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Hi all,
New scanner user here. Always been fascinated with radio, so I figured now is as good a time as any to get a scanner and delve deeper. I got a BCT8 TrunkTracker last week, and have enjoyed tuning in to ATC and FedEx frequencies... I work down on the ramp at FedEx, so it's interesting to hear what goes on when I'm not there, as well as the patter of FedEx planes going overhead.
Anyway, I'm attempting to program my BCT8 to follow the Shelby County trunk, as seen at:
http://radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=531
and
http://www.gbronline.com/jalexand69/hobbies/shelby.html
I can hear transmissions on 856.2125, and I had no trouble programming the 856-860.2125 frequencies in to trunk bank 1 on the BCT8. I've tried programming in the AFS codes as "Full EDACS IDs" (e.g. 02 - dot - 041 for dispatch, 02 - dot - 043 for Sheriff Records). When I try scanning the PVT TRUNK 1 bank, nothing comes up, even when there is activity on those frequencies in non-trunk mode.
Am I programming the EDACS talkgroups incorrectly? Can anyone point me in the right direction? I've re-read the manual several times and tried Googling for pertinent info, but it seems no one else in the Shelby/Memphis area has published any TrunkTracker programming help. I would welcome assistance from fellow Memphians.
Thanks!
-s
New scanner user here. Always been fascinated with radio, so I figured now is as good a time as any to get a scanner and delve deeper. I got a BCT8 TrunkTracker last week, and have enjoyed tuning in to ATC and FedEx frequencies... I work down on the ramp at FedEx, so it's interesting to hear what goes on when I'm not there, as well as the patter of FedEx planes going overhead.
Anyway, I'm attempting to program my BCT8 to follow the Shelby County trunk, as seen at:
http://radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=531
and
http://www.gbronline.com/jalexand69/hobbies/shelby.html
I can hear transmissions on 856.2125, and I had no trouble programming the 856-860.2125 frequencies in to trunk bank 1 on the BCT8. I've tried programming in the AFS codes as "Full EDACS IDs" (e.g. 02 - dot - 041 for dispatch, 02 - dot - 043 for Sheriff Records). When I try scanning the PVT TRUNK 1 bank, nothing comes up, even when there is activity on those frequencies in non-trunk mode.
Am I programming the EDACS talkgroups incorrectly? Can anyone point me in the right direction? I've re-read the manual several times and tried Googling for pertinent info, but it seems no one else in the Shelby/Memphis area has published any TrunkTracker programming help. I would welcome assistance from fellow Memphians.
Thanks!
-s