Need Dallas/Garland/Rowlett Help

[rbtsmpsn]

It's obvious that I have no clue. I thought I figured out how to get Rowlett yesterday, but didn't.

I'm in Rowlett and I'm still having trouble tuning Rowlett PD and FD.

I have a Radio Shack Pro-164 v1.08 and I'm running ACR300 (latest version with rebanding)

Here's what I did, obviously wrong:

Through ARC300 I named Bank 1 "Rowlett"
I then went to Import RR
I selected Texas, Dallas County, Garland Public Safety (trunk system)
I selected Garland Channels: 12 / Rebanded..... from the left side
From the right side, I expanded Talkgroups: 88 and selecter Rowlett/ 10 TGID's
I then imported to my scanner

All I get is some Garland Public Works and some Garland PD and FD.

What did I do wrong?


Thanks for any input

[n5ims]

Per this (Object Oriented Scanning Described - The RadioReference Wiki) you may need to change the Trunk Settings value since the Garland system has been rebanded:

ARC300

* Make sure you run ARC300 V1.1 or higher
* In the bank setup window set the Mot800 System Type to 'Custom/Rebanded'
* Upload data to scanner and scanner will now track rebanded systems

Screenshot is here --> File:Arc300 reband.jpg - The RadioReference Wiki

[rbtsmpsn]

I'm running ARC 1.22 Build 3

Here's what I loaded from RR through ARC from TEXAS, DALLAS, GARLAND PUBLIC SAFETY:

All 12 Garland frequencies
From Talkgroups: All 10 IDs for Rowlett

99% of what I hear is Garland Public Works and Garland Animal Control. I occasionally hear Garland PD. I did not even select any Garland Talkgroups. Should all 12 Garland frequencies have been loaded?
Contrast that with Dallas PD and Dallas FD. These arent talkgroups, just frequencies. I hear exactly what I loaded.

It has to be me. I'm just doing something wrong when it comed to rebanded talkgroups.

Any additional help would be most appreciated. Sorry for being such a dumb ***. I'm just not getting my head wrapped around this for rome reason.

[Cressida81]

Hey, i just relocated to Rowlett and was looking to setup my old Pro-95 to listen but it looks like the pro-95 won't support the rebanding. We just bought our first house and had our first kid so money is tight. What is the cheapest trunking scanner that supports the new rebanding?

[hiegtx]

Originally Posted by Cressida81

Hey, i just relocated to Rowlett and was looking to setup my old Pro-95 to listen but it looks like the pro-95 won't support the rebanding. We just bought our first house and had our first kid so money is tight. What is the cheapest trunking scanner that supports the new rebanding?

Cressida,

In the Radio Shack line, the Pro-164 will support the Garland system, but it requires using software & the pc interface cable to enter the rebanding tables. Same with the discontinued PSR-300; GRE makes both scanners. You might find the 164 on sale, if you're patient, but the ac adapter and pc cable are extra cost items. The 300, being discontinued, might be found used, either here in the classifieds, or on eBay. It came with an adapter, but not the cable. Software is the same, and an extra cost item, for both.

GRE's replacement for the PSR-300 is the PSR-310. You'd still need the ac adapter, or plan to keep a stock of rechargeable batteries on hand, but it can be programmed, including the custom band plan, through the keyboard. (Software is easier, though.) The PSR-700, which has the RadioReference database loaded in it, would also work.

The current Uniden hand-held analog scanner is the BC346XT. It comes with the ac adapter, pc cable, and FreeSCAN can be used for programming, though it can be programmed through the keyboard. Older Uniden analog scanners that would also work include the BC246T & the BR330T. Of those two, the 246T would be cheaper on the used market. FreeSCAN works with them as well.

Please remember that just to your northwest, this system serves Plano, Allen, Wylie, & Murphy. It's a P25 (digital) system, as is Richardson now. Should those interest you (Texas DPS is also digital), then you may want to consider, if not now, at a future date, a digital scanner. The PSR-500 is GRE's current digital hand-held. Radio Shack sells what is essentially the same scanner, just with a different front panel arrangement, as the Pro-106. While R/S often puts the 106 on sale for a little less than the normal PSR-500 price, the 500 comes with the ac adapter & pc cable. The Pro-106 does not. Software is extra (same program for either). For Uniden, the current digital handheld is the BCD396XT. It comes with pc cable, ac adapter, and rechargeable batteries, & you can use FreeSCAN. You might find one or any of these scanners on eBay, or in the classifieds here on RadioReference.