I got it from the main database from RR & then avoided what I dont want to scan.
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?If you’re still having issues. Try putting it in your car and driving to one of the NWORPSS tower locations. That will eliminate any problems that may be caused by your apartment location.
Northwest Ohio Regional Public Safety System Site: Lucas County Simulcast
Northwest Ohio Regional Public Safety System Site: Lucas County Simulcast Detailswww.radioreference.com
You can click on the tower icons, that will show you the address of each tower.
Just a suggestion to eliminate any interference in your location. I’m out of ideas as to why your scanner is only stopping on four departments.
Me to. I know theres way more activity going on around here for it to only catch a few. I'm still a beginner though and am learning allot with great help from very patient people so All in time 😃
One more thing I forgot to ask. Do you have all programmed quick keys enabled?
Yes except for 2 systems (weather and All US conventional) So all of NORPSS and MARCS-IP
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If you copy a large system from the main database, it brings ALL of the system sites (potentially hundreds of them), along with the system. While you can select different user agencies and then either select or avoid specific talkgroups, ALL of the system sites remain unless you delete each of the ones that you don't want. The problem is that the scanner will sample EVERY site in the database until it finds a valid signal. That particular site may, or may not, be one that works for what you'd like to hear. In addition, it may take a long time for the scanner to sample those distant sites until it finds a signal. The solution is to delete/avoid each of the system sites that are not in your immediate area.
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This was a HUGE issue for me. When I first started listening to my SDS200 I as astonished at the great "800" reception. I added so many surrounding police and fire departments I was hearing less and less because it was spending so much time scanning all the different frequencies.. Lesson learned!
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I have a ton of stuff in many fav lists and assigned everything a quick key so being able to listen to exactly what I want is a breeze. Plus I have everything of interest being recorded via sdr software and another scanner with Proscan.
Yes! This is my issue. I have gone through & detail avoided everything. Thats not applicable to me. I can always go through & unblock some just to see if anythings relevant too. Just a long tedious process. Thanks you guys. This is all a learning experience.
My next lesson is to figure out custom scans. Cant I pick exactly what I want in them? How to i make those scan?
Quick keys are my nightmares lol
Custom scan feature scans a range of freqs that users can define. If what you want is on conventional and not trunked, you can hear it. But because its scanning a range, that could take longer than scanning what's programmed into a favorites list.
Which things are you asking about? Pretty much on the scanners that use Sentinel, all tasks (except firmware and updating full db) can be done on the scanner and in Sentinel. For things like setting up custom search, its much easier in Sentinel, but can be done on the scanner out in the field.
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