XTS5000 Question

[SOFA_KING]

How many conventional channels can you scan at once on an XTS5000?

16 max? more???

Phil

 

[signal500]

Phil,

Mine scans only 16 channels max.

 

[mancow]

16

What did you expect for several grand!?! :wink:

 

[KOSMOKRAMER]

If you have several grand to spend and want a 16 channel scanner....PM me!

 

[mancow]

The last time I PMd you it cost me $850.

 

[chrismol1]

An XTS5000 is a portable radio, not a scanner with thousands of channels. Might be a bit disappointing but it can only scan 16 channels

 

[SOFA_KING]

Funny

Same scan as my XTS3000. I really wish they would let you do unlimited. Especially FOR THAT PRICE!

But at least you can have FPP now.


Thanks, guys.

Phil

 

[RKG]

Actually, I think it is more accurate to say that the limit is 15 + 1 (rather than 16). This is because one of the members can be "SelChan," which means that:

If you assign a scan list to Channel X, and

Channel X is not a defined member of the scan list, but

"SelChan" is a defined member of the list, then

Whenever you have scan invoked with the channel selector on Channel X, Channel X is temporarily added to the list.

This is a very flexible feature. It enables a very short scan list to be usable over a broad range of channels. For instance, the user is a radio issued to a piece of fire apparatus. There are 50 fire departments in the district, to any one of which the apparatus might be assigned on mutual aid. The operating channels for all 50 departments are programmed in the radio, and all tagged to the same scan list. That list consists of SelChan (Priority #1), user's home channel, and district metro channel. This three-member scan list works just fine on all 50 of the channels.

 

[ILMRadioMan]

Also take into account that with a 500 you can do multi-system scan. This would allow you to scan conventional and trunking at the same time.

 

[wlmr]

An XTS5000 is a portable radio, not a scanner with thousands of channels. Might be a bit disappointing but it can only scan 16 channels

Don't forget, the radio's job is to hear the communications on the channel the person is supposed to be monitoring. With a scanner, you expect and understand you may miss the start of a communication or even the entire message while it's scanning the other 999 frequencies. I suspect the decision with the radios was to not spend TOO much time away from "home" off somewhere scanning.

 

[SOFA_KING]

Don't forget, the radio's job is to hear the communications on the channel the person is supposed to be monitoring. With a scanner, you expect and understand you may miss the start of a communication or even the entire message while it's scanning the other 999 frequencies. I suspect the decision with the radios was to not spend TOO much time away from "home" off somewhere scanning.

What about Astro Spectra's, or XTL5000's ? Same limit of 16???

My Low Band (I love low band) SYNTOR X9000 does up to 64! But has no PL detect on priority!

Win some, loose some. If someone made a scanner that had the features the big /\/\ radios did, I would not need to go to /\/\ radios to do my scanning!

Maybe "Kramerica" could make a better scanner.

Phil

 

[immelmen]

I suspect the decision with the radios was to not spend TOO much time away from "home" off somewhere scanning.

Eh, on the scan list options page in CPS it allows you to set how long the radio sits on a TRS CC during scan when a conventional personality is the selected channel. You can go up to 255 seconds on the CC without checking the selected channel for activity.

 

[wlmr]

Eh, on the scan list options page in CPS it allows you to set how long the radio sits on a TRS CC during scan when a conventional personality is the selected channel. You can go up to 255 seconds on the CC without checking the selected channel for activity.

Unless I'm reading this upside down, for that 255 seconds you're off scanning and not listening to what the boss has hired you to listen to?

OK if you bought the radio to use as a scanner, but the radios are sold in the thousands to customers who want a radio and want the person they handed the radio to to answer when called.

Money talks.

 

[immelmen]

your are reading that right side up. On the Scan configuration page, for a Talkgroup scan list, you can program how long the radio will sit on the trunking system control channel and listen for the talkgroup(s) you have in the scan list. You can program it for as little as 1 second UP TO 255 seconds. There is a big red warning on the help page telling you that for the duration you have that function set to, the radio will not be able to receive traffic on the selected channel if it is a conventional personality.

In short, its customer programmable, so most public safety users would have that set for a very short interval, however I can think of a few ways the ability to manipulate that setting for as long as 4 minutes would be very handy for the hobbiest.

 

[quickie20007]

How many conventional channels can you scan at once on an XTS5000?

16 max? more???

Phil

16-48 (Model I); 1000 (Model II & III)

 

[mancow]

Uh, nope.

15+1 you are sitting on

Same goes for just about everything except the Syntor X9000.

Did you maybe read it as (how many channels total in the radio) ?

16-48 (Model I); 1000 (Model II & III)

 

[ILMRadioMan]

That goes for most of the XTS motorola series radios

 

[quickie20007]

Sorry 16 channels at a time

 

[2wayfreq]

In the public safety world, a deputy would patrol and monitor NORTH but maybe scan one channel like WEST just in case there is an issue. But they don't want miss traffic on their primary.

 

[RKG]

Also take into account that with a 500 you can do multi-system scan. This would allow you to scan conventional and trunking at the same time.

Motorola radios will also allow mixing conventional channels and trunked talkgroups in the same scan list. However, with any radio, doing this imposes some penalties.