FTL-7011 RX problems

[N1GJB]

FTL-2011 RX problems

Ok so I grabbed a Vertex FTL-2011-99 channel (not the 7011... sorry) off another message board/group for pretty cheap and I got it all programmed up and all seemed well, except for two annoyances...

There seems to be a problem with the radio on the RX end... specifically (more often than not) with channels decoding DCS. Sometimes it seems to take awhile to break the squelch. I will see the busy indicator pop up more often than not, and I'm missing parts of conversations, specifically with my private EMS company I work for. Is there some sort of squelch setting in the software I'm missing? I've been a MOTO guy for a years (with a couple of exceptions), but I always go back.

Also, the scan feature tends to chop channels off while users are talking... in other words the radio scans, chanel activity is heard for a short time, and cuts back to scanning mid conversation. It only happens on some channels some of the time... perhaps its tied into the DCS issue.

 

[fineshot1]

I believe these radios cover a wide range = 400-512 MHz @ 25 Watts and if the previously programed channels are not in the same range as you are trying to use now you may need to re-align the radio or
perhaps this radio was previously aligned to a different range.

 

[N1GJB]

It would help if I remembered what model radio I was using... its the 2011 model VHF..

Perhaps the radio needs to be realigned. I'm not exactly a radio whiz but I can hold my own with most conventional radio programming situations. I should look into that. Any other ideas?