I found this out after I tried to put in some stuff for a local PD that uses both analog and DMR together. I finally decided to use "something else" when possible for scanning those.
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Help with Unication info
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Wow thats a nice set up! I guess I better try to learn more first. I still dont get how there are more than 1 sites in a zone....how would you get to those other zones, 2, 3, 4 etc from one knob position?
Yeah I am beginning to think that way....I thought maybe I could populate empty spaces with more freqs.......no big deal cause theres enough on RISCON to listen to anyway. I have 2 DMR ham radio HT's I use for both Ham and monitoring everything else. But it is great to have a handheld unit like the G5 to be able to listen to RISCON, especially when I am on the road around town.
OK so you cant MANUALLY enter the data like ctcss/dcs and color codes/time slots. I know Pawtucket PD is on P25 now and Johnston Fire too. Stand alone like Cranston is. I guess in the least I could program those towns that are P25 conventional.
jtwalker
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See post #3. You don’t get to them, the pager picks one site and stays there until signal deteriorates and then it tries to find a signal from another site.
OH OK.......I spend pretty much all of my time here in town so I really wouldnt need that feature. I wouldnt be venturing outta range of what I have programmed now.
Bob, you need to make another change to your E7 knob positions, my fault, I always get confused. The settings you have now monitors all TGs, programmed or not, this change only monitors the TGs you programmed.
Click on the gear icon circled next to TG Monitor
and change it to TG - Scan, save at page bottom and reprogram
OK Thank you....but I get this error. I tried to add one talk group from my non priority list but it wont let me edit.
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If I click on the SUB GROUP button at bottom of non priority list I get this first screen.....if I click on one of the TG's to assign to sub group I get the next screen but I am lost here and dont know what to do next. Looks like there are no sub groups....look in last pic. I also noticed radio isnt showing "scanning" in the display. But it is receiving talk groups.
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Unclick the sub-group box, you don't want a sub-group
hahah I am starting to get lost....where do I uncheck the sub group box? I cant find it
ok i think i found it
I got rid of logo.....and I thought I did see "scanning" but I think that is scanning for control channel....seems to be working very well...very active receives very nice...good audio.....I also added the "Hold" feature.
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Yes I did find it, thanks....
jtwalker
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On a trunked system, scanning only shows until pager locks on a control channel. Then it will show rfss/site.
On conventional channels, scanning will continue to show until squelch breaks. Then show again after squelch closes.
Yes, I am starting to learn a bit more......I will take my time with this and maybe get some help on programming the last 2 empty knob positions on radio. I see where I will have to import from Radio Reference what I want. But I still am not clear how to get the data where it needs to go. I think I will import some conventional UHF PD/FD from surrounding towns. I also have the DMR option but maybe I really didnt need it cause it seems programming stand alone DMR freqs, not a system might not work.
peteymcsweety
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You can scan up to 64 sites on a zone
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