f121s scanning question

glock17 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-23-2009, 09:55 PM

I have a question about scanning channels.

I have my frequency programmed on channel one
I have the weather frequency programmed on channel three.

While I am listening to the weather I would like the radio to automatically switch to channel one if someone is trying to talk to me. Is this possible?

The software help is not bad but I'm a little confused about how the priority scanning and such works. Could someone please explain it, send me a link to some good documentaion or even better send me a sample config file for me to look at?

glock17 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 09:52 PM

The answer I got from Icom tech support was this is not possible.

icom1020 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 10:06 PM

I don't think it can unless it's in scan mode, but I may be wrong since I don't do priorities. Did you set it up anyway just to try it out?

glock17 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 10:22 PM

I went to program it and my laptop battery was dead and I had forgot the power cord. I'll have to try this tomorrow.

This is how I'm going to try it.

in the Free section I am going to set Atr to AB and the scan field to ON for the first channel only

The scan list is set up as follows
scan type = priority
primary ch = prio-A
Tx Ch = prio-a
tx action = cancel
cancel ch = prio-a

hanger action = scan
power on scan = on

glock17 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icom1020

I don't think it can unless it's in scan mode, but I may be wrong since I don't do priorities. Did you set it up anyway just to try it out?

If it's in scan mode it should never leave the weather channel since that channel is constantly being transmitted.

icom1020 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 11:56 PM

True, I wasn't thinking of a constant carrier. Give the other way a try. I have heard of people programming it with the two tone page receive function for the wx alerts so the audio would unmute when a tone was sent out. Would you have to monitor the wx channel a lot? I don't like priority functions on most radios as it chops the audio usually. My 221 is power on scan, hanger on, but I didn't do it that way with the 1020.

glock17 · #7 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 09:18 AM

The radios are going in farm tractors and farmers like to listen to the weather a lot.

Good idea about the 2 tone page though, I may try that too.

glock17 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 09:34 PM

It didn't work, icom tech support must have been right.

icom1020 · #9 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 10:02 PM

Yeah, I used to visit their Bellevue HQ when they had some good folks working there and they were willing to oblige or fix a radio gratis. I think what they told you is real.