I need some serious help cause I can't figure this out. How do I program a icall or private call in my scanner for manchester twp/ ocean county? If I read something I will not understand it it be nice to please tell me how to do it..... thank you
BCD436HP/BCD536HP: 436 private call
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When programming the channel, press the '. no' to enter a lower case i, then a 0 (zero) to create an iCall wildcard.
See this Wiki page for a more complete explanation: I-Call - The RadioReference Wiki
See this Wiki page for a more complete explanation: I-Call - The RadioReference Wiki
doctordialtone
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Here's a manual for your scanner:
This tells you how to enter the ID:
I-Call - The RadioReference Wiki
Several frequencies to be exact. They operate on a trunked radio system. Use Sentinel to facilitate this, much much easier than programming trunked systems by hand. Full database scanning (zip code) doesn't allow you to customize systems, departments, talkgroups, etc like programming items into a favorites list does. Also note your law enforcement is fully encrypted and cannot be monitored (Mode "DE")
Manchester Township Trunking System, Manchester Township, New Jersey
Manchester Township Trunking System Profile
www.radioreference.com
Supplemental reading material for your perusal:
Trunked Radio Systems - The RadioReference Wiki
Private call and zipcode are two different things. What exactly are you looking to do?
Not sure if that's a typo but it would not be *0 (asterisk 0)
From the I Call wiki page @doctordialtone posted,
- For the XT, P2, BCx36HP and SDS100/200 radios, the I-Call is automatic in ID Search (as is all patch TGID's), in ID Scan you need to program the wildcard "i0" or ".0" (i000000 Motorola / i0000 EDACS) for decimal display, or "." for HEX display. The 700000 number is no longer used, but is displayed as the radio ID, as seen in a trunked decoder program. Many of the third party software packages will do this for you by setting the I-Call flag.
Who are "they"? With trunked radio systems you monitor talkgroup IDs (click the trunked radio systems wiki link i provided in post #5 if you're unfamiliar with how trunked radio works) to hear traffic on the system. I've never seen an agency operate exclusively via private call. And as I touched upon in that same post you'll only be able to monitor mode "D" talkgroups on the system as mode "DE" are fully encrypted
Ok im sorry i0 has zero.... but was I soppise to do it in the tgID?
Right, but you stated they said it "has to be used", which is not the case.
If you just want to listen to the system, you do not need to bother with any of that at all. If you want to listen to the system, as well as any private calls between subscribers, then follow the advice above in posts 13 and 8..
Then how do I program it my 436?
The same way as any other P25 system.
I've done that...uploaded it from rr and o got no hits on it. Not even there dispatch freq
Ensure all service types are turned on for the talkgroups you want to hear (reference "tag" column per talkgroup table in RRDB). Although simulcast distortion may be a factor inhibiting your scanning efforts if you're seeing solid bars of signal but picking up little to no traffic & are within listening range to both towers on the system. But again as I mentioned in post #5 & post #9, only the mode "D" talkgroups are receivable. So listen next time you know there's a fire or an EMS event in town
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