I have a G5 VHF/700/800. I travel a fair amount, and thought it would be fun to take my G5 with me just to listen to the various regional trunked systems.
So instead of spending many hours programming the G5 for each area, or downloading available codeplugs, I simply set up a profile in the P25 Trunking System List (Tab D-2), enter the WACN ID, the System ID, enable “Full Spectrum Scan”, select the appropriate frequency range (sometimes they are both 700 and 800 MHz), then go to Tab D-6 and set up a Trunking Talk Group knob position with a single Talk Group List using a Group ID of 65535 (which monitors everything).
This generally works great, although it may take a couple of minutes to scan thru the frequency range and lock into a control channel, or re-scan as I drive across the region. Of course, I hear every active talkgroup, but for the short time I have to listen, I can hold on any talkgroup.
Here’s the problem…… I can only get it to work on 800 MHz systems, not 700 MHz.
When at the “Full Spectrum Scan – Step size of range” menu, the instructions recommend 12500 Hz, but that doesn’t work (for the 700 MHz systems)
The 700 MHz system I can hear from my home is a mixed Phase 1 and Phase 2, and using Unitrunker, the channeling plan lists 6250 Hz spacing. Changing the step size in PPS to 6250 does not work. Even starting the frequency range of 763.00625 doesn’t help. Have also tried 625 Hz spacing, also with no luck.
For this same 700 MHz system, I have a separate profile built with all the sites/frequencies, and it monitors perfectly.
My method works just fine on 800 MHz systems, and worked on other large 800 MHz systems around the areas I’ve traveled.
Anyone have any insight as to what is wrong? Am I missing something? Or could this be a software/firmware glitch?
Thanks!
So instead of spending many hours programming the G5 for each area, or downloading available codeplugs, I simply set up a profile in the P25 Trunking System List (Tab D-2), enter the WACN ID, the System ID, enable “Full Spectrum Scan”, select the appropriate frequency range (sometimes they are both 700 and 800 MHz), then go to Tab D-6 and set up a Trunking Talk Group knob position with a single Talk Group List using a Group ID of 65535 (which monitors everything).
This generally works great, although it may take a couple of minutes to scan thru the frequency range and lock into a control channel, or re-scan as I drive across the region. Of course, I hear every active talkgroup, but for the short time I have to listen, I can hold on any talkgroup.
Here’s the problem…… I can only get it to work on 800 MHz systems, not 700 MHz.
When at the “Full Spectrum Scan – Step size of range” menu, the instructions recommend 12500 Hz, but that doesn’t work (for the 700 MHz systems)
The 700 MHz system I can hear from my home is a mixed Phase 1 and Phase 2, and using Unitrunker, the channeling plan lists 6250 Hz spacing. Changing the step size in PPS to 6250 does not work. Even starting the frequency range of 763.00625 doesn’t help. Have also tried 625 Hz spacing, also with no luck.
For this same 700 MHz system, I have a separate profile built with all the sites/frequencies, and it monitors perfectly.
My method works just fine on 800 MHz systems, and worked on other large 800 MHz systems around the areas I’ve traveled.
Anyone have any insight as to what is wrong? Am I missing something? Or could this be a software/firmware glitch?
Thanks!
