Hello all,
Am I the only one having problems with the W-S/FC 800 MHz System? I primarily monitor with my 396XT and just recently (approx 1 week ago) it has been doing some crazy stuff.
First of all the system is set for scan and not search. I have the system broken down into groups for the different agencies. FC Fire, FC EMS, FC Sheriff, W-S Fire, W-S PD, Public Works, MISC, etc.... I scan all talkgroups for each agency in their respective group. 99.9%of the time I only scan the groups for FC Fire, FC EMS and W-S Fire.
The problem is this. The scanner will stop on random talkgroups (digital and analog, it doesn't matter) and while stopped it sounds like someone has a "dead key" on an analog TG. This "dead key" sound lasts for approx 30 secs and then random traffic is heard on that same TG. When I say random traffic, I mean I'll hear traffic from all agencies on the system. Sheriff, WSPD, EVERYONE, digital and analog traffic. When the transmission is over, the "dead key" sounds starts over and the whole process begins again. It is like the scanner locks up and starts recieving all traffic on the whole system. Eventually after the scanner decides to, it goes back to scanning normally and recieves traffic normally. Then it will start the process over.
It is totally random as to which TG it stops on when this crap starts. Sometimes it stops on a digital TG and sometimes it is analog. While it is "locked up" and doing this, you can turn the channel knob and it will go back to scanning as normal.
I have not made any programming changes so i do not believe there is a problem there.
In addition, I also scan several VIPER systems with the same scanner at the same time and haven't had any problems with anything except the W-S/FC System.
Just for record, when I am listening on the XTS2500 everything sounds fine and I don't know of any field units that a reporting trouble.
Wes
Am I the only one having problems with the W-S/FC 800 MHz System? I primarily monitor with my 396XT and just recently (approx 1 week ago) it has been doing some crazy stuff.
First of all the system is set for scan and not search. I have the system broken down into groups for the different agencies. FC Fire, FC EMS, FC Sheriff, W-S Fire, W-S PD, Public Works, MISC, etc.... I scan all talkgroups for each agency in their respective group. 99.9%of the time I only scan the groups for FC Fire, FC EMS and W-S Fire.
The problem is this. The scanner will stop on random talkgroups (digital and analog, it doesn't matter) and while stopped it sounds like someone has a "dead key" on an analog TG. This "dead key" sound lasts for approx 30 secs and then random traffic is heard on that same TG. When I say random traffic, I mean I'll hear traffic from all agencies on the system. Sheriff, WSPD, EVERYONE, digital and analog traffic. When the transmission is over, the "dead key" sounds starts over and the whole process begins again. It is like the scanner locks up and starts recieving all traffic on the whole system. Eventually after the scanner decides to, it goes back to scanning normally and recieves traffic normally. Then it will start the process over.
It is totally random as to which TG it stops on when this crap starts. Sometimes it stops on a digital TG and sometimes it is analog. While it is "locked up" and doing this, you can turn the channel knob and it will go back to scanning as normal.
I have not made any programming changes so i do not believe there is a problem there.
In addition, I also scan several VIPER systems with the same scanner at the same time and haven't had any problems with anything except the W-S/FC System.
Just for record, when I am listening on the XTS2500 everything sounds fine and I don't know of any field units that a reporting trouble.
Wes
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