all of the same settings, so that you can use a different frequency.
- Delete - deletes the currently selected channel. If the channel is currently processing, it prompts you to stop the channel.
Below the table of channel configurations is the channel item editor that is used for configuring individual channels. Select a channel configuration in the channels table to load it into the channel item editor.
- Alias List* - identifies the alias list that will be used for the channel. The alias list contains the aliases and identifiers that will be assigned for any calls or events produced during decoding of the channel.
- Auto-Start - designates the channel to automatically play when the application starts up.
- Name - edits the channel name.
- New Alias List - creates a new alias list for the channel. Note: the alias list name is limited to 25 characters.
- Play/Stop - starts the channel configuration decoding. This button changes between play and stop, providing control over playing the channel.
- Reset - reloads the channel configuration into the editor and throws away any changes that you've made
- Save - saves any changes that you have made to the channel configuration if the channel is currently playing.
- Site - edits an optional the site label. The site label allows you to group channel configurations that belong to the same site location.
- Start Order - designates the startup order for auto-start channels
- System - edits an optional system label. The system label allows you to group channel configurations that belong to the same radio system or network.
- Frequencies - identifies the channel frequency to be decoded. Note some decoders (P25, MPT-1327) allow you to specify multiple frequencies. If the decoder supports multiple frequencies, you'll see an Add button that allows you to add additional frequency values.
- Add - creates an additional frequency field for you to specify additional frequency values. You can click the Add button multiple times to create as many fields as you need.
- Remove - removes an additional frequency field when you have specified more than one frequency value.
- Preferred Tuner - optionally designates a preferred tuner to be used for the channel when the channel starts. There is no guarantee that this tuner will be used. If the tuner can tune the channel's frequency, then it will be used. Otherwise, the next available tuner will be used.
This section provides different editor configurations depending on the protocol that is selected for the channel.
The AM decoder has no additional settings.
- Ignore Data Calls - tells the decoder not to create traffic channels for data calls.
- Max Traffic Channels - this value places a limit on the maximum number of traffic channels that sdrtrunk will create when it is decoding a trunked system so that sdrtrunk doesn't create more processing workload than your computer can handle. This value defaults to three. You can set this equal to the number of repeater channels identified for the site, if your computer has enough processing power to decode all of those channels at the same time.
- Modulation - select the modulation to decode: C4FM or LSM. Use C4FM for P25 repeaters and non-simulcast trunked systems. Use LSM for trunked P25 systems that are configured for simulcast.
Note: all APCO25 Phase 2 systems use an APCO25 Phase 1 control channel. Use a Phase 1 decoder for the Phase 2 system and sdrtrunk will automatically create the Phase 2 traffic channels for you. However, if you want to listen to the Phase 2 channels individually, you must supply the descramble settings for the channel.
- WACN - wide area communications network (WACN) for the P25 network
- System - system identifier
- NAC - network access code
- Direction - choose which side of the repeater you want to monitor, either the input side (mobile radio to repeater), or the output side (repeater to mobile radio). ISW = input, OSW = output
- Direction - choose which side of the repeater you want to monitor, either the input side (mobile radio to repeater), or the output side (repeater to mobile radio). ISW = input, OSW = output
- Channel Map - select a channel map to use for the system
- Channel Map Editor - create or modify channel maps to use with the MPT-1327 decoder
- Call Timeout Seconds - maximum length of time to allow a traffic channel to decode. Normally, the traffic channel will broadcast signalling that indicates that the traffic channel is no longer being used. If that signalling is not decoded correctly, this timeout value will automatically tear-down the channel.
- Max Traffic Channels - this value places a limit on the maximum number of traffic channels that sdrtrunk will create when it is decoding a trunked system so that sdrtrunk doesn't create more processing workload than your computer can handle. This value defaults to three. You can set this equal to the number of repeater channels identified for the site, if your computer has enough processing power to decode all of those channels at the same time.
- Channel Bandwidth - specifies the bandwidth of the FM channel. Most channels use bandwidth of 12.5 kHz.
- Squelch Threshold - specifies the threshold (-100 to 0) in decibels for the power squelch. Set this value to just above the current noise floor.
- Talkgroup To Assign - a static talkgroup number (1 - 65535) to assign to the audio segments generated from this channel. This enables you to use all of the alias features (recording, streaming, etc.) with NBFM audio segments.
The passport decoder has no additional settings.
Additional decoders decode additional digital signalling that is sometimes transmitted in the audio of a channel. These decoders are only available for select channel protocols like NBFM, LTR and LTR-Net.
- Fleetsync - decodes Fleetsync II ANI and GPS data bursts
- LJ1200 - decodes LoJack data bursts on frequency 173.075 MHz.
- MDC1200 - decodes MDC-1200 ANI data bursts
- Tait 1200 - decodes Tait ANI and GPS data bursts
- Call Events - records each of the events produced by the decoder and displayed in the Events tab of the Now Playing window
- Decoded Messages - records each of the messages produced by the decoder and displayed in the Messages tab of the Now Playing window
- Traffic Channel Call Events - records decoded events for traffic channels.
- Traffic Channel Decoded Messages - records decoded messages for traffic channels.
Note: aliases control audio recording for most of the decoders. See the Aliases section for more details.
- Baseband I/Q (.wav) - records the raw channel sample data
- Demodulated Bitstream (.bits) - records the demodulated bits produced by the decoder. This is only available for certain decoders.
- MBE Audio CODEC Frames (.mbe) - records the AMBE and IMBE audio codec frames to a text file using JSON format. Ths is ony available for certain decoders (P25)
- Traffic Channel Baseband I/Q (.wav) - same, for traffic channels.
- Traffic Channel Demodulated Bitstream (.bits) - same, for traffic channels.
- Traffic Channel MBE Audio COCDE Frames (.mbe) - same, for traffic channels.
Aliases provide a powerful way to assign textual meaning to a variety of numbers and identifiers you encounter in radio communications like talkgroups and radio IDs. You can assign aliases to multiple sets of identifiers and identifier value ranges. For example, if you want to alias an entire fire station and all of their radios, you can create an alias and add the talkgroup for the fire station and also add each of the individual radio IDs used by the members of the fire station.
Aliases can be coupled with responses and actions such as recording, streaming or muting audio for the alias. Alias actions allow you to specify responses that should happen when the alias is active, such as Beep the computer, play a sound clip, or run a computer script where your imagination is the only limit to the scope of the response.
Aliases are organized in sdrtrunk using a concept of alias lists. An alias list groups a set of aliases and indicates that each of those aliases will be used as a set. When you setup a channel configuration for decoding, you can then select the alias list name to use for that channel. Each of the aliases that belong to the alias list will then be used by the decoder channel to assign meaning, responses and actions to identifiers generated during decoding.
You normally create one alias list for each channel configuration in your playlist. However, if you have several channel configurations that are all part of the same system, you can share a common alias list across all of these channels. Alias lists provide a convenient way to organize your aliases and assign them to your channel configurations.
There are three ways to view and edit aliases:
- View By: Alias - view aliases in an alias list and edit individual aliases.
- View By: Identifier - view each of the identifiers and aliases, sorted by identifier, for an alias list. This view allows you to look at aliases from an identifier perspective so that you can see which identifiers (e.g. talkgroups) are mapped to each alias.
- View By: Record - quick editor to turn on/off recording for aliases in an alias list.
This editor provides a list of aliases in an alias list and allows you to select identifiers, control audio recording, streaming, and listening priority and assign actions to the alias.
Select an alias list to view the aliases. Click the New Alias List button to create a new alias list.
Type any characters and the list of aliases will be filtered to the aliases that match your search text. The search will match against the alias name and alias group values.
- New - creates a new alias
- Clone - creates a copy of the currently selected alias. This is convenient when you have an alias setup just the way you want (ie color, record, priority) and you want to use it as a template to create another aliase.
- Move To - moves the currently selected alias to another alias list. Click the button and choose from the alias lists. The selected alias will be moved to that alias list.
- Delete - deletes the currently selected set of aliases. Use Shift and Control while clicking additional aliases to select multiple aliases to delete.
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Save - saves any changes to the alias configuration
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Reset - reloads the alias configuration into the editor, ignoring any current changes.
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Alias - the name or label to use for the alias
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Color - specifies a color to use for coloring the alias name
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Group - an optional label that allows you to designate multiple aliases as belonging to the same group. This allows you to search for aliases by the group name.
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Icon - specifies an icon to include with the alias label.
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Listen - controls listening to audio for this talkgroup. Set to off to turn off monitoring for the alias.
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Priority - controls the listening or monitoring priority: 1 = highest, 99 = lowest. Note: you do not have to specify a priority. The default priority, when not specified, is 100 (lowest).
- Add Identifier - adds a new identifier to the alias. Select from the list of protocols and the identifier types that are available for each protocol.
- Delete Identifier - deletes the selected identifier from the alias.
Identifies a talkgroup or a range of talkgroups to match for the alias. This is typically the TO identifier in a radio call
Identifies a single radio or a range of radios. This is typically the FROM identifier in a radio call.
These alias identifiers are used with APCO25 systems where an ISSI patch allows a remote system user to roam onto the local system and to avoid having an identifier collision between the roaming radio and the local radio identifiers, the system uses a fully qualified ID (wacn.system.radioID). When you see fully qualified values appearing in the sdrtrunk calls view, you can use these alias identifiers to correctly alias these roaming/remote users.
Identifies a numeric user or unit status. When individual radios transmit a status, they use a numeric value. The radio network defines a meaning for each of these number values and this meaning is not available to sdrtrunk. If you know that user status 1 is assigned a meaning of 'Need Assistance', then you can create an alias, assign a user status identifier of 1, and then create a Beep alias action so that sdrtrunk will beep every time a radio transmits a status of 1.
The AMBE audio CODEC used on certain radio networks (P25 Phase 2) can transmit special tone frames instead of audio when the system is sending tones instead of voice. These can be used for Knox tones, Tone-outs, 2-tone paging, etc or dialing DTMF telephone digits, or for simple telephone sounds like ringing or a busy signal. Use the Audio Tones identifier to specify a sequence of tones to match an alias. For example, you can create an alias and define an audio tone identifier for a 2-tone page sequence of 1000 Hz followed by 2000 Hz. Then, you can create an alias action to notify you that the paging tone was transmitted.
Note: specify a sequence of tones and tone duration to match. The AMBE audio CODEC uses audio and tone frames that are each 20 milliseconds long. Specify each tone duration in units of 20 milliseconds. The duration value is a minimum value. In order to match correctly, the transmitted tone must be longer than the duration specified. Use a duration value that is long enough to avoid false matches. The decoder will combine all tones decoded during the call as a sequence of tones and tone durations. The identifier will match any of those tones in the sequence that have the correct tones, in the proper sequence, with at least the specified minimum duration each.
For example, a system transmits three 2-tone sequences to activate 3 fire stations: 1000/500, 875/1250, and 1625/1406. You create a tone identifier of 875/1250. This will match the middle sequence of tones. Another example would be matching a radio user calling a landline telephone number 555-1212. Create a tone identifier for this sequence of DTMF digits in order to match the alias and trigger an alias action.
Used to identify specific LoJack functions and identifiers for the LoJack audio decoder
This section controls streaming for call audio that matches the alias. Select from the Available list of streams and use the right arrow to move the stream to the Selected stream list. If you no long wish to stream the alias, select the stream to remove in the Selected stream list and use the left arrow to move it back to the Available stream list.
Note: use the Streaming tab to create and manage audio stream configurations. Once created, those configurations will appear in the *Available stream list box.
This section defines actions that you can assign to an alias so that when an aliased identifier is active in the decoder messaging or involved in an audio call, these actions will fire.
- Add Action - create a new alias action
- Delete Action - delete the selected action
Plays the audio clip
Beeps the computer
Runs the specified script.
Performs the action once and never again until after the software is restarted.
Performs the action once. Resets after the specified delay.
Performs the action repeatedly until the user clicks the OK button in the dialog that appears.
Test the action configuration to ensure it operates correctly.
This editor provides a filtered list of identifiers and alias so that you can see all of the identifiers of each type and how they are mapped to each of the aliases.
- Alias List - select the alias list to view
- Identifier Type - select the identifier type to view
- View Alias - opens the selected alias in the View By Alias editor
This editor provides easy management of alias recording.
- Alias List - select the alias list to view
- Search - type characters to search both the record and don't record lists. The search text matches either the alias name or the alias group in both lists.
- Arrow Buttons - allow you to move aliases between the record and don't record lists. You can select multiple aliases by using the Shift or Control keys in combination with mouse clicks.
This tab is for creating audio streaming configurations and selecting aliases for individual audio streams. At the top of the tab is a table of stream configurations and buttons for creating or deleting.
- New - create a new streaming configuration by selecting from a list of supported audio streaming server types.
- Delete - deletes the selected streaming configuration.
NOTE: use the Radio Reference tab to login to radioreference.com before you attempt to create any Broadcastify feeds.
- Enabled - enables or turns on the stream. When enabled, sdrtrunk will connect to the remote streaming server and immediately begin streaming silence. When decoding channels, audio calls will be queued for the stream when the call identifiers match any aliases that are designated for the audio stream.
- Save - saves changes to the current stream configuration.
- Reset - reloads the stream configuration into the editor, ignoring any changes that were made to the configuration.
The editor contains various additional fields required for each of the audio streaming server types.
The aliases tab provides easy control over selecting aliases for an audio stream. Aliases in the Available list are available to add to the stream. Aliases listed in the Selected list are the aliases that are currently selected for the stream. Use the left/right arrow buttons to select aliases to stream or to remove aliases that are currently selected for streaming.
- Search - search for aliases by alias list, group, or name. When you type characters in the search box, both the available and selected lists are filtered to aliases that match your search text.
- Available - aliases available for streaming
- Selected - aliases that will be streamed
- Arrow Buttons - select alias(es) in either list and use the arrow buttons to move to the other list. Use the Shift or Control keys in combination with mouse clicks to select multiple aliases.
The radio reference tab provides access to radio system and talkgroup details contained in the
RadioReference.com online database.
Note: access to this database requires a premium subscription.
The Login button is located in the upper-right corner of the playlist editor tab. Click the button to open the login window.
- User Name - user name for RadioReference
- Password - password for RadioReference
- Show - shows the password or displays asterisks to hide the password (*)
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Store Login Credentials - stores your username and password on your computer and will automatically login to
RadioReference each time you launch the software.
WARNING if you choose this option, your login credentials will be stored on your computer to your local user profile using clear plaintext without any protection or encryption. - Test Connection - tests to determine if the user name and password are valid and the premium account subscription is not expired.
- Cancel - closes the login dialog without making any changes
- OK = closes the login dialog and attempts to login with the user name and password.
The top of the radio reference editor tab provides user account information, a login button, and three dropdown boxes allowing you to select Country, State and County filters. As you change each filter, the other filters will reset to display new options. For example, if you change the Country filter, the State filter will update with the states for that country, and the County filter will be cleared until you select a new state.
The radio reference editor stores the filters and systems or agencies that you last access so that these same values are selected and restored each time you launch the playlist editor.
Below the Country, State and County filters are tabs to display the search results for trunked systems and agencies at each of the National, State and County levels.
These trunked system tabs show the search results for the currently selected Country, State and/or County filters.
- System contains the trunked radio system search results. The system drop-down box (see graphic below) lists each system and protocol and uses icons to indicate if sdrtrunk supports the system protocol (green checkbox) or if sdrtrunk doesn't support the protocol (red circle-slash). When you select a trunked radio system from the list, the editor updates the System View and Talkgroup View tabs with site channel and talkgroup details for the system.
This view provides details about the sites, channels and frequencies for the trunked radio system. It allows you to easily create sdrtrunk channel configuration(s) to monitor each site and channel.
- Sites Table shows a list of sites for the selected trunked system. Select one of the rows to see the site details and channel frequencies.
- Channel Configuration Editor allows you to select one or more site channels/frequencies and create an sdrtrunk channel configuration that you will use to decode the site.
The left side of the channel configuration editor contains a table of channel frequencies and channel types. Control indicates a control channel and Alternate indicates an alternate control channel.
The editor on the right side has options you select to create a channel configuration for use in sdrtrunk. The editor automatically selects the optimal combination of Frequencies and Configurations for the system that you've selected. However, you may have to change these values depending on the system.
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Frequencies choose from types of channels to select from the frequencies table where:
- Control selects only the control channel
- Control & Alternates selects both the control channel and each of the alternate control channels
- Selected uses the channel(s) that you select from the table. Use shift or ctrl key in combination with mouse clicks to select multiple channels
- All selects all channels listed in the table
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Configurations specifies how many channel configurations to create:
- Single combines all frequencies into a single channel configuration
- For Each Frequency creates a channel configuration for each frequency
- System for the channel configuration. Use the pre-filled value, or type your own.
- Site for the channel configuration. Use the pre-filled value, or type your own.
- Name for the channel configuration. Use the pre-filled value, or type your own.
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Alias List to use with this channel.
NOTE: an alias list name is required and it must match the alias list name that you select for each of the aliases that you want to associate with this channel - New Alias List button to create a new alias list to use with this channel.
- Create Channel Configuration creates a channel configuration and adds it to the Channels tab.
- Go to Channel Editor when checked, automatically takes you to the Channels tab when you click the create button, with your new channel configuration selected in the channel editor.
The talkgroup view provides a list of talkgroups and descriptions for the selected trunked system. Use this view to create aliases for some or all of the known talkgroup values that are available on radio reference. The table on the left side provides a list of talkgroup values and descriptions. The Alias column highlights the talkgroup values that you currently have aliased in your playlist for the currently selected Alias List. If the alias column value is empty for any talkgroup, you can use the editor to the right to alias that talkgorup value.
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Import To Alias List select an alias list where you want the new aliases created.
NOTE: an alias list name is required and it must match the alias list name that you specify in any channel configuration so that the aliases will be used for any calls for the channel. - New Alias List creates a new alias list and selects it in the Import To Alias box.
- Search* type any text here to quickly filter the talkgroup table. The search text will filter against the talkgroup value, description and alias columns.
- Set Encrypted Talkgroups To Muted automatically sets the alias to Do Not Monitor when the talkgroup is designated as an encrypted talkgroup.
- Import All Talkgroups creates aliases for all talkgroup values listed in the table that don't currently have an alias in the selected alias list (the EASY button)
- Talkgroup lists the talkgroup value
- Alpha Tag specified by radio reference. The alias name is pre-filled with this same value.
- Description of the talkgroup
If the currently selected talkgroup does not contain an alias, the Create Talkgroup Alias editor appears. Otherwise, the View/Edit Alias button appears.
- Name to use for the alias.
- Group classifies the alias into a group to support quick searching in the Aliases tab
- Create Talkgroup Alias creates an alias for the talkgroup.
If the currently selected talkgroup is already aliased, you can view or edit this alias, but you cannot create another alias for the same talkgroup value within the current alias list.
- View/Edit Alias takes you to the aliases tab and loads the currently selected alias into the alias editor so that you can configure additional alias options.
These agency tabs show the search results for the currently selected Country, State and/or County filters. The agency view allows you to select from a variety of non-trunked radio channels used by various agencies at the National, State and County level.
At the top of the agency view is a list of agencies. Select an agency to view frequency details for the agency and to enable options for creating sdrtrunk channel configurations for those frequencies.
- Category filters the list of agency channels below.
- Sub-Category filters the list of agency channels below.
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Agency Channel Table shows the filtered list of agency channels
- Description of the agency channel
- Frequency for the channel
- Mode describes the modulation or protocol used for the channel
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Radio Reference Details section
- Alpha Tag is an abbreviated label for the channel
- Tone details any CTCSS or CDCSS connect tone required to access the channel
- Mode describes the modulation or protocol used for the channel
- Frequency for the channel
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Create Channel Configuration section to create an sdrtrunk channel configuration
- System label to use for the channel configuration. Defaults to the channel Category
- Site label to use for the channel configuration. Defaults to the channel Sub-Category
- Name label to use for the channel configuration. Defaults to the channel Alpha Tag
- Decoder that will be used by sdrtrunk for the channel configuration. This value is automatically selected based on the Mode indicated for the agency channel
- View Channel Editor After Create when checked takes you to the channel editor and selects the channel configuration so that you can specify additional channel options after you click the Create button.
- Create
- How To: Create a Playlist Copy
- How To: Setup Channels
- How To: Setup Aliases
- How To: Record Audio
- How To: Block (Mute) Audio
- How To: Setup Audio Streaming
- How To: Setup Broadcastify Calls
- How To: Setup Broadcastify Feeds
- How To: Assign Aliases to an Audio Stream
- How To: Login to Radio Reference
- How To: Search Radio Reference
- How To: Import Agencies from Radio Reference
- How To: Import Trunked Systems from Radio Reference
- How To: Import Talkgroups from Radio Reference
This setup guide describes how to create a copy of your (default) playlist and use the copy playlist.
- Click on the Playlist tab.
- Select the playlist that you want to copy.
- Click the Clone button.
- Enter a new filename for the playlist copy.
- Select the new copy playlist.
- Click the Select button to start using the new playlist copy.
This setup guide describes how to setup a channel configuration for decoding a radio channel in sdrtrunk. In order to use this setup guide, you must have at least one tuner setup correctly in sdrtrunk and know the frequency and radio protocol used for the channel.
- Click the Channels tab
- Click the New button and select a radio protocol from the list
- The channel is created, added to the bottom of the list, and selected in the channel editor at the bottom
- Enter a Name for the channel.
- In the Source section, enter a Frequency value in megahertz. (e.g. 450.325)
- In the Decoder section, change options as needed for the selected protocol
- Click the Save button.
- Click the Play button to start the decoder.
- Optional: select an alias list if you want to use aliases with this channel.
This setup guide describes how to create an alias list and create an alias with a talkgroup identifier. You can select the alias list that you create with this guide in any channel configuration to attach this alias to the channel.
- Click the Aliases tab
- Click the View By: Alias tab
- Select an Alias List or create a New Alias List
- Click the New button
- A new alias is created and selected in the alias editor below.
- Enter an Alias value
- Optional: enter a Group for the alias
- In the Identifiers section, click the Add Identifier button and select an identifier that you wish to assign to the alias (e.g. APCO25 Talkgroup)
- A new alias identifier will be added to the list in the Identifiers section and an editor will appear.
- Enter a value for the identifier.
- Click the Save button
This setup guide describes how to turn on recording for an alias. In order to use this setup guide, you must create an alias list and you must create a channel configuration and the alias list must be attached in the channel configuration.
Option 1: Use the View By: Alias Editor
- Click the Aliases tab
- Click the View By: Alias tab
- Select an Alias List that contains the alias you want to record
- Select the alias in the list of aliases that appears.
- In the editor below, click the Record switch to on or off.
- Click the Save button.
Option 2: Use the View By: Record Editor
- Click the Aliases tab
- Click the View By: Record tab
- Select an Alias List that contains the alias you want to record
- Select an alias in the Don't Record Audio list
- Click the > arrow button to move the alias over to the Record Audio list.
This setup guide describes how to block or mute playback of audio for an alias. In order to use this setup guide, you must create an alias list and you must create a channel configuration and the alias list must be attached in the channel configuration.
- Click the Aliases tab
- Click the View By: Alias tab
- Select an Alias List that contains the alias you want to record
- Select the alias in the list of aliases that appears.
- In the editor below, click the Listen switch to off.
- Click the Save button.
This setup guide describes how to setup sdrtrunk to stream to an audio streaming server. Once you've setup your stream configuration, use the assign aliases to an audio stream quick start guide to select aliases to stream.
- Click the Streaming tab
- Click the New button and select a streaming audio server type.
- A new stream configuration is created and loaded into the editor in the Configuration tab below.
- Enter a unique Name for this audio stream.
- Fill out the details in the editor.
- Click the Enabled button so that the stream will turn on (now and each time you restart the application).
- Click the Save button.
- In the table above, the Stream Status should show Connected. If there is an error, it will be displayed
in this column.
This setup guide describes how to setup sdrtrunk to stream to the Broadcastify Calls service using the Playlist Editor. Once you've setup your stream configuration, use the assign aliases to an audio stream quick start guide to select aliases to stream.
- Click the Streaming tab
- Click the New button and select Broadcastify Calls from the list.
- A new Broadcastify Calls configuration is created and loaded into the editor in the Configuration tab below.
- Enter a unique Name for this configuration.
- Enter your API Key and System ID number into the editor.
- Click the Enabled button so that the stream will turn on (now and each time you restart the application).
- Click the Save button.
- In the table above, the Stream Status should show Connected. If there is an error, it will be displayed in this column.
NOTE: sdrtrunk will allow you to stream ANY aliased talkgroup to this service. Please ensure you select only the aliased talkgroups that belong to the trunked radio system that is identified by the system id.
NOTE: if you setup two Broadcastify Calls configurations to stream two sites for the same trunked radio system,
you will need to create a separate alias list for each site, where each alias list contains the same set of aliased
talkgroups and then assign the aliases from each alias list to the matching Broadcastify Calls configuration. Ensure,
that each alias is configured to stream to just one Broadcastify Calls configuration, otherwise you could be sending
duplicate audio calls to the service.
This setup guide describes how to setup sdrtrunk to stream to the Broadcastify Feeds service. This guide assumes that you have logged into radio reference. Once you've setup your stream configuration, use the assign aliases to an audio stream quick start guide to select aliases to stream.
- Click the Streaming tab
- Click the New button and select one of your Broadcastify Feeds that appear in the list.
- A new Broadcastify Feed configuration is created and loaded into the editor in the Configuration tab below.
- The configuration details are automatically updated from your radio reference account.
- Click the Enabled button so that the stream will turn on (now and each time you restart the application).
- Click the Save button.
- In the table above, the Stream Status should show Connected. If there is an error, it will be displayed
in this column.
This setup guide describes how to setup sdrtrunk to stream to a Rdio-Scanner instance. Once you've setup your stream configuration, use the assign aliases to an audio stream quick start guide to select aliases to stream.
- Click the Streaming tab
- Click the New button and select Rdio Scanner from the list.
- A new Rdio-Scanner configuration is created and loaded into the editor in the Configuration tab below.
- Enter a unique Name for this configuration.
- Enter your API Key and System ID number into the editor.
- Enter your Rdio-Scanner URL host name into the editor. Be sure to include the port number if it is not 80 or 443.
- Click the Enabled button so that the stream will turn on (now and each time you restart the application).
- Click the Save button.
- In the table above, the Stream Status should show Connected. If there is an error, it will be displayed
in this column.
This setup guide describes how to setup sdrtrunk to stream to https://www.openmhz.com or a local trunk-server instance. Once you've setup your stream configuration, use the assign aliases to an audio stream quick start guide to select aliases to stream.
- Click the Streaming tab
- Click the New button and select OpenMHz from the list.
- A new OpenMHz configuration is created and loaded into the editor in the Configuration tab below.
- Enter a unique Name for this configuration.
- Enter your API Key and System Short Name into the editor.
- Enter your OpenMHz Upload Server host name into the editor. You will need to modify this if you are running your own instance of trunk-server.
- Click the Enabled button so that the stream will turn on (now and each time you restart the application).
- Click the Save button.
- In the table above, the Stream Status should show Connected. If there is an error, it will be displayed
in this column.
This setup guide describes how to assign aliases to an audio stream or a Broadcastify Feed or Calls channel. This guide assumes that you have setup an audio stream and you have setup aliases.
Option 1: Use the Alias Configuration editor
- Click the Aliases tab
- Click the View By: Alias tab
- Select an Alias List that contains the alias that you want to stream.
- Click to select an alias in the list. The alias appears in the editor below.
- Expand the Streaming section if it is not expanded.
- Select an audio stream from the Available audio streams list.
- Click the > arrow button to move the selected audio stream to the Selected list.
Option 2: Use the Streaming editor
- Click the Streaming tab
- Click the Aliases tab in the editor below
- Select an alias from the Available list that is not currently assigned to stream.
- Click the > arrow button to move the alias to the Selected to stream list.
This setup guide describes how to login to Radio Reference API service. This guide assumes that you have a valid username and password for RadioReference.com and that you have an active premium subscription.
- Click the Radio Reference tab
- Click the Login button
- The Login Editor window will appear
- Enter your radio reference User Name and Password
- Check the Store Login Credentials box if you want sdrtrunk to automatically login each time or uncheck this box if you want sdrtrunk to remove any stored login credentials and prompt you each time.
- Click the Test Connection button. If successful, a green check mark will appear.
- Click the OK button to close the login window.
- Your username and premium account expiration date appears at the top of the playlist editor.
This setup guide describes how to search radio reference to find radio information for Agencies and Trunked radio systems at the National, State and County levels. This guide assumes that you have logged into radio reference.
- Click the Radio Reference Tab
- Select a Country
- (Optional) Select a State
- (Optional) Select a County
- Notice that the National, State and County Agencies and Trunked Systems tabs update with the search results.
This setup guide describes how to import an agency channel frequency into a new sdrtrunk channel configuration. This guide assumes that you have searched radio reference and have agency results in either the County Agencies, State Agencies, or National Agencies tabs.
- Click the Radio Reference Tab
- Click an agency search results tab: County Agencies, State Agencies, or National Agencies
- Select an agency in the agency list. The agency details are show in the editor below.
- Select a radio channel frequency from the list in the lower left corner.
- Modify the System, Site, and Name options, if desired.
- Check the View Channel Editor After Create box if you want to see the channel configuration after creating it.
- Click the Create button to create the channel configuration.
This setup guide describes how to import a trunked system into a new sdrtrunk channel configuration. This guide assumes that you have searched radio reference and have trunked system results in either the County Trunked Systems, or State Trunked Systems tabs.
- Click the Radio Reference Tab
- Click a search results tab: County Trunked Systems, or State Trunked Systems
- Select a System from the list
- Click the System View tab
- Select a Site in the sites list
- Change the Frequencies or Configurations buttons as needed. The default values should be fine.
- Select an Alias List or create a New Alias List in the lower-right corner editor.
- Check the Go To Channel Editor to further edit and start the channel once created.
- Click the Create Channel Configuration button to create the channel configuration.
This setup guide describes how to import talkgroups from radio reference and create aliases. This guide assumes that you have searched radio reference and have trunked system results in either the County Trunked Systems, or State Trunked Systems tabs.
- Click the Radio Reference Tab
- Click a search results tab: County Trunked Systems, or State Trunked Systems
- Select a System from the list
- Click the Talkgroup View tab
- Select an Import To Alias List where you want to create the aliases, or click New Alias List
- Click the Import All Talkgroups button.
This guide describes how to setup an NBFM channel using the new FM power squelch feature.
- In the Playlist editor, click the Channels tab
- Click the New button and select the NBFM decoder
- Enter a Frequency value in the Source section.
- Select 12.5 or 25.0 kHz channel bandwidth.
- Leave the Squelch Threshold setting as is, for now.
- Click Play button to start the channel.
- Switch to the main sdrtrunk window
- Select the channel that's playing in the Now Playing window
- Click the Channel tab in the lower section.
- Adjust the Squelch Threshold (blue line) up or down so that it's slightly above the current noise floor represented by the solid grey bar. Monitor the channel to ensure that when the signal is active it exceeds the threshold and you hear audio.
Note: the noise floor changes each time you change the gain settings or sample rate of your tuner and you must adjust the squelch threshold with each of those changes.
This guide describes how to setup the NBFM decoder so that a static talkgroup value is assigned to each audio segment generated by the NBFM decoder so that you can take advantage of sdtrunk aliasing features like streaming and recording with NBFM audio segments.
- In Playlist editor, click the Channels tab
- Select an existing NBFM channel or create a new one: How To: Setup and Use NBFM Squelch
- In the Alias List dropdown box, select an existing alias list or create a new one by clicking the New Alias List button and entering a new alias list name.
- In the Decoder: NBFM section enter a Talkgroup To Assign value in the range 1 - 65535
- Click Save button
- Click the Aliases tab
- Select the same Alias List that you specified in the channel.
- Click New button to create a new Alias.
- In the editor at the bottom, enter an Alias name
- Click the Add Identifier button and select NBFM and Talkgroup
- Enter the same NBFM Talkgroup value that you entered in the NBFM Channel configuration for Talkgroup To Assign
- Configure the remaining alias settings for Listen, Record, Streaming and actions.
- Click Save
- In the Channels tab, select your new NBFM channel and click the Play button.