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Home My WebLink About305.002i - BKR 5000 Portable RadioEffective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 1 of 11 Fresno City Fire Department 300 Training and Equipment Manual Communication Components SECTION 305.002i BKR 5000 PORTABLE RADIO PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to familiarize members with the components, features, use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the BKR5000 portable radio. APPLICATION The BKR5000 is a handheld portable radio used by the Fresno Fire Department (FFD or Department) for emergency and non-emergency radio communications. OPERATIONAL POLICY Members will become familiar with the components, features, use, maintenance, and troubleshooting of this radio as it becomes a firefighter’s lifeline at an emergency scene. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE This section intentionally left blank. PROCESS The BKR5000 is a two-way radio, which transmits and receives VHF between 136 MHz and 174 MHz frequency band. Up to 5000 channels can be programmed into the radio divided into operating zones, which can be designated as standard operating or command. Command zones consist of selected channels from standard operating zones. Battery Information For safety reasons, rechargeable battery packs are shipped uncharged or partially charged; therefore, a rechargeable battery pack should be properly charged in an approved battery charger prior to use. Radios should not be left on the charger to prevent battery damage. Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 2 of 11 Only BK Technologies’ approved batteries should be used to ensure proper operation and specifications. Installing the Battery 1. Turn the radio off. 2. Align the battery with the radio as shown (Figure 1). 3. Push the battery upwards into the radio until the release tabs “click” into place. Figure 1 Removing the Battery 1. Push in the release tabs on each side of the battery. 2. Pull the battery downwards away from the radio (Figure 2). Figure 2 Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 3 of 11 Note: All information programmed into the radio is maintained even when the battery pack is removed. Figure 3 Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 4 of 11 Figure 4 Button Assignments 1.Collar Switch 1: This is assigned to activate the Control Lock function. Ø = Control Lock On O = Control Lock Off Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 5 of 11 Figure 5 2.Collar Switch 2: No programmed function currently. Figure 6 3.Orange Button: The orange button is assigned as the Home Channel (HC). Selecting the orange button will change the channel to a pre-designated channel (Metro 1/Metro 2). Holding down the button for three or more seconds will re-assign the pre-designated assignment to whichever channel is currently selected. (Operator should leave HC as designated). 4.One Dot Button (Above the Push-to-Talk): This button is assigned as the Nuisance Channel Delete. To temporarily remove a channel from the scan list, press the assigned button while the nuisance channel is being received. To revert to the programmed scan list, turn off scan for at least 5 seconds or cycle the radio power. 5.Two Dot Button (Below the Push-to-Talk): Repeater Talk around mode [T/A]. When T/A is enabled the icon will be displayed on the top line of the LCD. NOTE: Channels programmed as receive only are not affected by the Talk around selection. 6.Three Dot Button (Second Below the Push-to-Talk): Backlight On/Off Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 6 of 11 7.Soft Key One [CHAN+]: Figure 7 Allows for adding or deleting channels in any command zone. While operating in a standard zone press the [CHAN+] button to add the currently selected channel to a command zone. The list of available command zones will be displayed. Use the PREV and NEXT buttons to select the zone to add the channel or use the number keys to move directly to the desired zone. Pressing the ENT button copies the channel information to the first available channel slot in the selected command zone. Example: If the command zone has three channels, the newly added channel will be channel four. Editing a Command Zone [Chan-]: This can only be done when operation in a Command Zone. While operating in a Command Zone, channels may be removed by pressing the Chan- button to remove the selected channel from the Zone. When the channel is deleted, the display will momentarily show “Channel Deleted” and the following channels move up in the list. Example: If Channel 5 is deleted, then Channel 6 will move up and become the new Channel 5, Channel 7 becomes Channel 6, and so on. To delete all channels from a Command Zone, press and hold [CHAN-] button until the words “Delete All Channels?” appear and then press ENT. All channels from that Command Zone will be erased and a constant tone will be heard, meaning that Command Zone is empty. Note: Modification to a Command Zone Channel, such as OST, does not affect the original standard zone channel. 8.Soft Key Two [TXCG]: Transmit Tone Channel Guard. Transmit tone selection for different repeaters. Standard California Tones 1-32 are available from this Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 7 of 11 screen. Use the PREV and NEXT buttons to scroll to the desired tone or enter the tone number on the keypad and press ENT. Figure 8 9.Soft Key Three [ZONE]: Figure 9 Zone selection: Pressing the button will display the list of available channels or zones. Use the PREV and NEXT buttons to scroll to the desired zone or enter the zone number on the keypad and press ENT to go to the highlighted zone. Refer to the table on the last page for Zone Assignments. 10. Soft Key Four [MENU]: Figure 10 a.Bluetooth: On/Off Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 8 of 11 b. Channel Scan [SCAN]: On/Off When on, Channel Scan monitors activity on the scan list channels in the currently operating zone. Scan operates only while the radio is not transmitting. Channels designated as scan channels are identified by the symbol at the top of the LCD display. If allowed, the scan list can be edited by the radio user (see Channel Scan List). When Channel Scan is on, the symbol will be shown at the top of the LCD display. When a signal is detected, the scanning stops, and the message is received. The received channel is shown in place of the selected channel. Once the signal ends, the radio continues to monitor the channel for the preset scan hold time before it resumes scanning. Channel Scan operation can be assigned to a switch or as a button or a menu list item. Channel Scan may be used in conjunction with Priority Scan operation (see Priority Scan). c. Channel Scan List [SCN+]: The Channel Scan List allows the radio user to add or remove channels from the list of channels to be monitored while channel scanning. To edit the Channel Scan list, select the channel you wish to add or remove from the scan list. Press "+/-" to add or remove. Channels in the scan list will be indicated with the symbol. d. Cloning: This feature allows cloning of the radio. The radio may operate as a slave or master when cloning. e. Contrast: When this feature is selected, you will have two options: • Adjust Contrast: Selecting this option will allow the display contrast to be adjusted by pressing either “+/-”. • Default: Selecting the default will bring the contrast back to factory settings. f. Date and Time: Displays the date and time. The edit button allows the user to change the date and time. The time will stay stored in the radio when powered off. g. GPS (Global Positioning): Select “GPS Information” to view the current location displayed in degrees, minutes, and seconds. h. Priority Chans (Priority Channel): Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 9 of 11 • “System P1 Chan”: Uses the selected channel as the Priority 1 channel scanned regardless of what zone you are in while in normal operating mode and scanning. • “System P2 Chan”: Uses the selected channel as the Priority 2 channel scanned regardless of what zone you are in while in normal operating mode and scanning. • “Zone 1 P1 Chan”: Uses the selected channel as the Priority 1 channel scanned only while in its own zone. The zone number will be displayed as the zone for the Priority channel you selected. • “Zone 1 P2 Chan”: Uses the selected channel as the Priority 2 channel scanned only while in its own zone. The zone number will be displayed as the zone for the Priority channel you selected. i. Priority Scan: Two channels can be designated as priority channels. When Priority Scan is on, these channels are monitored for incoming traffic. When a qualified signal is detected, the speaker is opened to listen to the message. If a message is detected on the channel designated as Priority 2, the radio will continue to monitor Priority 1 channel for activity. If activity is detected, the radio will switch to the Priority 1 channel. Channels designated as Priority channels are identified by the P1 or P2 symbol at the top of the LCD display. When Priority Scan is on, the symbol will be shown. j. Radio Info: Specific information for the radio. k. Squelch Adjust: Squelch Adjust is used to change the signal strength required for the radio’s speaker to unmute. • “Adjust”: Adjust the squelch on a “Selected Channel”, “Selected Zone”, or “All Channels” by pressing either “+/-”. • “Reset”: Reset the squelch to factory settings on a “Selected Channel”, “Selected Zone”, or “All Channels” by pressing either “+/-”. • “Set Default Level”: Adjust the default squelch level for all channels by pressing either “+/-”. l. Versions: Shows what version the radio has installed. m. Vote Scan: Channels in a multicast conventional system can be added to the scan list and designated as “voted” channels. When a signal is received on a voted channel the radio checks all voted channels in the vote scan group and selects the channel with the best signal. The BKR radios have been programmed with five (5) vote scan enabled channels: Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 10 of 11 1.Fire 1 2.Fire 2 3.Fire 3 4.Metro 1/ Metro 2 5.CLV 3 Vote scan improves on-scene communications by receiving the clearest signal being transmitted from radios as listed above or infrastructure transmitters. It does this by scanning transmit and receive frequencies of a duplex channel and votes the strongest signal. n.Keypad Programming: Allows the radio to be programmed manually from the keypad. INFORMATION Zone information: Figure 11 Effective Date: April 2023 Justin Hill, Captain Current Revision Date: 04/13/2023 Section 305.002i Next Revision (1) Date: 04/13/2026 Page 11 of 11 DEFINITIONS 1. Vote Scan: A feature which provides a form of roaming for conventional channels. If a conventional channel is programmed as a vote scan channel, the subscriber radio automatically scans all of the channels in the programmed vote scan list for the best signal. This allows the subscriber radio to select an acceptable repeater for communication. CROSS-REFERENCES Training and Equipment Manual Section 305.001, Definitions and Usage City of Fresno, Fresno Fire Department Training Glossary of Terms, VoteScan