Type II downloads as Type I

GoNavy · #1 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 07:38 PM

I downloaded Little Rock Public Safety (the one below) which says it a Type II hybrid, but when I looked at it in freescan it says it is a type I, seems to work, should I change it to type II/p25 or type II or just leave it alone

Little Rock Public Safety Trunking System, Little Rock, Arkansas - Scanner Frequencies

ka3jjz · #2 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 08:26 PM

Clearly this isn't a database issue; a better place to ask this would be in the Arkansas forum. However, just at first blush, you wouldn't want to put it in as a type 2, I'm pretty sure. As long as you've installed the fleetmap, you should be good to go

73 Mike

Chauffeur6 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 08:27 PM

The simple answer is: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

The expanded answer is: A Type IIi Hybrid system is not a pure Type II system, and it's most certainly not a P25 system. It's exactly what it sounds like, a mixture of Type I and Type II, or more specifically, it's a Type I system that uses Type II talkgroups. So for the purposes of interacting with a trunk tracking scanner, it's a Type I system, and will still require a fleet map.

GoNavy · #4 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ka3jjz

Clearly this isn't a database issue; a better place to ask this would be in the Arkansas forum. However, just at first blush, you wouldn't want to put it in as a type 2, I'm pretty sure. As long as you've installed the fleetmap, you should be good to go

73 Mike

Sorry can you move to where it needs to be, Since I downloaded it from RR database thought it would be a DB issue, as in what RR is saying it is and what it DL's as, is different.

GoNavy · #5 (**permalink**) 11-01-2009, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chauffeur6

The simple answer is: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

The expanded answer is: A Type IIi Hybrid system is not a pure Type II system, and it's most certainly not a P25 system. It's exactly what it sounds like, a mixture of Type I and Type II, or more specifically, it's a Type I system that uses Type II talkgroups. So for the purposes of interacting with a trunk tracking scanner, it's a Type I system, and will still require a fleet map.

OK thank you, that answered my question