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This is my attempt to capture all the know features in flash features encoded in Motorola flashcodes, and an explanation of them.

This is probably not a comprehensive list right now.

Most of the descriptions come from http://www.akardam.net/r/m/tools/fdecode.pl?do=decode

{| class=wikitable
! Code
! Description
! Remarks
|-
! Q806
| ASTRO IMBE Digital Operation
| Enables digital voice (P25 CAI). Without this, only analog is supported.
|-
! H14
| Enhanced Digital ID Display
|
|-
! Q52
| Federal Government FPP
| Front-panel programmable
|-
! Q498
| Hardware Multikey Encryption with OTAR
| OTAR = Over the Air Rekeying
|-
! H43
| Trunked Remote Monitor / Radio Trace
|
|-
! H46
| Trunked One Touch Status Message
|
|-
! Q883
| 3600/9600 Interoperability/Mixed Mode Signalling
|
|-
! H38
| SmartZone Systems Operation
|-
! G857
| FDNY Emergency Rx/Tx Tone Set
| See https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/fdny-fireground-tone.370432/ for more. There is some question about whether this was ever sold to anyone but FDNY; it seems to turn up a lot in hacked radios.
|-
! Q947
| APCO Packet Data Interface
|-
! Q53
| FCC FPP And Radio Cloning
| How does this compare with Q52?
|-
! Q387
| Conventional Voting Scan
|-
! Q173
| SmartZone Omnilink MultiZone Operation
| (Requires H38, SmartZone)
|-
! Q361
| ASTRO 25 9600 Baud Trunking
|
|-
! Q445
| Fireground Accountability Software
| Maybe also somewhat related to G857? Requires Q806.
|-
! Q446
| Fireground Voice/Channel Announcement
| Pre-recorded voice announcements can be set to ID channels
|-
! Q667
| ADP Software Encryption
| Weak P25 encryption, but doesn't require hardware encryption
|-
! Q574
| 9600 Baud Trunking
|}

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