f121s scanning question

[glock17]

I have a question about scanning channels.

I have my frequency programmed on channel one
I have the weather frequency programmed on channel three.

While I am listening to the weather I would like the radio to automatically switch to channel one if someone is trying to talk to me. Is this possible?

The software help is not bad but I'm a little confused about how the priority scanning and such works. Could someone please explain it, send me a link to some good documentaion or even better send me a sample config file for me to look at?

 

[glock17]

The answer I got from Icom tech support was this is not possible.

 

[icom1020]

I don't think it can unless it's in scan mode, but I may be wrong since I don't do priorities. Did you set it up anyway just to try it out?

 

[glock17]

I went to program it and my laptop battery was dead and I had forgot the power cord. I'll have to try this tomorrow.

This is how I'm going to try it.

in the Free section I am going to set Atr to AB and the scan field to ON for the first channel only

The scan list is set up as follows
scan type = priority
primary ch = prio-A
Tx Ch = prio-a
tx action = cancel
cancel ch = prio-a

hanger action = scan
power on scan = on

 

[glock17]

I don't think it can unless it's in scan mode, but I may be wrong since I don't do priorities. Did you set it up anyway just to try it out?

If it's in scan mode it should never leave the weather channel since that channel is constantly being transmitted.

 

[icom1020]

True, I wasn't thinking of a constant carrier. Give the other way a try. I have heard of people programming it with the two tone page receive function for the wx alerts so the audio would unmute when a tone was sent out. Would you have to monitor the wx channel a lot? I don't like priority functions on most radios as it chops the audio usually. My 221 is power on scan, hanger on, but I didn't do it that way with the 1020.

 

[glock17]

The radios are going in farm tractors and farmers like to listen to the weather a lot.

Good idea about the 2 tone page though, I may try that too.

 

[glock17]

It didn't work, icom tech support must have been right.

 

[icom1020]

Yeah, I used to visit their Bellevue HQ when they had some good folks working there and they were willing to oblige or fix a radio gratis. I think what they told you is real.