I once heard that every EDACS radio has something called an electronic serial number (ESN) which is transmitted when the radio powers up, similar to a Motorola radio that auto-affiliates. This ESN is not the same as the radio's ID (LID) as I was told, and if the ESN is not valid on the EDACS system, a command is transmitted on the control channel which shuts down your radio.
Is all this true, or is it a fairy tale ?
Is it possible to program an EDACS radio not to login (affiliate) on powerup (or at anytime as long as you don't transmit) so that you could monitor an EDACS system without the system ever "knowing" your radio exists ?
Programming EDACS Radios.
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Glen W Christen
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ESN
The ESN is NOT transmitted. It is used with an algorithm to enable the features that are in your radio after you pay for the feature upgrades.