BCD325P2/BCD996P2: P25 site entry into 996p2, basic questions

[mscir]

I would like to program these statewide frequencies into my 996p2 to get a P25 site going. These appear to be single frequency trunked sites since no control channel is listed. So is it correct that I enter each one as a separate site, and not as a group under a singe Parks & Recs site for example?

Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) (California) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Parks & Recs > Lands/Conservation > Statewide

Frequency	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
770.68125	WPTZ774	RM	111 NAC	DPR OPS	Admin/Maint	P25	Law Tac
773.09375	WPTZ774	M	111 NAC	DPR T1	Tac 1	P25	Law Tac
773.04375	WPTZ774	RM	222 NAC	DPR T2	Tac 2 (SVRA's)	P25	Law Tac
770.41875	RM	111 NAC	DPR Extender	Vehicle Repeater	P25	Law Dispatch

 

[tvengr]

Those are conventional frequencies. Create a new conventional system or add the frequencies to an existing conventional system. There are no sites involved. Sites are used only for trunked systems.

 

[mscir]

Thank you.

 

[BinaryMode]

I own the 996P2 but it's in my car and not in front of me. However my 325P2 is in front of me and the programing should be the same.

Press Menu.

Program System.

New System.

Conventional.

Edit Group.

Edit Channel.

Go back and set audio type to All (default) or Digital. As P25 is the digital voice on these conventional frequencies.

You can also set the P25 NAC as indicated. Not really required.

 

[sonm10]

There are 2 ways around to it

The method @tvengr suggested is one.
The other method is to program as one-frequency trunk, then create a new site for each frequency. The advantage of using this method is to program talkgroups.

 

[mscir]

There are 2 ways around to it

The method @tvengr suggested is one.
The other method is to program as one-frequency trunk, then create a new site for each frequency. The advantage of using this method is to program talkgroups.

That's interesting, thanks very much. If I find an active site I like I will look into that approach, when I learn how to ID talkgroups.

 

[cg]

It would be very rare to find a conventional P25 channel that uses multiple talkgroup IDs. They may not all use TGID 1 but having multiple groups is not typical.

 

[mscir]

It would be very rare to find a conventional P25 channel that uses multiple talkgroup IDs. They may not all use TGID 1 but having multiple groups is not typical.

OK, thanks very much, so much to learn.

 

[mscir]

I deleted the manually entered site and used Freescan to import it directly from RR with no changes. Still not hearing any traffic.

 

[mscir]

Frank Belcher from the FB Uniden Bearcat Scanners group added more towers, that showed more traffic.