How do I program this system? Do I put each site in a separate bank? And which base, offset goes with which group? I've had this system in my scanner since it was on this board but I've never heard anything. Recently the Pemberton frequency 500.9625 went from standard analog radio to the "machine gun" sound. I still hear fire & rescue dispatch on 154.220 but that may change also. Thanks. Jim
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rfwyzard said:
500.9625 MHz is part of the trunked system, all police usage is APCO-25 digital. The "machine gun" sound you hear is digital communications. The UHF system listed on the main Burlington County page is only a backup used in case of a TRS crash or a major emergency. Nothing will change with 154.2200 MHz, since it is an analog paging frequency. I've never heard of a digital or trunked pager. Anyway, to program the system, enter the site closest to you into one bank, use the first Custom Frequency Table, and repeat for the two others. I would just program one bank with everything (other frequencies and talkgroups), clone it to the next, and enter in the next Custom Frequency Table.
OK, thanks. I put ALL the frequencies in one bank plus the custom frequency tables. Maybe that confused the radio. I thought my scanner was supposed to decode the digital sound but maybe not because it's programmed wrong. I have a BC250D and a BC785D. Jim
Of course! Why else would I buy those radios? I already have 5 other trunk trackers. PRO-90,92,94 BC245 and BC780. And BTW the 154.220 freq has been the county fire & rescue dispatch for many years. It's not a pager freq. According to the info on this board that will eventually be included in the trunk system. That was my main concern. So far it's still analog. I'm using Uniden's E-scanner plus software to program all my Uniden trunktrackers. I'm In the process of retyping a new file with each site in a separate bank. When I'm done I'll reprogram the scanner to see if that works. The software will only let me enter 2 base, offset groups but the manual says I can enter 3 so I'll add the third manually. Jim.
Only put the frequencies in for the zone you want to monitor, any other freqs will as you said confuse the scanner. I have the 6 main sites programmed (N, NE, NC, NW, W, & S). The SE site will not be built and the SC site can be monitored on the S zone. There are no police in the SC and S areas, just a couple of FD's and EMS units. Also the only self-dispatched PD on the system is Bordentown Twp., the rest have remained on their analog channels. Fire & EMS is only on the NC & NE zones, the remainder of the county should be on by the end of the summer.
As a user of the system, this is the best set up I've seen so far, coverage is unbelievable, I can talk from South Philly on a portable.
As a user of the system, this is the best set up I've seen so far, coverage is unbelievable, I can talk from South Philly on a portable.
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I just purchased the PRO-96 and can get Trenton and NJSP fine but BUrlington County wont receive. I have the control channels entered but I get no talk groups showing up unless I lock on that channel. Any help would be great.
I just purchased the PRO-96 and can get Trenton and NJSP fine but BUrlington County wont receive. I have the control channels entered but I get no talk groups showing up unless I lock on that channel. Any help would be great.
CaptainFell
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I live in Burlington Twp. My buddy has the Uniden Digital scanner and he can hear Burlington loud and clear here at the station when we are working. I just would like to be able to hear Burlington at home! Thats guys
robbinsj2
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If you're sitting in manual mode on the control channel and seeing TGIDs pop up there (does the 96 do that, or are you scanning and seeing TGIDs with bizarre frequencies and no audio?) then surely you're receiving it reasonably well. Assuming you are getting good reception...
Because of the three configurations for this system, you'll need software to properly program it into the scanner. Most people, including myself, recommend Win96 (www.starrsoft.com). It's free for the first month, then costs $30. Well worth the money, and it'll open up the receive coverage (even during the free month). You will have to buy a cable if you don't already have it -- RS #20-289 for $25 or you may be able to find an equivalent on the web for less. It is the same cable that other recent GRE-made scanners use.
Get the software, program the system as a Type 2 UHF, including the three B/O/S configurations, and make sure all the control channel frequencies are programmed in as Motorola mode. Ensure you're either scanning that bank in "open" mode or that you have all the desired TGIDs programmed in and unlocked (and that scan list turned on).
You can PM me with any further questions about Win96. I'm not familiar with this system, beyond what I see in the database here, so questions about it would have to go to someone else.
Jim
Because of the three configurations for this system, you'll need software to properly program it into the scanner. Most people, including myself, recommend Win96 (www.starrsoft.com). It's free for the first month, then costs $30. Well worth the money, and it'll open up the receive coverage (even during the free month). You will have to buy a cable if you don't already have it -- RS #20-289 for $25 or you may be able to find an equivalent on the web for less. It is the same cable that other recent GRE-made scanners use.
Get the software, program the system as a Type 2 UHF, including the three B/O/S configurations, and make sure all the control channel frequencies are programmed in as Motorola mode. Ensure you're either scanning that bank in "open" mode or that you have all the desired TGIDs programmed in and unlocked (and that scan list turned on).
You can PM me with any further questions about Win96. I'm not familiar with this system, beyond what I see in the database here, so questions about it would have to go to someone else.
Jim
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