DMR updates available this afternoon!

[diskmonger]

Keep in mind that Spectrum Sweeper will only stop on strong, nearby signals. It's not intended as a replacement for "Search".

Crappy cell phone pic, but you get the idea...

Thanks Don, I was testing with my XPR7550 nearby. I'll do some more testing.

 

[troymail]

New versions of the PC apps and CPU firmware are available.

PC App v2.10
• Fixed issue where performing an import of conventional objects would set the squelch values to search mode. This would also cause existing conventional objects that were selected for import from the library to have their squelch values set to search mode.

• Fixed issue where the default dwell time was not displayed when a trunked system was changed from a specific value back to the default value.

CPU firmware 3.5 (handheld) / 2.5 (base/mobile)
• DMR: Fixed problem pausing/holding on CONV object

Now that's FAST!!!!!!

Don for President! (no, not that Don...)

 

[jeffm77]

How do you known what firmware and the most up to date software etc? Where do i look? Thanks all for everyone's help.

 

[troymail]

How do you known what firmware and the most up to date software etc? Where do i look? Thanks all for everyone's help.

Start the EZ Scan PC software , hook your radio up to your PC, and then check for CPU and DSP updates through the software.

 

[N8IAA]

How do you known what firmware and the most up to date software etc? Where do i look? Thanks all for everyone's help.

Make sure your scanner is OFF, then plug the USB into the scanner, then into the computer. Keep the scanner OFF during these procedures.
Open the Whistler software, making sure the computer sees the scanner, then click on the Updates tab, click on Check for all updates. It will bring up a window, pick all the updates that you want, this will be the CPU, DSP, Library, and PC applications. Click on update all. Make sure that you leave the scanner OFF. It will update and you will get a window to say when it's finished.
HTH,
Larry

 

[woodpecker]

Keep in mind that Spectrum Sweeper will only stop on strong, nearby signals. It's not intended as a replacement for "Search".

Crappy cell phone pic, but you get the idea...

Does spectrum sweeper detect DMR subscriber units as Unidens close call doesn't due to the fast pulse rate??

 

[DonS]

Does spectrum sweeper detect DMR subscriber units?

Yes. See my picture in post #59 above.

 

[woodpecker]

Yes. See my picture in post #59 above.

Ok thanks, I couldn't tell from the picture whether that was a repeater output or a subscriber unit.

 

[DonS]

Ok thanks, I couldn't tell from the picture whether that was a repeater output or a subscriber unit.

Oh, yeah. Sorry.

The 's' in "DMRs" (text to the left of the frequency) means "simplex". I had a Tytera MD-380 keyed up. The WS1088 was showing what it was receiving from that handheld.

 

[Forts]

Just updated my firmware and now have no issues while parked on a conventional DMR channel. Hats off to everyone involved in rolling out a fix so quickly!!

 

[BenScan]

I'm sorry if this has been asked and answered elsewhere.
Is there anyway that you can tell, while searching, if a DMR frequency is part of a trunked system or just a conventional DMR frequency? Also, is there anyway to tell what flavor of DMR trunking a system is?
Thank You,
Ben

 

[Forts]

If a DMR frequency is found and it's a Connect Plus voice channel it could be identified as such, the same as Con+ channels in general can be easily identified (hopefully more detail will be shown in later updates like SysID, Neighbors etc). It's a little tougher with Capacity Plus but active rest channels would be easily identifiable.

 

[DaveIN]

I'm sorry if this has been asked and answered elsewhere.
Is there anyway that you can tell, while searching, if a DMR frequency is part of a trunked system or just a conventional DMR frequency? Also, is there anyway to tell what flavor of DMR trunking a system is?
Thank You,
Ben

Not by the display on the Ws-108x. You may be able to tell if it's a OFT (one frequency trunked) system if it only uses just one channel and one color code (usually color code one). It's best to use DSD or look up the FCC data if it's not in the Radioreference database.

 

[troymail]

Not by the display on the Ws-108x. You may be able to tell if it's a OFT (one frequency trunked) system if it only uses just one channel and one color code (usually color code one). It's best to use DSD or look up the FCC data if it's not in the Radioreference database.

You can't really trust the FCC database. It certainly isn't matching reality 100% of the time.

 

[BenScan]

Thank you.
Are the FCC licenses different for the different flavors of DMR? I see

7K60FXD 2-slot DMR (Motorola MOTOTRBO) TDMA data
and
7K60FXE 2-slot DMR (Motorola MOTOTRBO) TDMA voice

, but nothing that denotes conventional or trunked.

Not by the display on the Ws-108x. You may be able to tell if it's a OFT (one frequency trunked) system if it only uses just one channel and one color code (usually color code one). It's best to use DSD or look up the FCC data if it's not in the Radioreference database.

 

[troymail]

Thank you.
Are the FCC licenses different for the different flavors of DMR? I see

7K60FXD 2-slot DMR (Motorola MOTOTRBO) TDMA data
and
7K60FXE 2-slot DMR (Motorola MOTOTRBO) TDMA voice

, but nothing that denotes conventional or trunked.

fcc only indicates conventional or trunked and emmison type.... But from what I've seen, that defiantly not always correct.

 

[gordonbrittas]

Just curious as to how how people are getting on with programming DMR's as conventional frequencies compared to Trunk Systems.Also what dwell time do you find to be most beneficial.

 

[Forts]

For me the performance is much better when programming a conventional channel as, well, conventional.... vs a trunk system. I haven't messed with the dwell times at all.

 

[DaveIN]

Thank you.

Are the FCC licenses different for the different flavors of DMR? I see



7K60FXD2-slot DMR (Motorola MOTOTRBO) TDMA data

and

7K60FXE2-slot DMR (Motorola MOTOTRBO) TDMA voice



, but nothing that denotes conventional or trunked.

You want voice. Also, just program the repeater frequencies, not the mobile channels.

 

[DaveIN]

fcc only indicates conventional or trunked and emmison type.... But from what I've seen, that defiantly not always correct.

Right. I've been using the search tool UPMan posted with good luck. Everything that is licensed with DMR and Conventional with future DMR capacity is shown and has been 100% in my area so far.
http://forums.radioreference.com/un...ng-dmr-frequencies-your-area.html#post2576937