WVSP Control Channels

[KasePaul]

Hello, I am not having luck at getting any hits from WVSP on my scanner. I about 8 towers that i am around and have the 2 channels in the database that are in red programmed. And i have the TGID' programed but i never get any hits from the WVSP. Is there something else i am missing? Do i need to add in all the other channels not in red?

 

[lebrunmn]

Can you give us a bit more info about your set-up?
Type of software you're using?
Model of scanner?

 

[KasePaul]

Can you give us a bit more info about your set-up?
Type of software you're using?
Model of scanner?

I use proscan and freescan both. My scanner is a uniden bcd325p2

 

[lebrunmn]

I use proscan and freescan both. My scanner is a uniden bcd325p2

Thanks--that's very helpful. So let's start with the easy stuff, first--apologies if you've already checked this stuff:

1. Do you have the correct system type? It should be P25 Standard Trunk. (And no, you don't need all the other freqs that aren't in red--you only need the control channels.)

2. Have you assigned any of the sites / control freq. pairs a System Quick Key (SQK)? If yes, try turning the SQK on. If you didn't specifically assign a SQK, try turning on the "0" quick key anyways.

3. Another thought: when the scanner is scanning talkgroups, try putting the scanner into search mode, but pressing FUNC then the SEARCH key. That should give you any talkgroup on the current site you're listening to.

Please let me know if any of this helps.

 

[mule1075]

Hello, I am not having luck at getting any hits from WVSP on my scanner. I about 8 towers that i am around and have the 2 channels in the database that are in red programmed. And i have the TGID' programed but i never get any hits from the WVSP. Is there something else i am missing? Do i need to add in all the other channels not in red?

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You are more than likely going to hear wvsp on SIRN. I hear them regularly on SIRN.

 

[lebrunmn]

You are more than likely going to hear wvsp on SIRN. I hear them regularly on SIRN.

You are correct... those frequency pairs the control channels for SIRN sites. I'm thinking that he doesn't have a site enabled. Will see what the OP comes back with.

 

[KasePaul]

I use freescan and proscan both. The link has the file to whats on my scanner. I have all these in groups so i can toggle them on and off. I dont run them all at the same time. Right now im only running the wv trunked grp with sytem 0 and grp 1 on and not getting any hit from WVSP or anything at all. Id search is on.

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[lebrunmn]

I can't seem to get to your OneDrive--it keeps pointing to my OneDrive... Let's try another way:

Can you tell me what site / tower you're closest to, and I'll private message you a ProScan file for you to try out. Alternatively, you can private msg me your ProScan file, and I'll take a look at it.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I about 8 towers that i am around and have the 2 channels in the database that are in red programmed.

If the scanner has to waste resources scanning many sites at once you may or may not be within range of then you're bound to miss traffic. Scan only one site at a time (preferably the site closest to you carrying traffic you're most interested in). Are you able to acquire a stable link on the control channel and therefore hear traffic?

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[kc8jwt]

I think you are have to going to input all frequencies for the towers into your programming. Looking at my hits on my ProScan they are on the Vienna tower and I am showing that it was 453.5625. Of course, I don't have the same scanner you do as I have BCD536HP and I've mostly programmed it with Sentinal and pulled in the sites from the database.

Also, I usually only hear activity on TG 9011 and it's everything in Troop 4. I've never heard anything for WVSP on any other TG on SIRN from the Vienna or Parkersburg tower. But when I hear things on 9011 I hear alot from Kanawha County and Putnam County. Occasionally I hear Jackson and Wood county WVSP traffic.

 

[BM82557]

I think you are have to going to input all frequencies for the towers into your programming .....

Good point, the control channels can change

 

[lebrunmn]

I've never heard anything for WVSP on any other TG on SIRN from the Vienna or Parkersburg tower. But when I hear things on 9011 I hear alot from Kanawha County and Putnam County. Occasionally I hear Jackson and Wood county WVSP traffic.

This good info from a source local to the OP.

 

[KasePaul]

I think you are have to going to input all frequencies for the towers into your programming. Looking at my hits on my ProScan they are on the Vienna tower and I am showing that it was 453.5625. Of course, I don't have the same scanner you do as I have BCD536HP and I've mostly programmed it with Sentinal and pulled in the sites from the database.

Also, I usually only hear activity on TG 9011 and it's everything in Troop 4. I've never heard anything for WVSP on any other TG on SIRN from the Vienna or Parkersburg tower. But when I hear things on 9011 I hear alot from Kanawha County and Putnam County. Occasionally I hear Jackson and Wood county WVSP traffic.

Im in Parkersburg. I will look at the CC tonight and see what they are and if they have changed from what i had.

 

[tvengr]

It appears that your best sites are Parkersburg and Vienna. You should set up a single P25 Standard system with multiple sites. You talk about toggling groups on and off. You need to assign each site to a different system quick key. You can toggle the sites on and off by pressing their system quick key numbers on the scanner keypad. Here is a PDF file which will answer all of your questions about using quick keys. Print it out and save it for your reference.

 

[tvengr]

Im in Parkersburg. I will look at the CC tonight and see what they are and if they have changed from what i had.

If you will, please check the control channels for both the Parkersburg and Vienna sites. Thanks!

 

[KasePaul]

If you will, please check the control channels for both the Parkersburg and Vienna sites. Thanks!

I added all the channels listed. The red ones and the black ones. And i still havent got a hit on anything from those even on id search.

 

[tvengr]

It sounds like you have a programming problem or quick keys are turned off, In FreeSCAN, both the System Type and Site Type should be P25 Standard (Digital XT). Please attach your FreeSCAN .996 programming file so we can take a look at it. You will need to zip the file to be able to attach it. Click on Attach files and open the zipped file.

 

[KasePaul]

Here it is. I do have quick keys setup for groups and sites. I only run sites 0 and 5 which 0 is wv trunked with grp 1 and 4 turned on on it. And 5 which gives me my local city and surrounding areas which are broken down in groups 1-4 for police fire and ems.

 

[tvengr]

I just got back in from cutting grass. I've got your file and checking it out.

 

[tvengr]

To begin with, I see quite a number of sites using system quick key 0. When you scan that many sites, you miss a lot of traffic. For your location, I suggest scanning only the Parkersburg and Vienna sites. Also, a lot of the talkgroups you are scanning are fully encrypted. You will not be able to receive any talkgroup with a Mode of DE or TE. Talkgroups with a Mode of De and Te are encrypted part of the time. The number of talkgroups on a trunked system will not affect the scanning speed. For conventional frequencies, the time to scan depends upon the number of frequencies. In Trunked System Setup, you have ID Mode set to ID Search. That will scan every talkgroup in the system. If set to ID Scan, you will scan only the talkgroups programmed. It is a good idea to limit your scanning to your immediate area. There is an old saying, "The more you scan, the less you hear!" There are very few monitorable talkgroups specifically for Wood County on the SIRN system. The regional response talkgroups are probably used only for major events.