Icom IC-F521 programming: scanning stops after 30 seconds

[W7EKB]

This HAS to be something simple,but I cannot figure out what it is. Obviously, I have got something set incorrectly. After pushing the SCAN START/STOP button, which is P0, the word "SCANNING" appears for exactly 30 seconds, then the rig reverts to the channel it was last set to, and so far I cannot tell that it is actually scanning or not, but it doesn't appear to be.

In Key & Display Assign, I have P0 programmed to SCAN A START/STOP and BANK
in SCAN LIST, I have LIST 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, all with M1(NORMAL) and the word SCANNING on the same line as LIST 1
In SCAN SETTING, I have STEP 5.000, RESUME 3.000, FAST SCAN 0.04, SLOW SCAN 0.3, POWER ON OFF.

In each bank, after each entry, I have in SCAN LIST, the number of that bank.

From this info, can anyone tell me why 1) scanning stops after 30 seconds, and 2) why the scanning function does NOT appear to be actually listening for a signal on any channel ?

I suspect that the reason scanning appears to stop after 30 seconds is that I have something not set correctly so that the scan function is not actually activating.

Ken Gordon W7EKB
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[W7EKB]

OK. I found out why we are not scanning: the microphone must be grounded to the radio. Works very well now.

Ken W7EKB

 

[ramal121]

Common gotcha. Look at Hanger Action>Scan under Key and Display.

 

[W7EKB]

Common gotcha. Look at Hanger Action>Scan under Key and Display.

Thank you. That fixed it....and helped me understand the scanning function better. It works somewhat differently from most other scanning functions in other radios. Once understood and implemented correctly, it works superbly. It is very fast. My users, many of whom are in our local Search and Rescue groups, are quite pleased with it.

Also, the only microphones which start the scan when grounded are those with a "button" type hanger on the back of the mic. Those with a flat perforated metal hanger don't work.

Ken Gordon W7EKB