Pro-106 and Wash DC Metro Train Trunking

[jwsmith59]

Hi, I have a Pro-106 scanner (PSR-500 RS Clone) and I am trying to listen to the Metro System subway trains. I programmed the scanner with the control channels and with the "Analyze" feature can see the system ID and I am getting a 99% signal. I created a "Wildcard" talk group object but I cannot receive any activity what-so-ever. I have switched back and forth between Mot 900/800 and Mot UHF/VHF trunking systems but I still cannot hear any activity. If I listen on the trunking system non-control channel freqs I can hear many Metro System radio traffic transmissions. But in normal scanning mode or when in manual mode on the Wildcard object I recieve nothing. I do get the indicator the "T" "G" and full signal strength indicators.
Thanks

 

[jeffkraussws]

The Metro trains operate on railroad frequencies in the 160 MHz range, conventional analog FM simplex.
You should be able to hear the dispatchers, but you won't hear the train operator unless you are very close to the train.

 

[jwsmith59]

Thanks, I can hear them on VHF but I want to listen to their trunking system which has a lot more traffic. I can hear them when I manually put in one of there UHF trunking channels but I cant get the scanner to follow the trunking system automatically in scan and wildcard mode.

 

[DonS]

Did you set the trunking tables for the TSYS object? Without them, the scanner won't be able to calculate the voice channel frequencies, and therefore won't trunk out to the actual calls.

EDIT: the above presumes this is a UHF Motorola system, like this one

 

[jwsmith59]

Yes, I set them but I don't know if I set them correctly since I could only find the base freq, spacing, and offset. I could not find the high and low channels, although I tried setting the low channel to 380. But with these setting it still will no follow the system.

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=2721

 

[jeffkraussws]

Are you talking about the Washington DC Metro system?
If so, here's the table:
380 759 380 489.087500 25.000

But all I've ever heard is buses.

 

[jwsmith59]

Yes, correct the Wash DC metro system.

Those settings worked!

THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH

 

[jeffkraussws]

Here's the table:
380 759 380 489.087500 25.000

But all I've ever heard is buses.

 

[jwsmith59]

Those settings worked!

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH