ARC536 Reading Band Plans

[ve3tej]

Is there some reason the ARC536 can not read the band plan from the radio?

ARC536 and Sentinel use differentset ups

ARC536 has Lower Upper Step and Offset
Sentinel Has Band PLan with Base and Spacing

When you put the correct information in ARC536 is does not make any changes to the radio

Land Mobile Radio Network (South Zone) Trunking System, Multiple Locations, Ontario this is the system I am trying to get a band plan to work

 

[ve3tej]

Does anyone have ARC536 reading the band plan from the radio?

 

[tvengr]

I have ARC536 Basic version 2.7 build 6. I just read a Motorola Type II system with 406-410 MHz frequencies from my BCD436HP. It read the custom band plan OK. The system was programmed using Sentinel. A P25 band plan uses only Base and Spacing. Sentinel does not load a band plan for P25 systems. Your scanner will load the band plan from the control channel. A custom band plan must be loaded manually in Sentinel. If you download from the database, a custom band plan will be included if needed.

 

[ve3tej]

thank for the explanation, I'm trying to load a p25 phase 2 system

The control channel is diplaying the band plan on several towers but not the one I want to listen to

 

[tvengr]

Are you able to hear the buzz on the control channel frequency of that site? If not, it is either out of range or you do not have the correct frequency. Which scanner are you using? Any scanner other than a Uniden SDS100 or SDS200 may have a problem loading the band plan on a simulcast site.

 

[ve3tej]

I am using 536hp

1	FDMA	136.00500	7.5	-4.02
2	TDMA	136.00500	7.5	-4.02
3	FDMA	136.00500	7.5	-4.05
4	TDMA	136.00500	7.5	-4.05
5	FDMA	136.00500	7.5	-2.235
6	TDMA	136.00500	7.5	-2.235
7	FDMA	136.00500	7.5	-2.145

This is the band plan I am trying put in the radio.
I have a strong signal, I am also using DSDplus fast lane to monitor the system


Ihave tried

BandPlan 0 136.00500 7.500
BandPlan 1 136.00500 7.500
BandPlan 2 136.00500 7.500
BandPlan 3 136.00500 7.500
BandPlan 4 136.00500 7.500
BandPlan 5 136.00500 7.500
BandPlan 6 136.00500 7.500
BandPlan 7 136.00500 7.500

and I am getting talkgroups on the screen but no audio, only when I add a band plan
I know that some of the talk groups are enc but some are in the clear

 

[tvengr]

Which site is giving you problems? Which other sites are you able to receive and what band plan are they showing on the scanner?

 

[ve3tej]

The problem is London (18) does not always broadcast the band plan over the air and Alymer (22)and Post Sanley (10) sites do.

Land Mobile Radio Network Trunking System, Multiple Locations, Ontario

Land Mobile Radio Network Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

I am close to get it working but some little thing is missing

 

[tvengr]

I suspect the other 2 sites may have the same band plan. If so, try that on the London site. The London site only shows a single frequency. If there are no more frequencies, there will be very little traffic on that site.

 

[tvengr]

I was looking at the wrong site. There are 5 frequencies on the London site. Please see my previous post.