BCD325P2 programming

[tvengr]

what is the squelch set at ?

To repeat wtp's question, what is your squelch setting? Normally it is 2.

 

[wtp]

i have a 396T and i am the only one that touches it.
it was very quiet one day and i found the squelch at the max, 15.
seems it did it all by itself.

 

[ka3aaa]

dam gremlins at it again.

 

[Brales60]

i have a 396T and i am the only one that touches it.
it was very quiet one day and i found the squelch at the max, 15.
seems it did it all by itself.

Sounds familiar. Seeing the squelch is right below the volume/on-off on the 200, my wife will twist the squelch knob once in a while turning it off.

 

[wtp]

what does "off" mean ?....lol

 

[Brales60]

what does "off" mean ?....lol

Bedtime when you still work. It's on all weekend though.

 

[wtp]

the wife leaves the 396XT on all night and day.
i turn on the other 5 when i get up.

 

[radiochuck]

It is a good scanner. The naysayers never had one. Change your location, up and out.

Great scanner... just not designed to receive simulcast systems. I don't think anyone said there was anything wrong with the 325, it just isn't the SDSx00. How well the 325 will work with simulcast depends on a number of factors, including location, antenna, topography, etc.

 

[jasferriter]

Help. Have a BCD996P2. Somehow I blundered into Custom 10 search and can't get out of it. Can anyone set me straight? Thanks.

 

[doctordialtone]

Have a BCD996P2. Somehow I blundered into Custom 10 search

It's best to start your own thread rather than hijacking another thread.

You answer is found in the Easier to Read Manual in the Search Section

 

[bennett22]

To repeat wtp's question, what is your squelch setting? Normally it is 2.

i think i always had it set to 1 or 0, just checked now since i just got back on here and saw the post, its at 0 right now. do P25 Phase 2 systems even use squelch?

ever since i reprogrammed it using the program and file you uploaded, it seems to be missing less. i tried it with both the north and south systems active, but as i suspected, it only picks up the north system. i did try the paper clip trick, didn't seem to change anything, so i put the rubber antenna it came with back on

i am in no way bashing the scanner. i didn't understand the whole simulcast thing when i bought it. got it because it was a good deal and just about all the police departments in my area switched over to the P25 system. it actually took me a week to notice that my analogue scanner had been a little quieter without them lol. once i found out they switched, i started looking for a new scanner.

 

[doctordialtone]

do P25 Phase 2 systems even use squelch?

You'll notice better operation with the squelch set to 2.

Try it!

 

[JoeBearcat]

Sounds familiar. Seeing the squelch is right below the volume/on-off on the 200, my wife will twist the squelch knob once in a while turning it off.

That will only reduce the volume unless the FUNC button was pressed first as well as the scroll knob being pressed down.