EDACS & PRO95... problems in trunking

[neonhomer]

I am listening to both systems of Volusia County EDACS. The scanner will pause on a ID & Channel, and then keep going, pausing on other ID's and channels. This is irritating because while the scanner is pausing on channels, it wont pick up other channels. Eventually, the scanner will get lucky and lock onto something, and start picking up conversations.

I had a couple of theories.. and I wanted some opinions on this...

First one, and I think this is why - the scanner is not decoding the control channel properly. If you tune in the control channel, I dont notice any static on the channel. I am using the 800MHz antenna on the scanner. If I use the stock antenna, it is still the same.

Second, the programming is screwed up - the scanner was programmed initially at RadioShack when I got it, and I have just added to it, adding ID's and such. The freq's are all programmed into EDACS mode.

Scanner just screwy - It's possible, since it was probably assembled by little kids in China....

I have tried taking the scanner out with me, and it still does this. It usually sits on my headboard at night, as me and my wife listen to it. Sometimes I put it in my window, and that doesn't really make a difference.

WHen I do get reception, it comes in pretty clear... so I dont know....

Any help appreicated!

 

[EMS12]

Something I over looked with my Pro 95 and EDACS scanning.

Make sure that when you program the LCN frequencies you start with channel 1 not 0 (Zero).

Lock out channel 0 and start your LCN on channel 1.

I had mine starting with 0 and it did all kinds of loopy things.

 

[crayon]

Do not forget to set each channel to ED and the *bank* to ED as well.

Trying to press those tiny little buttons on the 95 is a pain in the butt! Spend the money to buy yourself a programming cable and download Don Starr's free software.

I promise you, it will make your life much eaiser!!

 

[neonhomer]

I made my own cable, and have the win95 software. I think I will try the starting on 1 thing to see if it works for me....

I had system a on bank 3 and system b on bank 4... I moved them down to 0 & 1 and it seems to behave a little more.....

I'll see what happens when I move it up one channel on each bank....

 

[neonhomer]

Well, after a moment of freaking out (when I reprogrammed the scanner, it showed as all the banks being EMPTY!!), I reprogrammed the scanner w/ the new channel mods.


OMG!! what a difference!! The trunking works like its supposed to, ID's seem more correct, and I get a lot more "action"..

I have a friend with this same scanner, and I think I am going to call him and see if he wants me to reprogram his scanner.

I think I might also call RadShack (who orginally programmed the scanner for me) and see if they want their channels edited!

 

[KE4RWS]

Not Sure RS Will Care

I doubt Radio Shack will care too much- unless there's someone working there who knows what you're talking about and/or has a personal interest in that sort of thing.

Not to sound negative on RS but I've found much of the time they don't really know a whole lot about local scanning stuff, other than what they absolutely have to know. This isn't every store mind you but is pretty typical from the store's I've visited and asked scanning related questions in.

 

[bravo14]

I heard from 2 people that county may go to MA/COM system is that true?

 

[khvfdff]

I had posted another thread asking about this... Dummy me had forgotten to program the frequencies starting at channel 101 and going up. Well now at least next time that I go down that way and have to carry the PRO-95 that Volusia County will work on it now as long as I program it right.