Win96 V01.53 will be on the blue bar at the top when software is open. This version was developed on 4/13/06 specifically for VA STARS to provide for the 2.50kHz step size required.
As to how the scanner works with STARS...not as well as it should, but it appears the system uses multipackets (sending MDT data) at the same time as voice traffic. Thus, we miss a lot of voice traffic. The main dispatch talkgroups seem to be more affected by this, i.e. those simulcasted with the legacy conventional frequencies. This phenomena doesn't appear to be as bad with Division 1 towers as it is here in Division 5. Hopefully the solution will be fixed by the techs and Motorola (contractor) as the users have frequent complaints with dropped coms also.
Many of us use a program called
PRO96COM to decode the data stream on a nearby CC. This software will provide considerable info on a P25 system but on STARS, much of it is missing. I.e., no (or at best) rare channel grants occur. Generally, a channel grant should occur on each radio voice transmission. The program is free and can be found in the files section of the Yahoo group (you will need to join) in the above link. The info listed on the RR Database link for STARS has a section near the top labeled Frequency Table with # 1-7. This data was collected from the Towers.txt file saved while running this program.
BTW, the two latest Uniden scanners apparently suffer the same problem with STARS.
Anyway, set the three tables by clicking on the Multi table bullet under MOT 9600 CC which ungrays the Extended Tables button. Then fill the upper three lines as in the Wiki graphic as indicated.
