kingpewpew
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Also I heard someone on 7056 with a radio test. They mentioned a tac number but I didn't grab it.
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Also I heard someone on 7056 with a radio test. They mentioned a tac number but I didn't grab it.
That falls in to Brentwood channel two. I'll add it also.
Control channels vs. all channels on EBRCS system
Hi everyone, I originally posted this on the wrong forum, sorry.
anyway... I own a BCD396T mobile scanner, I am trying to program the frequency's for the EBRCS system.
there are 28 or so control and alternate channels plus another 45 regular channels, there is no option to use the control channel only feature so do I program all the control and alternate channels or all the channels or will the scanner pick it up regardless. I know that this is a P-25 system. is anyone monitoring this system or have info on this matter. I do not live in the east bay but travel there about 4 to 5 times a month. any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
RadarS4
Hi everyone, I originally posted this on the wrong forum, sorry.
anyway... I own a BCD396T mobile scanner, I am trying to program the frequency's for the EBRCS system.
there are 28 or so control and alternate channels plus another 45 regular channels, there is no option to use the control channel only feature so do I program all the control and alternate channels or all the channels or will the scanner pick it up regardless. I know that this is a P-25 system. is anyone monitoring this system or have info on this matter. I do not live in the east bay but travel there about 4 to 5 times a month. any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
RadarS4
I think the control channel only is automatic on that radio. Just program the control channels and their alternates for the area you wish to monitor.
russianspd
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Have you experienced an "sshhh" right before a transmission on digital channels? I've done some research and seems to be an issue with the 396xt. I can't get rid of it.
AdminLaw
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I've created a different system for each site that I monitor, and entered all the frequencies for each respective one. That way, if the control channels rotate, everything is in there.
Yes. Once you are in range of the other sites you should hear them.
They have talkgroups on the system, but aren't used much at all. They are still using the lo-vhf freqs which can be found in the DB.
Les_H
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Confused
I've been out of the scanning hobby for a few years, and turned on my several years old TrunkTracker II looking for the usual local agencies here in the Tri-Valley and was suprised I heard nothing. Thought the scanner was broken. So I searched here and learned about EBRCS and the fact that my several years old scanner was now a paperweight because it doesn't get 700 mHz.
OK, technology moves on. So I just bought a new Uniden BCD396XT TrunkTracker IV (which must be twice as good as my TT II!) and am trying to figure it out. I downloaded data from RR but got an error message that I ran out of groups - this thing only has 20 groups but 25,000 channels??? Then I realized there are also sites and systems plus channels (in addition to groups). I haven't yet figured out exactly how all these interact or how to program or access them conveniently or efficiently. I let Freescan assign some auto QuickKeys which it appears to have done for sites (which are geographic locations of repeaters???) but not for anything else. And I'm not sure how to use the QuickKeys (not so quick for me) beyond the ones that are visible on the keypad - I get error beeps when I try to enter double digit QuickKeys. Well, ok, I admit it, I'm lost.
I'm not asking anyone to take the time to explain all this, but maybe they can point me to a helpful written resource which starts with the basic concepts and builds from there. I haven't found it yet. There must be some way to organize all these data points that makes sense, but I haven't quite figured out how to do it using Freescan and RR. Obviously the comm systems and the scanners to receive them have gotten a lot more complicated than the old days when there were just channels and conventional systems, or even the early days of trunking and analog systems. This new digital sound isn't exactly high fidelity either, sometimes garbled - don't know if that's my lack of scanner prowess or an inherent problem with the new systems (but, I must wonder, when intelligibility in emergency communications is paramount, why compromise that for features or more efficient use of bandwidth???)
Anyway, thanks for your assistance. Sorry if I've asked dumb questions and in the wrong place, but point me in a better direction and I'll go there peacefully.
Thanks.
Les
I've been out of the scanning hobby for a few years, and turned on my several years old TrunkTracker II looking for the usual local agencies here in the Tri-Valley and was suprised I heard nothing. Thought the scanner was broken. So I searched here and learned about EBRCS and the fact that my several years old scanner was now a paperweight because it doesn't get 700 mHz.
OK, technology moves on. So I just bought a new Uniden BCD396XT TrunkTracker IV (which must be twice as good as my TT II!) and am trying to figure it out. I downloaded data from RR but got an error message that I ran out of groups - this thing only has 20 groups but 25,000 channels??? Then I realized there are also sites and systems plus channels (in addition to groups). I haven't yet figured out exactly how all these interact or how to program or access them conveniently or efficiently. I let Freescan assign some auto QuickKeys which it appears to have done for sites (which are geographic locations of repeaters???) but not for anything else. And I'm not sure how to use the QuickKeys (not so quick for me) beyond the ones that are visible on the keypad - I get error beeps when I try to enter double digit QuickKeys. Well, ok, I admit it, I'm lost.
I'm not asking anyone to take the time to explain all this, but maybe they can point me to a helpful written resource which starts with the basic concepts and builds from there. I haven't found it yet. There must be some way to organize all these data points that makes sense, but I haven't quite figured out how to do it using Freescan and RR. Obviously the comm systems and the scanners to receive them have gotten a lot more complicated than the old days when there were just channels and conventional systems, or even the early days of trunking and analog systems. This new digital sound isn't exactly high fidelity either, sometimes garbled - don't know if that's my lack of scanner prowess or an inherent problem with the new systems (but, I must wonder, when intelligibility in emergency communications is paramount, why compromise that for features or more efficient use of bandwidth???)
Anyway, thanks for your assistance. Sorry if I've asked dumb questions and in the wrong place, but point me in a better direction and I'll go there peacefully.
Thanks.
Les
mibzzer15
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@Les_H
This should take care of most, if not all, of your questions based on the scanner. Easier to Read BCD396XT Digital Scanner Manual
Take a good amount of time to read through it then start programming.
Maybe even if someone has an example programming for you they can send that to you.
This should take care of most, if not all, of your questions based on the scanner. Easier to Read BCD396XT Digital Scanner Manual
Take a good amount of time to read through it then start programming.
Maybe even if someone has an example programming for you they can send that to you.
Les_H
Member
Confused Still
Oh, the Crane Ridge site that's offline - is that temporary or permanent? Do I program that into the scanner if it's offline?
What I'd like to do is get this new scanner to work conceptually like my old one - where I could press a few keys and hear Dublin Police (Alco Sheriff), or Liv/Pleasanton Police, or Alameda Fire, or news organizations, and one or a combination of them. Haven't figured out how to do that, as Freescan and RR seem to organize by sites, and that gets me everything that goes through the sites without the ability to focus on something. Do I use groups - but wait, there are only 20 of those, so how does that work??
Thanks.
Oh, the Crane Ridge site that's offline - is that temporary or permanent? Do I program that into the scanner if it's offline?
What I'd like to do is get this new scanner to work conceptually like my old one - where I could press a few keys and hear Dublin Police (Alco Sheriff), or Liv/Pleasanton Police, or Alameda Fire, or news organizations, and one or a combination of them. Haven't figured out how to do that, as Freescan and RR seem to organize by sites, and that gets me everything that goes through the sites without the ability to focus on something. Do I use groups - but wait, there are only 20 of those, so how does that work??
Thanks.
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Les_H
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Thank you mibzzer15 for the info. I've looked at that briefly and my first thought was - glad I didn't start with the "harder to read" manual. Maybe I need more time to read and digest it.
An example of programming for EBRCS might really help because I can use that as a template.
Thanks!
An example of programming for EBRCS might really help because I can use that as a template.
Thanks!
Boscobear2005
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That system should be set up as a P25 system and not a Motorola/P25 hybrid system FYI
Boscobear2005
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Yes that is correct thanks,I have fixed that file
Les_H
Member
Thanks bruce, that helps. I'm making progress.
Is ALCO fire still on the old 851 mHz system? I haven't heard them on EBCRS. Do they plan to move there?
Is ALCO fire still on the old 851 mHz system? I haven't heard them on EBCRS. Do they plan to move there?
mibzzer15
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Yes ALCO fire is still on the 800mhz system. They will be moving there at some point.
If you check out the database here, all the agencies are listed as to what system/frequencies they are on.
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