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Trying to determine if there is another firmware bug regarding digital trunking....(sure seems like it).
I am having problems with the 996t randomly not stopping on digital TG's already in progress in a timely manner. Many times the radio will take 3-4 seconds to stop on a conversation already in progress, either missing replies, the first half or missing it altogether. The scanner is not busy doing/scanning anything else or on another conversation. No priority, no close call or Wx is engaged. This problem only applies to digital talkgroups, analog and conventional digital work fine. As mentioned the problem is random and does not apply to a particular TG or system freq. Also the frequency as to which it happens is random too. Sometimes happening back to back or not occuring for several minutes.
Once the radio lands on a active conversation it holds it just fine, but will miss the reply occasionally because of the problem.
Oddly enough if I "hold" on a talkgroup the radio does great, not missing replies nor missing the beginning.
I am also having a problem of the radio randomly NOT applying the delay I have set in the menu. The radio simply takes off scanning right away, ignoring the delay setting. Here again digital talkgroups only.
Also this is my SECOND RADIO... I sent the first one back because of
this very problem thinking it was that radio only.
BTW-The system I monitor is a p16 system, I do not know if it occurs on a p25 system.
As for my setup for now I am using the 996t in the house with the back of set antenna, the tower site is only a few miles away and I have a good and constant signal. I double checked the system freqs and data channel for possible interference from external sources...all ok. The system I am listening to is a 7 channel 800mhz standard 3600baud
p16 system with both analog and digital talkgroups. System name is Bryan TX, system id # A710. I am familiar with programming these "dynamic memory" radios and others as I already have the 396t, 246t, 296d, and pro-96. All of these other radios work fine on this system. And yes the p25 digital setting has been tuned as well as possble,
transmissions are clean and clear.
I have tried all various sorts of workarounds with no avail. Just to name a few, digital end code, status bit, fm vs nfm, control channel only vs not, different system hold times/delay times, different sqk's, id scan vs id search, "digital only" audio setting for talkgroups and so on...
See if you can confirm this as well. It definatley helps to have another radio to follow along. You will need to monitor just one system.
I have been in coorespondence with another scannerist in another part of the country and he has noticed this problem too (p16 system also).
Thanks Sly
I am having problems with the 996t randomly not stopping on digital TG's already in progress in a timely manner. Many times the radio will take 3-4 seconds to stop on a conversation already in progress, either missing replies, the first half or missing it altogether. The scanner is not busy doing/scanning anything else or on another conversation. No priority, no close call or Wx is engaged. This problem only applies to digital talkgroups, analog and conventional digital work fine. As mentioned the problem is random and does not apply to a particular TG or system freq. Also the frequency as to which it happens is random too. Sometimes happening back to back or not occuring for several minutes.
Once the radio lands on a active conversation it holds it just fine, but will miss the reply occasionally because of the problem.
Oddly enough if I "hold" on a talkgroup the radio does great, not missing replies nor missing the beginning.
I am also having a problem of the radio randomly NOT applying the delay I have set in the menu. The radio simply takes off scanning right away, ignoring the delay setting. Here again digital talkgroups only.
Also this is my SECOND RADIO... I sent the first one back because of
this very problem thinking it was that radio only.
BTW-The system I monitor is a p16 system, I do not know if it occurs on a p25 system.
As for my setup for now I am using the 996t in the house with the back of set antenna, the tower site is only a few miles away and I have a good and constant signal. I double checked the system freqs and data channel for possible interference from external sources...all ok. The system I am listening to is a 7 channel 800mhz standard 3600baud
p16 system with both analog and digital talkgroups. System name is Bryan TX, system id # A710. I am familiar with programming these "dynamic memory" radios and others as I already have the 396t, 246t, 296d, and pro-96. All of these other radios work fine on this system. And yes the p25 digital setting has been tuned as well as possble,
transmissions are clean and clear.
I have tried all various sorts of workarounds with no avail. Just to name a few, digital end code, status bit, fm vs nfm, control channel only vs not, different system hold times/delay times, different sqk's, id scan vs id search, "digital only" audio setting for talkgroups and so on...
See if you can confirm this as well. It definatley helps to have another radio to follow along. You will need to monitor just one system.
I have been in coorespondence with another scannerist in another part of the country and he has noticed this problem too (p16 system also).
Thanks Sly