EDACS & UniTrunker help

[SCPD]

Recently Ive been trying to listen to the AEP in Oklahoma but i haven't had much luck. after making a notation in the Oklahoma thread I got some very helpful information about what the problem could be. Come to find out, the LCN that are listed on the RR database are incorrect. Now I'm in the process of fixing them. the only problem is trying to figure out the correct LCN order. I'm currently running UniTrunker but i am having a hard time trying to figure out how to get the LCN to correspond to the frequencies. or I'm trying to get UniTrunker to tell me what LCN goes to what frequency.
Please help me with this. I am relatively new to UniTrunker so i am probably missing something.
Thanks in advance

 

[cg]

EDACS systems do not transmit any frequency info at all. Each frequency must be matched up with a LCN. Usually, all the freqs are entered in a conventional bank. When traffic stops the scanning, look at the trunker screen to see which one is active. That freq and LCN are matched up. I would then lock out the freq and proceed to the next

chris

 

[SCPD]

Im not seeing an LCN number on Unitrunker, unless im looking in the wrong place which is entirely possible.

 

[SCPD]

Im not seeing an LCN number on Unitrunker, unless im looking in the wrong place which is entirely possible.

Select [V]iew -> [C]hannel to see the frequency and LCN of each channel side-by-side.

The LCN # is also displayed in the activity display (top half of the screen) unless a frequency has been provided or possibly downloaded from the RR DB.

 

[cg]

if you start from scratch (rename any old system files) and run Unitrunker on the data channel. As each channel is used, a line will appear. The number that comes up in the first column (CHANNEL) is the LCN. Once you have ID'ed it, use (F)ind, (C)hannel, type in the LCN in "by LCN" (remove the zero first), hit "enter" key. Tab to frequency, type it in, tabe to save and hit enter again. The frequency should appear in the line where the LCN was.

chris

 

[SCPD]

Ok,

under Channel it says 855.9125
under Site it says 0
under LCN it says 1
under Output it says 855.9125

Now anytime it shows something in the top section it comes up under the first channel. and under destination party it shows an ID. Which also shows under channel #'s 2, 3 or 4 as calling party.

Where do i go from here.

 

[SCPD]

Where do i go from here.

I may be misunderstanding what you just said. I'll assume (a) you're monitoring this system and (b) you're trying to verify the correct frequencies for each channel. If I've misunderstood - let me know.

It would be helpful to know ...

a. the EDACS site number (this is displayed as the system # in Unitrunker).
b. the active control channel's LCN and frequency.

Let's start with the easiest channel first - the control channel.

Which channel is red? What frequency is displayed? Does it match the frequency on your radio? If the displayed frequency does not match the radio's frequency - edit the channel to match.

Type [F]ind ... wait! don't type another menu letter.

Use the up/down arrows to highlight the offending channel in the activity display. In this case, highlight the red (active control) channel.

Now type "C" for the [C]hannel menu. The LCN of the highlighted channel should be filled in for you. Press [Enter]. The channel's details should appear.

Tab over to the frequency field, backspace over the incorrect frequency and type the correct frequency in its place. [Alt]+ to save.

At this point - the control channel should display the correct frequency in both the activity view (above) and channel view (below).

Next step is to verify the frequencies for the voice channels. With a networked system like yours, it is possible to have the same conversation appear on two or more channels - particularly if your in an area covered by two overlapping sites. The trick is to figure out which one belongs to the same site as the control channel you're monitoring. Report back when you've found the time and we'll go from there.