TheShaggyOx
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- Aug 20, 2014
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Hello Forum,
I tried to search and find an answer, but I'm afraid I'm a bit overwhelmed with the terminology used and the acronyms. It's like trying to read another language for me, I just don't have the experience with this hobby yet. I was hoping someone could maybe help me out or point me in the correct direction.
I'm from Gloucester County, near the border with Cumberland County in New Jersey. I'm using a Uniden BC346XT scanner with FreeScan software.
I've found a lot of conventional systems here on the website, and I've gotten them all to work. I frequently hear EMS and Police chatter for various towns.
I tried to add the NJ state police trunked system and I can't tell if I've done something wrong in my setup (maybe it's because I'm new and there's an obvious oversight) or if I'm too far away from any radio signals to hear them. The system I setup is silent. I get no chatter at all.
In FreeScan, I created a new system, named it NJSP. The Type is Mot Type II / P25, which I got from the RR page which states it's a System Type: Motorola Type II SmartZone Omnilink.
I entered 3 sites to the system, one for Atlantic County, one for Cumberland county and one for the statewide simulcast. I used EZ-Grab to enter the trunk frequencies.
I then started creating talk groups. I added the Troop A (South) Patrol group which has Gloucester county added and all the counties near me.
As far as I can tell, I've entered everything correctly. I just don't get any reception. Do I have to enter something regarding the "System ID List" which is a table at the top of the RR page (https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=6452). If so, where do I enter that information into FreeScan?
I'm just struggling determining if I setup the scanner incorrectly, or if I'm just in a radio dead zone.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I tried to search and find an answer, but I'm afraid I'm a bit overwhelmed with the terminology used and the acronyms. It's like trying to read another language for me, I just don't have the experience with this hobby yet. I was hoping someone could maybe help me out or point me in the correct direction.
I'm from Gloucester County, near the border with Cumberland County in New Jersey. I'm using a Uniden BC346XT scanner with FreeScan software.
I've found a lot of conventional systems here on the website, and I've gotten them all to work. I frequently hear EMS and Police chatter for various towns.
I tried to add the NJ state police trunked system and I can't tell if I've done something wrong in my setup (maybe it's because I'm new and there's an obvious oversight) or if I'm too far away from any radio signals to hear them. The system I setup is silent. I get no chatter at all.
In FreeScan, I created a new system, named it NJSP. The Type is Mot Type II / P25, which I got from the RR page which states it's a System Type: Motorola Type II SmartZone Omnilink.
I entered 3 sites to the system, one for Atlantic County, one for Cumberland county and one for the statewide simulcast. I used EZ-Grab to enter the trunk frequencies.
I then started creating talk groups. I added the Troop A (South) Patrol group which has Gloucester county added and all the counties near me.
As far as I can tell, I've entered everything correctly. I just don't get any reception. Do I have to enter something regarding the "System ID List" which is a table at the top of the RR page (https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=6452). If so, where do I enter that information into FreeScan?
I'm just struggling determining if I setup the scanner incorrectly, or if I'm just in a radio dead zone.
Any help is greatly appreciated.