Hold time on 436 hp

[436isthe1]

I have been told different ideas , what will make a Uniden 436 hp scan faster? Best Hold time for Anolog , DMR and P25 Talk goup trunking systems?

 

[nessnet]

First - let's make sure we understand delay vs hold...
Help with Hold Vs. Delay time

Delay = How long the scanner pauses on a channel after a transmission ends before resuming scanning.
I personally use 2sec on all my departments.

Hold = How long the scanner continuously scans a system before moving to the next system.
I personally use 0 for my hold times.

Then there is digital waiting time, which is used in mixed digital/analog trunked systems and affects how the scanner tries to distinguish between digital and analog frequencies.
Digital wait time
Default is 400ms, I use 200ms.

 

[Saint]

I have been told different ideas , what will make a Uniden 436 hp scan faster? Best Hold time for Anolog , DMR and P25 Talk goup trunking systems?

Shut off the filters

 

[Enjoi19]

0 for hold time will scan fastest and I believe is the default in later models like the 436 (I could be wrong on that part, and if so, apologies)

 

[mc48]

Avoid sites in a system that are not in range, you only need to monitor the one you are in range of. The more sites the slower the scan.

 

[u2brent]

If you want it to scan faster you'd want 0 Hold Time. Hold times only slow down the scanner.

 

[436isthe1]

Shut off the filters

What filters are on a 436 hp?

 

[nessnet]

What filters are on a 436 hp?

There aren't any....

 

[Ubbe]

Then there is digital waiting time, which is used in mixed digital/analog trunked systems and affects how the scanner tries to distinguish between digital and analog frequencies.

Almost correct. It is a simple audio mute that silence the audio for the time set when it stops on a mixed analog/digital frequency. Set it too long and you'll miss the beginning of the conversation but set it too short and you'll hear a burst of digital noise on digital channels that might be annoying to some people.

/Ubbe

 

[436isthe1]

Almost correct. It is a simple audio mute that silence the audio for the time set when it stops on a mixed analog/digital frequency. Set it too long and you'll miss the beginning of the conversation but set it too short and you'll hear a burst of digital noise on digital channels that might be annoying to some people.

/Ubbe

is 0 ok for the Hold setting?

 

[jonwienke]

is 0 ok for the Hold setting?

Yes. It's what you should use for normal scanning.

 

[ofd8001]

The 0 hold time is the minimum time the scanner will spend on a given system. After the scanner "does its thing" by checking control channel(s) for activity, it will move on to the next system.

That said, if you have a system that you want to give special attention to, then increasing the Hold time causes the scanner to dwell on the system a little extra.

As noted above, do not monitor/scan trunked system sites too far away to receive. That just gobbles up scanner time. Also carefully evaluate all channels programmed in all systems to be sure you are scanning "good stuff" and not something you may not be interested in.

Also, consider use of a negative delay on the "non-important" channels. A negative delay forces resumption of scanning after the duration. I'd suggest you use the amount of time it takes you to reach the hold button. If there is an interesting conversation, hit the channel hold before the scanner is forced to move on.

 

[436isthe1]

The 0 hold time is the minimum time the scanner will spend on a given system. After the scanner "does its thing" by checking control channel(s) for activity, it will move on to the next system.

That said, if you have a system that you want to give special attention to, then increasing the Hold time causes the scanner to dwell on the system a little extra.

As noted above, do not monitor/scan trunked system sites too far away to receive. That just gobbles up scanner time. Also carefully evaluate all channels programmed in all systems to be sure you are scanning "good stuff" and not something you may not be interested in.

Also, consider use of a negative delay on the "non-important" channels. A negative delay forces resumption of scanning after the duration. I'd suggest you use the amount of time it takes you to reach the hold button. If there is an interesting conversation, hit the channel hold before the scanner is forced to move on.

I have my delay set to 3sec

 

[ofd8001]

A 3 second DELAY time means the scanner will remain on a channel for 3 seconds after carrier drops, to allow for additional traffic on the channel. After that 3 seconds of no carrier, the scanner moves on to what is next.

(A NEGATIVE DELAY means the scanner will resume scanner after the interval, even if the conversation hasn't concluded.)

Again as noted in other previous posts, DELAY time and HOLD time are apples and oranges, two entirely different creatures.

 

[436isthe1]

A 3 second DELAY time means the scanner will remain on a channel for 3 seconds after carrier drops, to allow for additional traffic on the channel. After that 3 seconds of no carrier, the scanner moves on to what is next.

(A NEGATIVE DELAY means the scanner will resume scanner after the interval, even if the conversation hasn't concluded.)

Again as noted in other previous posts, DELAY time and HOLD time are apples and oranges, two entirely different creatures.

yes I know all of this.