Recently, I have been trying to program a local Motorola 406 MHz., trunked system into my 796D, using the software that came with the radio. I tried various offsets, base and spacing frequencies to no avail. Ironically, when I used more than one table, it was difficult, or completely impossible to remove the data from those cells. Likewise, I would even enter "0.000" as a value to erase the old settings but it would only come back when I moved to another cell.
Feeling frustrated, I decided to completely erase the bank data and start over from scratch several times, but this still did not correct the problem. No matter what I did, the scanner would not track the system properly, and the performance would decline, leaving a few channels out of rotation. It was at this point I decided to program the system manually and see how it performed.
I decided it would be best to completely erase the bank and start over. After completeting this procedure, I started to re-enter in the various offsets, base and spacing frequencies. However, much to my surprise, the second table of settings was still there, so I decided to manually erase all this information, and reprogram it again from the keypad. This time it worked perfectly!
Apparently, the software that comes with the 296D/796D has a bug that shows the tables as being clear, but the information that you programmed into it is still there, even if you erase it with the program itself. This happened with a 406 MHz., Motorola system, but I wonder if the same problem exists with the 136-174 MHz., VHF systems as well?
The end result is that you have to manually edit the offsets, base and spacing frequencies via the keypad, and make sure all of the old information is removed, especially with a multi-table system, or else it will cause your scanner to perform improperly when trying to monitor these Motorola systems. This will save you countless hours of frustration, and keep your hair from graying sooner than expected. :wink:
73’s
Ron
Feeling frustrated, I decided to completely erase the bank data and start over from scratch several times, but this still did not correct the problem. No matter what I did, the scanner would not track the system properly, and the performance would decline, leaving a few channels out of rotation. It was at this point I decided to program the system manually and see how it performed.
I decided it would be best to completely erase the bank and start over. After completeting this procedure, I started to re-enter in the various offsets, base and spacing frequencies. However, much to my surprise, the second table of settings was still there, so I decided to manually erase all this information, and reprogram it again from the keypad. This time it worked perfectly!
Apparently, the software that comes with the 296D/796D has a bug that shows the tables as being clear, but the information that you programmed into it is still there, even if you erase it with the program itself. This happened with a 406 MHz., Motorola system, but I wonder if the same problem exists with the 136-174 MHz., VHF systems as well?
The end result is that you have to manually edit the offsets, base and spacing frequencies via the keypad, and make sure all of the old information is removed, especially with a multi-table system, or else it will cause your scanner to perform improperly when trying to monitor these Motorola systems. This will save you countless hours of frustration, and keep your hair from graying sooner than expected. :wink:
73’s
Ron
