SDS100/SDS200: SDS100 set up help

[frednotnow]

I am VERY new to the SDS100 and have a few questions.
How do i get the scanner to scan ONLY the frequencies in the favorites list?
Like the scanners I am used to liike the pro-96.

I am using Sentinel to program the scanner.
I have a couple of favorites set up and when I have only them selected other things show up like WX, cb, railroads, coast guard, aviation and lots of stuff which are NOT in either list.
I have cleared all the user data and user settings and reloaded to no avail.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[tvengr]

There are 2 ways to do that. In Sentinel, go to the Edit tab, Edit Profile and the Scan Selection tab. Uncheck the box for Monitor Full Database. You can also turn the database on and off using the scanner menu. The Menu button is the lower half of the button on the left side of the scanner. Press Menu. Set Scan Selection should be highlighted. Press E. Using the volume knob, scroll down to Select Lists to Monitor. Press E. Full Database should be highlighted. Press E to toggle it off. (Pressing E will toggle it on and off). You can press the left soft button (Usually SYSTEM) or AVOID to exit the menus. You can also press the Menu button several times to exit. Each time you press it will take you back one step in the menu. I can help you with the programming. What is your city, county, and state, and which agencies would you like to monitor?

 

[frednotnow]

Thank you for the help, I think I got it working more or less (mostly police and fire).
However I could use some help getting the DMR stuff to work I have it on but getting nothing.
I used https://digitalfrequencysearch.com/Search/QuickImport.php to find and load the freqs.
I live in Oregon, Lane County.
I could send you the scanner file to look at it that would help (if I can figure that out).
Thanks again.

 

[hiegtx]

Thank you for the help, I think I got it working more or less (mostly police and fire).
However I could use some help getting the DMR stuff to work I have it on but getting nothing.
I used https://digitalfrequencysearch.com/Search/QuickImport.php to find and load the freqs.
I live in Oregon, Lane County.
I could send you the scanner file to look at it that would help (if I can figure that out).
Thanks again.

You did purchase the DMR upgrade, and have entered the key in the scanner, right? (Or did you purchase it through your selling dealer, and they were supposed to have entered the key?)

While the Digital Frequency Search site is handy to use, remember that it only provides information on who, in your county, is licensed to use DMR, NXDN, or P25 transmissions. Some agencies, as well as private companies, get licensing to allow for modes (P25, DMR or NXDN) that they are not currently using, but want to retain the option in case they decide a change is desired at some later date.

Looking at your county in the database, I see a couple of DMR systems listed:

Pacific NorthWest DMR Trunking System, Various, Multi-State

Pacific NorthWest DMR Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

TRBOWEST (WA-OR-ID-CA) Trunking System, Various, Multi-State

TRBOWEST (WA-OR-ID-CA) Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

Based on what I see in my area, as well as comments in posts concerning various other areas of the country, there likely are additional DMR users in your area, but so far, no one has identified them & submitted the information to the database.

For the two listed trunked systems (Pacific Northwest DMR & TRBOWEST), you can simply add those to a Favorites list by appending them from the main database in Sentinel.

If you want to post your Favorites list file, export it to an *.hpe file, then right click on your exported file. That gives you a pop-up menu; choose Send To from that menu, which then gives you a small menu for how & where to send. Choose the one that says send to "Compressed (zipped) folder". That zipped file can be attached to a post.

The 'Export to *.hpe' is under the drop-down File menu in Sentinel. Once you select the 'export to *.hpe', Sentinel will ask you which Favorites list to export, and then give you the option of exporting all the systems, or only a selected few.

 

[frednotnow]

It would only let me export one favorite in the list at a time. So I zipped the two DMR files to start with.

Thanks
Mike

 

[frednotnow]

Oh yes I would also like to try getting the NXDN (I have DMR and NXDN upgrades) when I go to the digital frequency site it asks if it is single frequency or trunk system in the pull down box ????? the list is long but I have no idea which it is. As you said some may not be used but I am not finding NXDN as a list in Sentinel for my county like on the digital site.
Thanks again.