newb needs help with trunked programming on pro-2050

ellis · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 10:50 PM

I just got a pro-2050 cheap from the goodwill and dont know how to program the trunking stuff i live in randolph county NC i am not sure what info i need from the RR NC viper site Please help.

KE4ZNR · #2 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 10:02 AM

Ellis-
Welcome to Radioreference.com! Good to have you with us. The Pro 2050 is an analog only scanner which means that you should be able to monitor anything labeled with an "A" for Analog in the mode column in the VIPER database listing. You will not be able to monitor the "D" for Digital talkgroups. All you would need to do is program the VIPER site(s) nearest to you. A word of future caution: VIPER will soon begin going through rebanding which means that sometime in the future the Pro 2050 will not be able to monitor VIPER once it has been rebanded. At some point down the road you will probably want to consider upgrading to a digital capable scanner.
Hope this helps!
Happy Monitoring
Marshall KE4ZNR

fmon · #3 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 10:10 AM

Use this shortcut Ellis. Programming Shortcut Pro-2050 - The RadioReference Wiki

reconrider8 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 10:22 AM

Marshall what about a bct-15 with the rebanding?

KE4ZNR · #5 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by reconrider8

Marshall what about a bct-15 with the rebanding?

Yep the BCT-15 will handle the analog traffic on VIPER after rebanding however you are still limited by the fact that you can only monitor analog comms on that radio. Future plans call for VIPER to be all digital down the road. Don't worry it won't happen tomorrow but down the road a digital radio will be needed to continue to monitor VIPER.
Marshall KE4ZNR

reconrider8 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 03:11 PM

yea i thought it would hold it just checking in and yes it sucks that wildlife has gone to viper digital but so be it ill listen to what i can until that faithful day comes and then ill have to lay the hard cash down

ellis · #7 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 10:35 AM

i finally got it programmed but it does not come up too E2-800 when i press trunk and then the bank it comes up - - - - - when a id comes up it is static and only stays on for a second. am i doing something wrong? do i need to program each id that i want to listen to or can i leave it alone and listen to whatever comes on?

fmon · #8 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ellis

i finally got it programmed but it does not come up too E2-800 when i press trunk and then the bank it comes up - - - - - when a id comes up it is static and only stays on for a second. am i doing something wrong? do i need to program each id that i want to listen to or can i leave it alone and listen to whatever comes on?

could be the static is digital, however, ----- is either scanning in ID Search mode or you do not have ID's programmed. Your comment indicates possibly the latter.

As Marshall indicated, program only those ID numbers with A under Mode.

ellis · #9 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 12:10 PM

ok just to make sure i got this if i want to listen to highway patrol i need to program all the HP talkgroup IDs

KE4ZNR · #10 (**permalink**) 10-26-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ellis

ok just to make sure i got this if i want to listen to highway patrol i need to program all the HP talkgroup IDs

Yep. Really you could get away with only programming the D6 (Troop D, District 6) Talkgroups in as D6 is Asheboro but you will hear more activity if you program in all of the TGIDs.
Marshall KE4ZNR