Channels

Browse and search the radio channels available in the loaded codeplug.

There are two ways to look at channels, and which one you get depends on how you arrive. Coming from a zone, you see just that zone's channels in the order they sit on the radio. Coming from the Channels button on the Communications hub, you see every distinct channel name in the codeplug listed once, with a count of how many zones it appears in — expand one and you find each zone and channel position.

Overview

One zone's channels

Reached by tapping a zone in the zone list. The header is the zone's name.

Element	What it shows
Header	The zone name
Row title	The channel's position in the zone, then its name
Row detail	The channel type in brackets, then the talkgroup number for a trunking channel or the receive frequency in MHz for a conventional one
Color swatch	The channel's backlight color
Search field	Open by default on this screen; filters as you type
Menu button	Opens the single option, Search, which hides or reopens the search field
Back	Returns to the zone list

Every channel in the codeplug

Reached by tapping Channels on the Communications hub. Each channel name appears once, as a card.

Element	What it shows
Channel name	In bold at the top of the card
Type badge	CNV in green for conventional, TRK in blue for trunking
Mode	The channel's mode
Backlight dot	A small dot in the channel's backlight color
Zone count	Reads in 3 zones, or in 1 zone for a single appearance
Chevron	Points down when collapsed, up when expanded
Frequency line	The receive frequency in MHz
Occurrence row	Appears when expanded: Zone name (Zone #3) → Ch #12

Backlight colors

Both lists show the channel's backlight color, which is how the channel looks on the radio's own display.

Recognized color names	Shown as
white, black, red, green, blue, yellow	That color
gray, orange, purple, brown, cyan, magenta	That color
Anything else, or blank	No color at all

note

The number in front of a channel row is its position in the zone, which is what you dial on the radio. It is not the channel's identifier, so typing that number into the search field may not find the channel — search by name instead.

Getting Here

To see	Do this
One zone's channels	Open Zones on the Communications hub, then tap a zone
Every channel in the codeplug	Tap Channels on the Communications hub

1. From the Home screen, open References.
2. Select Communications and choose a codeplug on Radio Info.
3. Take one of the two routes above.

Searching One Zone's Channels

The search field is already open when this screen appears, so you can start typing immediately.

1. Type any part of a channel name.
   • The list filters as you type.
   • Matching ignores capitals and matches anywhere in the text.
2. Clear the field to see the full zone again.
3. Tap the menu button and choose Search to hide the field; choose it again to bring it back, cleared.

tip

Channel names in a codeplug often carry a prefix for the agency or band. Searching for a fragment from the middle of the name — a street, a district, or a talkgroup word — usually finds it faster than typing the prefix.

Searching Every Channel

The unique channel list searches on more than the name, which makes it the better place to hunt for a frequency.

Type this	And it matches
Part of a channel name	The channel name
cnv or trk	The channel type
A frequency, such as 154.	The receive or transmit frequency
A number of zones	The zone count

1. Type in the search field at the top.
2. Matching results appear as cards; expanded channels collapse back while you filter.
3. Tap the menu button and choose Search to hide and clear the field.

Seeing Which Zones a Channel Is In

1. On the unique channel list, tap a channel card.
2. The chevron flips up and the occurrence rows fade in underneath, indented so they read as part of that channel.
3. Each occurrence reads as the zone name, the zone number, and the channel position inside it — for example 4 AERO (Zone #3) → Ch #12.
4. Tap the card again to collapse it.
5. Occurrences are remembered after the first look, so expanding the same channel again is instant.

info

This is the fastest way to answer "where do I find this channel on the radio?" A channel that appears in five zones shows five occurrences, each with the zone and channel position to dial.

Opening Channel Details

From	Tap	You get
One zone's channel list	The channel row	That channel's full details
Unique channel list	An occurrence row	That specific zone's copy of the channel
Unique channel list	The channel card	Expand or collapse, not details

1. Tap the row.
2. The Zone & Channel Details screen opens, titled with the channel name.
3. Read the channel's sections there — zone and channel position, frequencies, squelch, talkgroup or system, identity, and profile.

info

What you see on the details screen depends on the channel type. Trunking channels show talkgroup and trunked system sections; conventional channels show frequency, squelch, and conventional system sections.

Loading, Empty, and Error States

State	What you see
Loading	A loading indicator while the channel list is fetched or read
Zone with no channels	An empty list under the zone name
Search with no matches	An empty list until you clear the search
Request failed	An alert with the message returned by the server
Codeplug not downloaded, no connection	"This codeplug isn't available offline."

How This Connects

• Where channels come from. Channels belong to the codeplug you opened on Radio Info. With a connection the list is fetched for that zone or codeplug as you open it; with no connection it is read from the downloaded copy on your device, so the two routes behave the same either way.
• Zones are the other way in. The per-zone list is reached from Zones, and both routes land on the same channel records described in Zone & Channel Details.
• Backlight color is radio truth. The swatch and dot are the color the channel shows on the radio display, which is how crews often refer to channels out loud — the same value appears as Backlight Color in a channel's Profile section.
• Squelch points at MPL. A channel whose squelch type is user-selectable is using the MPL positions listed in MPL Radio List, explained in MPL Configuration.
• Used with incidents. Channel assignments recorded against an incident are read in Incident Comms Tab; this screen is where you confirm what one of those channels is and where it sits on the radio. In-app talk paths are separate — see Audio Channels.
• Offline and reconnect. Both lists work offline for any codeplug that has been downloaded, including the occurrence expansion. When the connection comes back, leave the screen and reopen it so it fetches the current version.

Troubleshooting

If this happens	What to do
Searching a channel number finds nothing	The number on the row is its position in the zone, not something the search matches. Search by name.
A channel row has no color swatch	The codeplug's backlight color is blank or a name the app does not recognize.
The same channel appears in several zones	That is normal. Use the unique channel list and expand it to see every zone and position.
Expanding a channel shows nothing	No occurrences could be read. Collapse it, then tap again; on a connection it fetches, offline it reads the local copy.
The list is empty	The zone has no channels, or a search is still filtering it. Clear the search first.
"This codeplug isn't available offline."	Open this codeplug once while connected so it is downloaded, then it can be read offline.
An alert with a server message appears	The fetch failed. Check your connection and reopen the list.
Trunking channels show no frequency	Trunking channels show a talkgroup number instead. The frequency belongs to the system, not the channel.

Related Pages

• Communications
• Zones
• Zone & Channel Details
• Radio Info

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