Programming a 1 frequency p-25 system?

[Railscan]

I can not figure out and cant find in my BC296D owners manual how to program a police dept in my area that only uses one(1) 800mhz frequency?

 

[UPMan]

Simply enter it as a conventional channel.

 

[Railscan]

Simply enter it as a conventional channel.

I tried that it doesnt work the frequency is a p25 digital frequency

 

[UPMan]

Hmmm. It should work. It works for the P25 conventional channels being used at DFW and for LA Police. Are you certain it is P25?

 

[steve_eg]

With a 396, I just create a new conventional system, then create a typical group. Enter the frequency as a conventional frequency in that group. You don't need to do anything with respect to P25. The radio will know it's a digital channel when it stops there.

I would imagine that a 296D would not be that much different (with the exception of using banks versus dynamic memory).

I noticed this inadvertantly shortly after I got my 396. Details of what I found are here.

Good luck,

Steve

 

[wesct]

I can not figure out and cant find in my BC296D owners manual how to program a police dept in my area that only uses one(1) 800mhz frequency?

i guess the big question is: is the digital card turned on in the menu?

wesct

 

[seamusg]

With a 396, I just create a new conventional system, then create a typical group. Enter the frequency as a conventional frequency in that group. You don't need to do anything with respect to P25. The radio will know it's a digital channel when it stops there.

I would imagine that a 296D would not be that much different (with the exception of using banks versus dynamic memory).

I noticed this inadvertantly shortly after I got my 396. Details of what I found are here.

Good luck,

Steve

There are no groups on a 296 only banks. If the freq is true p25, you only have to program the channel as a conventional freq.

 

[steve_eg]

There are no groups on a 296 only banks. If the freq is true p25, you only have to program the channel as a conventional freq.

Right, you'll note that I mentioned that-

I would imagine that a 296D would not be that much different (with the exception of using banks versus dynamic memory).

Thanks-

Steve