Okay cool. I just realized that when you use the "scan list" feature, you can only add 31 members. For my uses the single-zone scan should work great, you can add up to 250 channels in a zone and I'm assuming you can check "scan add" for each of them; of course I would never go that high but I will be trying around 50-100 and see how it works out.
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3720/3820 Questions
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mmckenna
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Right, I'm sure you understand the limitations of the radio. It's not a scanner, and they tend to scan much slower than one, especially if you have a lot of channels in the scan list. But you'll get it to do what you want.
I've got a CDM-1550 in my personal truck. It works fine for what I need, but I'm thinking of replacing it in the near future with something a bit more modern. I'm trying to decide between dropping the coin to get a 3720, or waiting a bit longer and grabbing hold of some stuff I'll be retiring at work. I do like the NX-3000 series radios, but pulling retired gear that is in good condition always appeals to my cheap side.
I've got a CDM-1550 in my personal truck. It works fine for what I need, but I'm thinking of replacing it in the near future with something a bit more modern. I'm trying to decide between dropping the coin to get a 3720, or waiting a bit longer and grabbing hold of some stuff I'll be retiring at work. I do like the NX-3000 series radios, but pulling retired gear that is in good condition always appeals to my cheap side.
So I hate to extend this thread yet more but I have another question about my radio: For scanning conventional DMR repeaters (RX only), if I set the slot to "Auto" for a particular frequency in KPG, will the radio select whatever slot is in use? Or will it always go to a slot not in use, because it assumes I need to talk on it?
mmckenna
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Good question, and I don't know. I'm running all ours in NXDN mode.
auto select on dmr is poor mans dmr trunking. radio just looks for an open slot to tx on when you ptt.
LOL yeah that makes sense. On a Kenwood Facebook group someone stated that slots only impact TX into the repeater, and the radio unmutes on RX regardless of slot. Is that correct? I thought commercial dmr repeaters steer a radio to a specific slot in some fashion.
Also if I program a repeater output freq into the RX and TX freq in KPG, will my radio think I'm in simplex mode and ignore the slots entirely?
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The radio channel, will look at the CC, the slot, then GID.
NOW THAT BEING SAID ! ! ! ! !
Scan has been catching the CC and Slot, but not the right GID and stay on that channel till it drops.
This happens with the 3000 and 5000 series. It is still being focused on, but this happens.
NOW THAT BEING SAID ! ! ! ! !
Scan has been catching the CC and Slot, but not the right GID and stay on that channel till it drops.
This happens with the 3000 and 5000 series. It is still being focused on, but this happens.
Project25_MASTR
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I'm just in to learn more about these NX series radios I got sent home with...
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