You; No, this is not a database issue and it is not a website issue. As far as I can tell, it's a user education issue.
Me; Glad to hear, it is why I am here.
You; Hopefully I understand the situation correctly and with guidance from the others, we can educate you.
Me; Yeah, always willing to learn!
You; First of all, do you realise that selecting Law Dispatch and Law Talk selects different frequencies in *your* scanner?
Me; *my* scanner, as opposed to anyone elses scanner? No one yet has explained why the website says the Sumter South Carolina Sheriffs Dept is on 'Law Talk', and my selection of this does not realize it as a working selection. I did not put that on the webpage, 'Law Talk' (when selected in my scanner) DOES NOT open the Sheriffs Dept. traffic.
You; When you select Law Talk only, you are listening to a seldom used VHF car to car channel and not the regular dispatch channel on the Palmetto P25 system.
Me; Bingo! Please explain to me why it is listed on the website page previously posted as the Sumter County Sheriffs Dept? It is WHY I am confused.
You; When you select Law Dispatch, you are no longer listening to that car to car channel and now you're listening to the main dispatch channel.
Me; Yes, I know that. Said that more than once. I am not an idiot, am asking WHY. If the website indicates this as hearing the traffic I want to hear, then why is it not the traffic I want to hear? Law Talk is not the main traffic for the Sumter County Sheriffs Dept, period. Maybe there is a newbie laughable just belittle this guy answer, but I have yet to see it.
You; That's why you are hearing more with Law Dispatch than with Law Talk.
Me; Sorry, newbie uneducated member doesn't get it.
You; It's got nothing to do with how things are tagged in the Database and it has nothing to do with the website.
Me; OK, same as before, uneducated newbie.
You; If you've got a manual, I suggest you read it and try to understand how selecting different tags with your scanner works.
Me; What manual, have you seen the PRO-668 manual? Tell me what I am missing in the manual that relates to this particular instance. Maybe you refer to the 'marksscanner' downloadable manual, or the 'addendum' to it? Read all three ad-nauseam. Or, maybe you have some other manual to suggest that specifically explains why the webpage lists 'Law Talk', and when it is selected doesn't open up to receive any traffic during the time I had it programmed into THE RADIO. I feel you are being dismissive, and that's not quite what I expect from someone who is supposed to help the members. That's OK, eventually I will either 'get it', or find I have been dismissed by something that two people could not find a common language to convey. IF there is someone local to me, that I can demonstrate what is happening, then maybe there can be a bridge to understanding. Right now, I see some attempts (in totality), to understanding but am discouraged with the dismissive comments to 'educate/read the manual/newbie inferences'.
You; The best bet would be to select Law Dispatch and Law Talk.
Me; No, to hear the traffic I want to hear, the best bet (for this ignorant newbie who needs to become less ignorant) is to leave 'Law Dispatch' programmed in his radio. This newbie pauses on this 'Law Dispatch' channel and has yet educated himself enough to successfully intergrate the iScan software (which is not in this members future yet) to further open up his hardwares capabilities, which right now is not necessary because to go further, member needs to first crawl.
Finally, nothing insulting offered in reply, only continued frustration felt that I am unable to effectively communicate the confusion I have, with the condescending responses continually felt in replies. Hope to press on forward without being consistently reminded of the fact I do not know what I am doing, I do kind of expect those who do know, would reflect back that they were once not in the know. I am OK with dropping this entire post/affair since I have absolutely no idea...