Need Guidance with Programming for Work Scanner

nikkotine · Feb 5, 2018

Our scanners came in today for NTE and I want to make sure I program these things as optimal as possible.

We are wanting to scan the following:

FWFD Dispatch
Haltom City Fire/Police
NRH Fire/Police
Hurst Fire/Police
Bedford Fire/Police

I am a total newb at these things and I guess I am confused. Can I use Tarrant County Layer 1 for FWFD/Haltom/NRH/Bedford? Or do I have to use Northeast Tarrant? I included my freescan file for anyone who has the time to look. As always would greatly appreciate it!

jasday · Feb 5, 2018

FWFD will be layer 2

Haltom city and NRH will be layer 2-they are a part of the combined diapatch center.

Hurst is on its own P25 system https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=6936

Bedford will be Site 3

nikkotine · Feb 5, 2018

jasday said:
FWFD will be layer 2

Haltom city and NRH will be layer 2-they are a part of the combined diapatch center.

Hurst is in its own P25 system https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=6936

Bedford will be layer 3

Layer 3? Meaning Northeast?

jasday · Feb 5, 2018

Yes sir, sorry I should have put "Site 3".

hiegtx · Feb 5, 2018

jasday said:
Yes sir, sorry I should have put "Site 3".

That 'layer' versus 'site' trips up a lot of folks. Of course, on the database page, some agencies are specified as being on 'Layer 2' or 'Layer 1', instead of "Use Site 2" (or 1, whichever applies).

While I know we're talking sites, not layers, I tend to think of them as layers, such as the "Grand Prairie" or "Irving" layer, when programming my scanners.

jasday · Feb 6, 2018

I do the same as well, I just forgot that I was trying to help someone else instead of myself. Made sense in my head lol.

BenScan · Feb 6, 2018

You've go the right idea, but the file needs some tweaks. I sent you a PM.

nikkotine said:
Our scanners came in today for NTE and I want to make sure I program these things as optimal as possible.

We are wanting to scan the following:

FWFD Dispatch
Haltom City Fire/Police
NRH Fire/Police
Hurst Fire/Police
Bedford Fire/Police

I am a total newb at these things and I guess I am confused. Can I use Tarrant County Layer 1 for FWFD/Haltom/NRH/Bedford? Or do I have to use Northeast Tarrant? I included my freescan file for anyone who has the time to look. As always would greatly appreciate it!

nikkotine · Feb 6, 2018

Thanks a ton for this!!

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