Help loading new frequencies in Win97??

[rwileyx4]

Hello,

Im new to the scanner scene and just got a Pro-97, Im pretty excited about it and just the default first scan had me listeing to the local PD at work. Im wanting to add my home PD/Fire etc and I have found on the web the info I need. Im just stuck on adding it into the Win97 for the scanner. I got the frequency part easy enough, but its the whole DEC HEX part that im stuck, I dont know where to put this. I know im just missing something simple but I also know that 3 local PDs use these same frequencies so i have to put the "extra" info in there to hear only what I want to hear. I have added a partial copy of the info below. Can anyone point me in the right direction or tell me how to create the following enty into Win97?

System Name: Plano Public Safety
Location: Plano, TX
County: 2 counties
System Type: Motorola Type II Smartnet
System Voice: Analog
Sysid: 3004
CT: 97.30
Last Updated: Added a system news entry
Hits: 10844

001 Primary 866.06250 866.15000 866.17500 866.65000* 866.67500 866.96250 867.06250 867.15000* 867.17500
867.65000* 867.67500 867.96250 868.06250 868.27500* 868.30000


DEC HEX Display Description
16016 3e9 ALP-ANC Allen PD Annc
16112 3ef ALP-DISP Allen Police Dispatch
16144 3f1 ALP-NCIC Allen Police NCIC
16176 3f3 ALP-OPS1 Allen Police OPS1

 

[seamusg]

You don't need the Hex numbers. here's an example of the system in Win97:

 

[rpowley]

It should be set up like this using DEC

Plano Police	   00048	 
Plano Police	   00400	 
Plano Police	   00432	 
Plano Police	   00464	 
Plano Police	   00496	 
Plano Police	   00528	 
Plano Police	   00560	 
Plano Police	   00592	 
Plano Police	   00624	 
Plano Police	   00656

You can use any alpha text to reference what the numbers mean.
The best way to do this is to become a "Premium Subscriber" of this site and take advantage of the web import function in WIN97.
You may also want to look at the Collin County and Wylie trunked systems, depending on your location.

 

[rwileyx4]

Thanks so much that screenshot was extactly what I was lookin for, I was close in my attempts....willl give that a try and let you guys know, thanks again.

 

[NeFire242]

Here just use this Win97 file.

 

[rwileyx4]

Thanks guys, you have guided me down the right path. I was close on the entering of data but was missing a couple of steps, in looking at the screenshot and opening the p97 file I think I got the nudge I was needing.


What kind of distance can you expect from the stock antenna? Im 26mi from home at work and in a tall building, no windows in my office, every once in a while I will here some slight static/talkin but mostly silence, is this just too far with cheap antenna and inside building? When I go home I can prolly answer this myself if it starts working but thats still a few hours away.

 

[seamusg]

Thanks guys, you have guided me down the right path. I was close on the entering of data but was missing a couple of steps, in looking at the screenshot and opening the p97 file I think I got the nudge I was needing.


What kind of distance can you expect from the stock antenna? Im 26mi from home at work and in a tall building, no windows in my office, every once in a while I will here some slight static/talkin but mostly silence, is this just too far with cheap antenna and inside building? When I go home I can prolly answer this myself if it starts working but thats still a few hours away.

800mhz does not work well inside buildings. If you're going to be listening to mostly 800mhz coms, you should get the 800mhz 'rubber duckie' for it.