ic r20 newbie head bursting need heeeeeeeelp.

[rollingthunder]

hi folks just joined the site and just bought yesterday the above scanner and never owned or seen a scanner bfore and wish i hadnt lol . i just cant get my head around how to program freqs into it getting nowhere would it be easier to buy the software and do it via my laptop.

i.e for the air band 118 to 137 do i have to put every freq inbetween or just put in 118 to 137 and just scan between the two freqs.

all help urgently needed.

regards.

gus robertson.

scotland u.k.

 

[racin06]

hi folks just joined the site and just bought yesterday the above scanner and never owned or seen a scanner bfore and wish i hadnt lol . i just cant get my head around how to program freqs into it getting nowhere would it be easier to buy the software and do it via my laptop.

i.e for the air band 118 to 137 do i have to put every freq inbetween or just put in 118 to 137 and just scan between the two freqs.

all help urgently needed.

regards.

gus robertson.

scotland u.k.

Welcome to the board and greetings from Indiana. You have purchased an excellent receiver. The R20 is awesome on the air bands.

First of all, I would recommend software to program your R20. Much easier.

In order to scan between two frequencies, you want to use one of the 24 scanned edges (0-23). However, I would obtain (many sources on the Web) the civilian and military air frequencies for your area and enter those into your R20. I have approximately 400 air band frequencies in my R20. Also, be sure and assign a text tag to each frequency for future identification.

 

[rollingthunder]

thanks very much for the reply i have been involved for years with radios mainly sideband for dx my current rad is the excellent delta force magnum but with the 11 year skip cycle at a low i thought i would try a scanner and the icom ic r 20 was my first choice good quality and good features but when i opned the manual i thought where the hell do start and what do all the abbreviations mean scan edges,banks,e.tc i am out of my depth here.if want the air freqs do i have to input every freq between 118 aqnd 137 or just 118 and 137 and just scan between the two with a little maybe a lot of help from the likes of you guys i will get there eventualy once again thank you.
gus robertson.

scotland.