AnyTone D878UVII Plus Programming DMRVA Network help

[NS9710]

DMRVA Amateur Radio Network Trunking System, Various, Multi-State

DMRVA Amateur Radio Network Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

I have a tendency to travel abroad, and would like to set these up to scan for local traffic in my journeys but I'm still learning the radio and programming curve, I'm just not sure how to set it to scan the multiple talkgroups, unfortunately the website doesn't help out much. Thanks in advance.

 

[N4VKF]

DMRVA Amateur Radio Network Trunking System, Various, Multi-State

DMRVA Amateur Radio Network Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

I have a tendency to travel abroad, and would like to set these up to scan for local traffic in my journeys but I'm still learning the radio and programming curve, I'm just not sure how to set it to scan the multiple talkgroups, unfortunately the website doesn't help out much. Thanks in advance.

Are you using scanlists? How are your zones setup?

 

[NS9710]

Are you using scanlists? How are your zones setup?

I’m still learning the scanner so right now I got everything thrown into one zone and a scan list of what’s local to me

 

[alcahuete]

I’m still learning the scanner so right now I got everything thrown into one zone and a scan list of what’s local to me

I'm sure you are aware, but the Anytone is not a scanner. If all you're doing is receiving and not transmitting, you really should get a scanner.

 

[N4VKF]

I’m still learning the scanner so right now I got everything thrown into one zone and a scan list of what’s local to me

If you bought this to be a scanner then you bought too much of a radio. A 325p2 with dmr upgrade would have been easier. You have to add a repeater per zone and set up one channel per talkgroup, making sure you have the timeslots correct. Then add those channels to a scan list. I also setup receive groups in the channels by timeslot, but I'm not sure it is necessary. I don't use promiscuous mode often.

Are you a ham radio operator? If not then you should lock the channels to receive only.

Some Talkgroups are not on fulltime and you will only hear traffic when activated by the user.

 

[hp8920]

You have to add a repeater per zone and set up one channel per talkgroup, making sure you have the timeslots correct....

I don't use promiscuous mode often.

Making it way too hard on yourself. Each frequency/repeater goes in one channel, put all channels in a scan list, turn on dual slot promiscuous. Done.

If you're going to transmit, the same setup works. You should have promiscuous (digital monitor) and (time)slot switch assigned to programmable keys. Select the repeater's channel, select the slot, single slot promiscuous, open list, choose the right talkgroup, and PTT.

You need to be listening with promiscuous mode on ham repeaters anyway because you need to make sure the TS is not in use by another talkgroup. Otherwise, you'll make both talkgroups unusable with ham-length conversations.

 

[NS9710]

If you bought this to be a scanner then you bought too much of a radio. A 325p2 with dmr upgrade would have been easier. You have to add a repeater per zone and set up one channel per talkgroup, making sure you have the timeslots correct. Then add those channels to a scan list. I also setup receive groups in the channels by timeslot, but I'm not sure it is necessary. I don't use promiscuous mode often.

Are you a ham radio operator? If not then you should lock the channels to receive only.

Some Talkgroups are not on fulltime and you will only hear traffic when activated by the user.

I am looking into getting my operators license.
I also bought this because I want to learn it properly to know how to use it before I start to trying to get up a conversation.
All channels are in receive only.

 

[NS9710]

I'm sure you are aware, but the Anytone is not a scanner. If all you're doing is receiving and not transmitting, you really should get a scanner

As I said previously, I am getting ready to go for my operators license, but I want to learn how to properly use the radio prior to beginning to transmit and doing something wrong and upsetting others.

 

[N4VKF]

Making it way too hard on yourself. Each frequency/repeater goes in one channel, put all channels in a scan list, turn on dual slot promiscuous. Done.

If you're going to transmit, the same setup works. You should have promiscuous (digital monitor) and (time)slot switch assigned to programmable keys. Select the repeater's channel, select the slot, single slot promiscuous, open list, choose the right talkgroup, and PTT.

You need to be listening with promiscuous mode on ham repeaters anyway because you need to make sure the TS is not in use by another talkgroup. Otherwise, you'll make both talkgroups unusable with ham-length conversations.

My codeplugs are old school. I don't use bm any longer. Tgif does not have static Talkgroups. I don't use scan lists either.