I am downtown San Antonio using a SDS200. I have "BearCom(CentralTexasNexEdge)/NXDN/NEXEDGE4800" programmed as downloaded from the RR database - attached clips show details. I have heard nothing even though it indicates a strong signal. Are my settings correct or should I change something? Thanks.
I see that you have ID Search set. Did you download the listed talkgroups for the system?
If you did, but are still not hearing things, do you have the related service types enabled? Most of the entries are labeled 'Business', with a few 'Schools', along with a 'Security', 'Other', and 'Transportation'. If you have the listed TGIDs programmed, but the service types are not enabled, than ID Search will ignore them. If you did not have
any talkgroups programmed, the ID Search would capture any active talkgroup.
Under the Analyze option on the scanner's menu, try System Status for the site you have programmed. That will give you signal strength, quality of the signal (poor quality would inhibit decoding the active transmissions successfully), and how active it is.
Also, it is possible that the 'strong signal strength' indication you see might not be your programmed system. The SDS scanners are very good at decoding most systems, but they are not as effective as previous models in ignoring interference and transmissions from nearby signal sources. You might try changing filter settings to see if it improves. While setting the filter at Auto really slows down scanning as the scanner tries each filter setting on a system, auto might at least indicate that a effective filter could result in receiving the system. In other words, if it were to start working in "Auto", then try the various available choices, one at a time, to find the one that Auto chose.
