BCD325P2/BCD996P2: BCD996P2: Search mode newly found frequency comes in fine, scan mode only static.

[lhillin]

I am located in West Texas about 55 miles south of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park (GMNP).

I have three BCD996P2 scanners. Recently while searching the federal portion of the VHF band, I found a new National Park Service repeater on 170.0500. The units talking identified the frequency as the Frijole Repeater. The Frijole Ranch area is within the GMNP. I was able to hear a dispatch center and field units. Each scanner, in search mode, stopped on the aforementioned frequency. Additionally, the scanners detected a NAC of 4F9.

I programmed the frequency into each of the scanners. During scan mode, the scanners will stop on the programmed frequency, but I hear no voice. What I do hear is some sort of static or open squelch noise. To me the noise has some grinding effect in it. This does not happen during search mode only scan mode.

I use ARC XT Pro for programming. I have double checked the programming and confirmed that I entered the correct frequency into each scanner. I have not encountered this problem before. I have the latest firmware installed in each scanner. Can anyone identify the issue at play here and give me a solution, please?

 

[buddrousa]

When you entered the Frequency into the scanner.
1. Did you make it Digital and P25?
2. Did you add the NAC 4F9?
3. Did you program the scanner as All?

 

[BinaryMode]

I'm not familiar with that software, but what it sounds like is that you have not chosen to select P25 as the audio type. In Proscan you can chose between All or Analog. You're hearing analog when you need to be hearing digital, i.e P25.

 

[wtp]

control channel ?
try it in there as trunked.
also set the search with set c-channel only as 'on'.

 

[lhillin]

Under Mode, I used: Auto.
For Audio Type I changed it to Digital, I originally used All.
For P25 NAC I used: Search

 

[lhillin]

control channel ?
try it in there as trunked.
also set the search with set c-channel only as 'on'.

This is a conventional frequency and not a trunked frequency.

 

[buddrousa]

Why not enter it just as you found it.
Frequency
P25
NAC 4F9

 

[RandyKuff]

I'd venture to say it's like my local police...
A conventional channel that is using P25 digital voice... Hence the NAC 4F9... That should be the audio option set for the channel...
Don't own a 996P2 so I don't know were that is to set that...
For my X36/SDS it's like this...

 

[tvengr]

I use ARC XT. Please attach your .rsf programming file so I can take a look at it. You will need to zip the file to be able to attach it. Click on Attach files and open the zipped file.

 

[ecps92]

control channel ?
try it in there as trunked.
also set the search with set c-channel only as 'on'.

Not part of a trunk, but a conventional P25 channel

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

If P25 conventional you should be able to program it conventionally or alternatively you can program it as P25 one frequency trunk:
Press MENU. At 'Program System' press E/●.
At 'Select System' scroll to 'New System' and press E/●.
At 'Select Sys Type' scroll to 'P25' and press E/●.
Scroll to 'One-Freq Trunk' and press E/●. At 'Confirm?' press E/●

At 'Edit Name' press E/●. See Entering Text. Scroll to 'Edit Sys Options' and press E/●. Continue at 'Set Number Tag' below. Then see Creating Sites. Then see Creating Groups. Then see Programming Frequencies/IDs.