thanks for the reply , so i should use : 858.7125, 858.7375, 859.2625 ,859.4625 ??
the stuff i want to listen too is portland police,port. fire , mult. ems,clack. fire/sheriff,gresham/fairview pd/fd,odot,federal,pdx airport,forest service , etc, , i have the butel software for my pro-162
Yes, those are the correct control channels.
If you want to monitor the Clackamas County system the 4 control channels are:
852.43750, 852.86250, 853.26250, 853.76250
The PRO-162 needs 2 Custom Band Plans for Clackamas County. All the info. is in the scanners menu. Below are the steps you need to follow.
TO SET BAND PLAN 1:
After each step, except 1., push ENT/PGM
1 Push FUNC, then MAN/MENU
2 Select TRUNK OPTION ENT/PGM
3 Select BANK ENT/PGM
4 Select MOTOROLA ENT/PGM
5 Select 800MHz CH PLAN ENT/PGM
6 Select CUSTOM ENT/PGM
7 Select CUSTOM RANGE 1 ENT/PGM
8 Select BASE FREQ ENT/PGM
9 Enter 851.0125 ENT/PGM
10 Enter 854.0000 ENT/PGM
11 Select OFFSET ENT/PGM
12 Enter 0 ENT/PGM
13 Select SPACING ENT/PGM
14 Select 25.0 kHz ENT/PGM
15 Push CL
TO SET BAND PLAN 2:
After each step, except 1., push ENT/PGM
1 Push FUNC, then MAN/MENU
2 TRUNK OPTION ENT/PGM
3 Select BANK ENT/PGM
4 Select MOTOROLA ENT/PGM
5 Select 800MHz CH PLAN ENT/PGM
6 Select CUSTOM ENT/PGM
7 Select CUSTOM RANGE 2 ENT/PGM
8 Select BASE FREQ ENT/PGM
9 Enter 851.0250 ENT/PGM
10 Enter854.0000 ENT/PGM
11 Select OFFSET ENT/PGM
12 Enter 440 ENT/PGM
13 Select SPACING ENT/PGM
14 Select 25.0 kHz ENT/PGM
15 Push CL
16 Push SCAN
Now it will start trunking in the OPEN mode. (+ beside T on the top line).
To change to CLOSED mode push FUNC, then OPEN/CLOSE. (- beside T on the top line).