Band Plan

[GregMarmalard]

(I posted this in a regional forum and got no responses. Please help!!!!!)

Ok, just got a new 396 and am going through the programming process and I ran into a snag and have some questions.

Assume the following for the digital system I am trying to program for the MN state patrol in ARMER.

Frequencies.

012 MN State Patrol 866.18750 866.26250 866.58750 866.66250 866.81250 867.08750 867.68750 867.71250 868.21250 868.23750 868.36250 868.71250 868.76250

013 MN State Patrol 860.93750 866.28750 866.56250 866.76250 867.31250 867.66250 868.11250 868.28750

Talkgroups

Minnesota Department of Public Safety - State Patrol Talkgroups

DEC HEX Mode Display Description
54 036 D MSP-WEST MSP West Metro Dispatch
56 038 D MSP-CARW West Side Car to Car
58 03a D MSP-TAC1 MSP Primary West Tactical
60 03c D MSP-TAC2 MSP West Tactical 2
62 03e D MSP-2510 Patrol 2510 Station
64 040 D MSP-2520 Patrol 2520 Station
66 042 D MSP-2540 Patrol 2540 Station
68 044 D MSP-4550 Patrol 4550 Station
70 046 D MSP-4560 Patrol 4560 Station
72 048 D MSP-4570 Patrol 4570 Station
74 04a D MSP-EAST MSP East Metro Dispatch
76 04c D MSP-CARE East Side Car to Car
78 04e D MSP-TAC3 MSP Primary East Tactical
80 050 D MSP-TAC4 Primary East Tactical
82 052 D MSP-2410 Patrol 2410 Station
84 054 D MSP-2430 Patrol 2430 Station
86 056 D MSP-2440 Patrol 2440 Station
88 058 D MSP-4450 Patrol 4450 Station
90 05a D MSP-4460 Patrol 4460 Station
92 05c D MSP-4700 Commercial Vehicle Inspection
94 05e D MSP-2000 Supervisors
96 060 D MSP-5000 Flight Section
24054 5df6 D MSP 2600 Car to Car


Now I have the frequencies plugged in and a few of the talkgroups. However, I cannot fiqure out how to assign the band plan.

Can I figure this out from the information I listed above, or do I need to look somewhere else? Is this information somewhere on the website?

Also, what is a simulcast? I want to program the Olmsted County frequencies and talkgroups and I noticed that there are several simulcast frequencies along with the "normal" frequencies. When I program Olmsted, do I need to program in the simulcast frequencies, or should I just input the "normal" frequencies?

Thanks in advance.

Mark

[kwrxxx]

You do not have to worry about a band plan on APCO-25 systems. Only on MOT Type I and VHF and UHF systems.
If you can hear the simulcast system then program that in. You program the other trunked radio system in a NEW system in the radio, not in the same system in the radio as the simulcast.

[GregMarmalard]

KWRXXX-

Thanks for answering. I am kind of new to scanning, so my questions are probably dumb to the experienced user.

One more question about the band plan.

I noticed that the scanner I bought has some of the ARMER system already in the scanner. I noted that under the preprogrammed ARMER system, there is a band plan programmed in.

Thoughts?

[hankv]

Originally Posted by GregMarmalard

I noticed that the scanner I bought has some of the ARMER system already in the scanner. I noted that under the preprogrammed ARMER system, there is a band plan programmed in.

Thoughts?

Which Scanner?

[GregMarmalard]

Uniden 396. Thanks.

[hankv]

Originally Posted by GregMarmalard

I noted that under the preprogrammed ARMER system, there is a band plan programmed in.

Thoughts?

Interesting.

I have a 396, I checked the ARMER in my preload file, and there is no Band plan in mine?

From what I have read in these Forums, I don't think a Band Plan is needed.

[slicerwizard]

The scanner downloads (and saves) bandplans from P25 control channels.
Your 396 doesn't have a stored bandplan because you haven't monitored the system.