Hartly Repeater & the 396

[doctordave]

Peculiar thing about the 396 is that is appears to only allow attenuation of the entire system for trunked monitoring, rather than just selecting one or more specific freqs. I would have just attenuated the Hartly control freq (866.1625), as I usually do w/ my 796s & 296s. Hesitant to attenuate all of the freqs, as it will surely diminish my overall reception in some areas.

My question: Is the 866.1625 freq ONLY used as a control freq for the Hartly tower....such that locking it out would not impact my ability to hear everything in other areas of the county?

Thanks much. Quite impressed w/ the 396 thus far.

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

My question: Is the 866.1625 freq ONLY used as a control freq for the Hartly tower....such that locking it out would not impact my ability to hear everything in other areas of the county?

Thanks much. Quite impressed w/ the 396 thus far.

Hello,

866.1625 can be removed from the system. It will not affect monitoring. The Harly Site is used mostly for patches, and some EMS.

HTH's

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[doctordave]

Thanks, Dave - appreciate the response. While you are here....I'm over in Balt Co w/ the radio....programmed up the DE systems as "P-25" types....was that the appropriate choice....or should they be "Type II" for programming purposes? I'm out of range right now, or I'd just test it out.

Thanks.

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

....programmed up the DE systems as "P-25" types....was that the appropriate choice....or should they be "Type II" for programming purposes? I'm out of range right now, or I'd just test it out.

Thanks.

Hello,

Program the systems as MOT STANDARD. P25 is for 9600 BPS Systems. The UESC and Harford County sound great on the 396.

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[doctordave]

OK - thanks. I'd already programmed up 5 detailed, digital systems that really should revert over to Type II in nature. The software does not seem to allow a change in the type of system after the fact. Know of any crafty way of getting around this so I might avoid re-entering the mountain of data?

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

Know of any crafty way of getting around this so I might avoid re-entering the mountain of data?

Hello,

Nope. You could just make a new usd. file, and C/P TG's from old to new file with the proper MOT Setting, and Frequencies. While you are at it, don't forget DAFB. It is a P25 System. BTW, Dorchester Co. sounded good to on the 396.

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[doctordave]

Thanks, Dave. Got the systems set up properly. I'm also impressed w/ the sound of Harford Co on this radio. The heavily menu-based operation is taking a tad bit of getting used to, but I like the radio very much overall. It outperforms my 296 just a tad on reception range & sound quality for digital 800 and is ? a bit better on 800 analog. On conventional freqs, it seems equal to my 296.

A point of interest....I could not get my software to cooperate w/ cutting/pasting the previously entered freqs/TGs when I re-entered data. Ended up having to do it the old fashioned way. Have you had success in doing so? Mine only allows me to copy a group/freq to another point within the very same existing system. Maybe a software glitch. Software packages for my other trunking radios handle this just fine.

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

...I could not get my software to cooperate w/ cutting/pasting the previously entered freqs/TGs when I re-entered data. Ended up having to do it the old fashioned way. Have you had success in doing so? Mine only allows me to copy a group/freq to another point within the very same existing system. Maybe a software glitch. Software packages for my other trunking radios handle this just fine.

Hello,

If you run the program in 2 different windows, you can C/P from one window to another. While not like other software, it works. It is possible in the future the software could have features of aftermarket products.

You can make changes to the .usd file using notepad. Or format in .xl and C/P to UASD.


73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[doctordave]

That's good to know - thanks.

Speaking of DAFB (from your post earlier)....I'll have to plug them in. Also...is their FD full time available on the DE civilian 800 system talkgroup? Perhaps things have just been slow for them when I've been over there, but I haven't copied any activity when monitoring TG 11824.

 

[Al42]

OK - thanks. I'd already programmed up 5 detailed, digital systems that really should revert over to Type II in nature. The software does not seem to allow a change in the type of system after the fact. Know of any crafty way of getting around this so I might avoid re-entering the mountain of data?

For the future, just edit the .usd file in Notepad and change the system type.

A point of interest....I could not get my software to cooperate w/ cutting/pasting the previously entered freqs/TGs when I re-entered data.

Same fix as above. Copy/paste whatever you like between or within files, move things up/down, or from 1 Group to another, etc. (Keep a copy of the original file when you're playing, until you learn what every field in every line is for. The UASD stops reading on the first error.)

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

Speaking of DAFB (from your post earlier)....I'll have to plug them in. Also...is their FD full time available on the DE civilian 800 system talkgroup? Perhaps things have just been slow for them when I've been over there, but I haven't copied any activity when monitoring TG 11824.

Hello,

DAFB Fire is on the 380 MHz P25 System, TG 1. You will need a 396 to Track it. :wink:

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[doctordave]

Yes....will try the 380 system when I get over that way. The 11824 talkgroup that I cited is on the DE 800 system - listed as Dover AFB Fire. Perhaps that is not a full-time patch?

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

The 11824 talkgroup that I cited is on the DE 800 system - listed as Dover AFB Fire. Perhaps that is not a full-time patch?

Hello,

I have TG 11824 in my Scan List but never hear anything. A few weekends ago, I monitored a Fire Call for an electrical fire on one of the aircraft. The Fire Call was announced on TG 1 of the 380 MHz P25 System. Nothing was heard on the Kent Co. ASTRO System, or the conventional Kent Co Fireboard frequencies. I can't say if the patch is used or not.

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[hai_akeeba]

11824 was in limited use prior to the implementation of the 380 system. They were primarily on the Air Base frequencies. They still have the 800 radios for operations with the City of Dover Fire and Kent County units.