Pro-197 p25 programming questions

[kd5dga]

Good afternoon,
I have had my PRO-197 for a few months now and object scanning is new to me, however I am still learning. I have WIN500 and ARC500 PRO as programs for my scanner. I want to monitor this P-25 system; Fort Hood Trunking System, Killeen, Texas - Scanner Frequencies. Three of the four sites I can hear the control channels. So if I want to monitor the three sites how do I program up my scanner using WIN500 or ARC500 PRO to scan the three sites for roaming?

Thanks,

Glenn

 

[KT4HX]

Good afternoon,
I have had my PRO-197 for a few months now and object scanning is new to me, however I am still learning. I have WIN500 and ARC500 PRO as programs for my scanner. I want to monitor this P-25 system; Fort Hood Trunking System, Killeen, Texas - Scanner Frequencies. Three of the four sites I can hear the control channels. So if I want to monitor the three sites how do I program up my scanner using WIN500 or ARC500 PRO to scan the three sites for roaming?

Thanks,

Glenn

Hi Glenn. I would use the "Stat" setting if you are stationary (at home) and "Roam" if you are running mobile. You can try both settings to see what gives you the results you want. Here is the description from the easier to read manual (which is a good document to bookmark):

Multi-Site(Motorola): Used with networked Motorola and P25 trunked radio systems. The multi-site feature mainly concerns how the scanner "looks" at the control channels you have programmed into a particular TSYS object. [11]

Press

or

to select:
Off - the scanner will find the first usable control channel in the control channel list and use it to track the system.
Roam - while (you are) moving, the scanner will attempt to lock on the best site it can find. The scanner will always attempt to lock on to control channels where the decoding quality is greater than 'Threshold Hi', and will search for new control channels when the decoding quality of a control channel drops below 'Threshold Lo' (see next entries below). If no control channels are available that meet the Threshold Hi criteria, the scanner will seek the best control channel to use, and continue checking periodically for a new control channel that meets the Threshold Hi criteria.
Stat - intended to allow you to scan through all decent quality control channels while stationary (say, at home or work) so that you can hear all of the available traffic on all of the available receivable decent quality control channels depending on the Check All CC setting below. [11]​

The complete manual can be found here: Easier to Read Pro-106/197/PSR500/600 Digital Scanner Manual Hope the above info helps.