Pro-97 programming what not to do?
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Well that's a pretty general question. You should organize them so you can find a certain frequency if you want to. In other words, group police in one bank, fire in another, and maybe aviation in another bank.
Also, for you to be able to listen to trunking radio systems you will need to have the scanner programmed to what type of system it is (see the database on this site)
Also, for you to be able to listen to trunking radio systems you will need to have the scanner programmed to what type of system it is (see the database on this site)
JimClark said:
I programmed a particular bank with 2 metro counties and an adjacent smaller TRS to save space on the radio. The thing I forgot about was the talk group id was being used by one of the other systems and would id differently. I ended up deleating one of those as I don't listen to that particular city, but something to think about if you are trying to cram too many systems on at once. It tells you if it's a duplicate in the same bank if programing by the keyboard but I somehow ignored this.
My PRO-97 & PRO-95 organization
I think my focus on listening is a little different than most people. I think most primarily want to hear law enforcement. Here in Sacramento County, most normal dispatching is done non-voice (it is done via computer). So years ago I adopted the mentality of primarily listening to FIRE, because they eventually get called for anything major .. from a shooting to an auto wreck to a fire.
In addition I live fairly close to the Sierra Nevadas where there are a lot of forests and the summer months are very busy with crews out battling forest fires. I also travel around the state a lot, so there are certain areas I want already programmed, but normally keep off when I am at home. However, I keep an ear an all statewide CHP channels.
So here is how my scanners (including PRO-97) are organized:
Bank 0: FIRE - All the conventional fire channels within my reception range - approx an 80 mile radius from as far north as Butte County to as far south as Stanislaus County.
Bank 1: CDF (California Department of Forestry) - All channels used by CDF statewide. This includes channels used by their aircraft.
Bank 2: CALIFORNIA & National channels - This is all the interagency stuff, office of emergency services, the former state patrol channels (which is now part of CHP, but these are not CHP channels).
Bank 3 - CHP - California Highway Patrol.
Bank 4 - SACRAMENTO - This is a Motorola II system used by both the city and county of Sacramento. It also includes several adjacent cities. There are two sites as part of the same MO system (which means there are usually 2 active control channels). I have programmed in ALL frequencies used by these systems, and separated the two sites' freqs with some 800 MHz freqs used in Sac county.
Bank 5 - ROSEVILLE - This is a Motorola II system. It is a small system with 10 freqs and not many IDs, but I keep it exclusively in a dedicated bank because I don't listen to it all of the time.
Bank 6 - SHERIFF & PD - This is the conventional channels used by sheriff & PDs in adjacent counties (that go along with the fire depts in bank 0). When things get really busy I will turn this bank off - but that leaves the fire channels still on for those areas.
Bank 7 - More Sheriff & PD - This is more conventional channels used by sheriff & PDs, but these agencies are not in my normal range to pick up at home. This bank is activated when I am traveling in the associated area.
Bank 8 - FORESTS & PARKS - This is freqs for USFS & BLM for the forests "near" me. This bank also contains all of the 800 MHz CA park freqs and several misc freqs used by major recreation areas (many are also within my range of reception).
Bank 9 - AVIATION & MEDIA - This is the freqs used by local air traffic control for commercial, military and general aviation. I've also got the media channels in here, whether used by their aircraft or some other purpose.
My organization of banks is based on making it easy to listen to what interests me at the moment. During most night time hours (after midnight or so) I may have everything on, while during the day bank 0 alone is fairly busy. When a major incident happens I'll lock onto the associated channels/freqs with other scanners while still being able to listen to normal traffic.
I hope this helps.
Happy New Year
It depends on where you are (I see you're in Seattle), what you want to hear, and the type of systems they use.JimClark said:
I think my focus on listening is a little different than most people. I think most primarily want to hear law enforcement. Here in Sacramento County, most normal dispatching is done non-voice (it is done via computer). So years ago I adopted the mentality of primarily listening to FIRE, because they eventually get called for anything major .. from a shooting to an auto wreck to a fire.
In addition I live fairly close to the Sierra Nevadas where there are a lot of forests and the summer months are very busy with crews out battling forest fires. I also travel around the state a lot, so there are certain areas I want already programmed, but normally keep off when I am at home. However, I keep an ear an all statewide CHP channels.
So here is how my scanners (including PRO-97) are organized:
Bank 0: FIRE - All the conventional fire channels within my reception range - approx an 80 mile radius from as far north as Butte County to as far south as Stanislaus County.
Bank 1: CDF (California Department of Forestry) - All channels used by CDF statewide. This includes channels used by their aircraft.
Bank 2: CALIFORNIA & National channels - This is all the interagency stuff, office of emergency services, the former state patrol channels (which is now part of CHP, but these are not CHP channels).
Bank 3 - CHP - California Highway Patrol.
Bank 4 - SACRAMENTO - This is a Motorola II system used by both the city and county of Sacramento. It also includes several adjacent cities. There are two sites as part of the same MO system (which means there are usually 2 active control channels). I have programmed in ALL frequencies used by these systems, and separated the two sites' freqs with some 800 MHz freqs used in Sac county.
Bank 5 - ROSEVILLE - This is a Motorola II system. It is a small system with 10 freqs and not many IDs, but I keep it exclusively in a dedicated bank because I don't listen to it all of the time.
Bank 6 - SHERIFF & PD - This is the conventional channels used by sheriff & PDs in adjacent counties (that go along with the fire depts in bank 0). When things get really busy I will turn this bank off - but that leaves the fire channels still on for those areas.
Bank 7 - More Sheriff & PD - This is more conventional channels used by sheriff & PDs, but these agencies are not in my normal range to pick up at home. This bank is activated when I am traveling in the associated area.
Bank 8 - FORESTS & PARKS - This is freqs for USFS & BLM for the forests "near" me. This bank also contains all of the 800 MHz CA park freqs and several misc freqs used by major recreation areas (many are also within my range of reception).
Bank 9 - AVIATION & MEDIA - This is the freqs used by local air traffic control for commercial, military and general aviation. I've also got the media channels in here, whether used by their aircraft or some other purpose.
My organization of banks is based on making it easy to listen to what interests me at the moment. During most night time hours (after midnight or so) I may have everything on, while during the day bank 0 alone is fairly busy. When a major incident happens I'll lock onto the associated channels/freqs with other scanners while still being able to listen to normal traffic.
I hope this helps.
Happy New Year
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