Home Patrol question

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

( probably the first of many LOL )

I received my Home Patrol earlier today, and I must say, so far it has been everything I hoped it would be...and then some. To say that this scanner is "amazing" would be an understatement. And I thought my BC346XT was sensitive; the HP1, I must say, has an even more sensitive "ear" than my 346. Sitting next to each other, it's picking up transmissions (especially on trunked systems) that are passing the 346 right on by. Anyway, I do have one question for now, although I may have more later, so please be patient with an HP1 noob.

Is there any way, short of temporarily avoiding the channel, to continue the scanning process? For example, the HP1 locks onto my local PD, but I don't want to hear them at that moment. On my 346, I can just press 'scan' and it continues the scanning process. Is there an equivalent of a 'scan' button somewhere in the menu of the HP1? I looked through the manual, but didn't see anything mentioned like that, nor was a search through past threads here successful.

Any information will be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

SSSG

 

[KD8HE]

it takes two key presses...right side menu button on the channel bar. then "next" fron the menu that appears.
Make sure you touch only the menu button or you will lock the channel (yellow bar indication)
Should do it

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

it takes two key presses...right side menu button on the channel bar. then "next" fron the menu that appears.
Make sure you touch only the menu button or you will lock the channel (yellow bar indication)
Should do it

D'oh!! I knew it had to be something so simple for me to be totally overlooking it.

Thank you!! I really appreciate it!

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

As a followup, I discovered quite by accident that if I tap the channel twice very quickly (lock/unlock), that that acts as sort of a 'scan' button. This actually works out better for me since, for right now at least, my somewhat fat fingers are having a difficult time with the touchscreen.

 

[t_shuffle]

I'm still hoping for a scan button in a future update.

 

[kc0net]

Home Patrol Question

Hey that is slick, never thought of it.
Thanks a lot.
Frank

 

[KD8HE]

cool..i'll try that also.
i run mine mobile about 99% of the time...could do that without looking

 

[t_shuffle]

It's never worked consistently for me. Sometimes it will move on, sometimes it just locks back on the same channel.

 

[KD8HE]

Agree...it seems to resume on the channel i wanted to avoid.
"channel menu" > "next" works every time.