icom 2821 d

[rich1125]

im new to icom im trying to set up scan mode can someone please guide me the instructions are tricky , and im lost thanks rich.

 

[rapidcharger]

What are you trying to do and what problems are you having?
Also keep in mind with that series, when they're scanning, they just say "scan" on the display. The display doesn't show the channels rapidly changing.
Also you might get more help if this is moved to the the ICOM LMR room.

 

[rich1125]

im trying to set up scan and i cannot figure it out in programming i got the scan button added but all i see is a small smiley face under personality , but its not picking up traffic.

 

[rich1125]

and it just say scan on or off does not stay on screen just needed a little guidance.

 

[bbo14]

im new to icom im trying to set up scan mode can someone please guide me the instructions are tricky , and im lost thanks rich.

I have an ICF2721D (same radio without keypad and including front panel speaker). When you say it "goes on and off" are you trying to scan with the microphone off-hook? Unless you program for off-hook scan, it won't scan with the mic off-hook. also, have you programmed the frequencies you want to scan into a scanlist? I don't have my programming computer on right now, but if you'll answer these questions, plus list all the symptoms of your problem, I'll open it up later and try to bore in and give more specific steps to get you going.

 

[rich1125]

i meant scan goes on and off with button but no channels will pick up but are in scan list im lost.

 

[bbo14]

What type of frequencies are programmed in? Commercial/public safety or ham? If the latter, have you stopped scan, put the radio on one frequency and keyed up a transmitter nearby (handheld works nicely if you don't have a service monitor) to see if the radio hears it? If it hears a weak signal, then that steers you to scan programming instead of frequency programming. If not, are there subaudible tones set for receive (CTCSS, DCS, etc)?

What software are you using? Give me the Rev. level. I hope you are using the older level and not 3.0 s/w. 3.0 s/w will not allow wideband so ham programming is out of the question unless you went to an Icom dealer and got the "exception" document that allows wideband.

Have you tried programming a ZONE, and then putting all 7 weather channels in it and enabling SCAN? It should stop on the first one it can hear. If you have more than one that the radio can hear, you can cycle thru them.

Provide a little more info and it will help narrow this problem down.

Bob

 

[WRJL600]

What type of frequencies are programmed in? Commercial/public safety or ham? If the latter, have you stopped scan, put the radio on one frequency and keyed up a transmitter nearby (handheld works nicely if you don't have a service monitor) to see if the radio hears it? If it hears a weak signal, then that steers you to scan programming instead of frequency programming. If not, are there subaudible tones set for receive (CTCSS, DCS, etc)?

What software are you using? Give me the Rev. level. I hope you are using the older level and not 3.0 s/w. 3.0 s/w will not allow wideband so ham programming is out of the question unless you went to an Icom dealer and got the "exception" document that allows wideband.

Have you tried programming a ZONE, and then putting all 7 weather channels in it and enabling SCAN? It should stop on the first one it can hear. If you have more than one that the radio can hear, you can cycle thru them.

Provide a little more info and it will help narrow this problem down.

Bob

I am having the same issue. Programmed with CS-70/1700 Revision 2.2 450.000 frequency range.
Cant figure out how to scan.
Button 0 = scan A
button 1 = scan b
button 2 = add/delete scan
button 3 = pr ch 1
button 4 = zone

Scan a long press then choose scan list then 0 again - nothing happens i have something programmed wrong in programming or dont know how to work it or the most likely problem is both.

 

[12dbsinad]

I'll start with the basics... do you have your mic button grounded?

 

[WRJL600]

I'll start with the basics... do you have your mic button grounded?

Yes i do. In the programing, is there something that tells what all the different modes do?