Minitor III and IV

[nick223]

Have a question on how to set up the Minitor III and IV's. I have both pagers and they are both 2 channels

my question is im trying to set up the 4 switches

A is medic 911 page and all call (duty off)
B is medic All call (duty on)

i need a switch where i can scan both channels to have it alert but i dont want the channel to be open like a scanner is there a way to do this i tried scan and the channels are left open i tried monitor and the channel is open is there a way i can have it monitor both channels and just have it alert when tones are recieved and not have the channel be open to hear everything?

 

[gewecke]

I have a minitor v,and I leave it on D position. I can monitor both dispatch and county and it will still record.
n9zas

 

[wspicer]

On the minitor 3 & 4 you only have basic scan, where it scans both channels if it picks up traffic on ch 1 it opens and you hear everything, it latches on ch 1 until it drops the carrier squelch and then resumes scanning, so if you get knocked out on ch 2 while it is latched to ch1 you will miss whatever is on ch2, the Minitor 5 has a new scan called silent scan where it scans both channels and only opens on a valid tone set.

 

[mountedmedic]

I agree with the above. If its an option, upgrading to the minitor 5 for all the features is a worth it. I just recently upgraded to a minitor 5 and enjoy the extras.

 

[gralston73]

In 2013 when everything must be converted to Narrowband...the III's and IV's will no longer work. They receive Wideband only...

 

[mojo3120]

In 2013 when everything must be converted to Narrowband...the III's and IV's will no longer work. They receive Wideband only...

Not entirely true....that's what the Motorola salesman want you to think. Wideband pager should still receive a narrowband signal. I've talked to multiple people that have confirmed this.

 

[gralston73]

Wideband pager should still receive a narrowband signal.

That's true, it may still receive. However, just like a two-way radio that is not narrowband capable, the audio will be messed up and the ability to correctly decode tones could be compromised. Why risk it?????

 

[aconway]

The old minitors will still work with narrowband even though they are made for wide-band! The only problem is the sound won't be as loud.

 

[esfd283]

Narrowband

Our county has recently switched over to a new narrowband paging system and most of the pagers in the field are still in wideband mode. We are only noticing a lower level audio. We have not had any reports of missed pages etc. The county will be reprogramming all the Minitor V's to narrowband in the near future. You are in much better shape having a pager in wideband receiving narrowband then vice versa.

 

[melekec]

minitor's

Have a question on how to set up the Minitor III and IV's. I have both pagers and they are both 2 channels

my question is im trying to set up the 4 switches

A is medic 911 page and all call (duty off)
B is medic All call (duty on)

i need a switch where i can scan both channels to have it alert but i dont want the channel to be open like a scanner is there a way to do this i tried scan and the channels are left open i tried monitor and the channel is open is there a way i can have it monitor both channels and just have it alert when tones are recieved and not have the channel be open to hear everything?

All you have to do is put your pager in channel D and it should scan the way you want it because sometimes i have my pager in channel D for scan. Email me if you need help . melekec@yahoo.com

 

[W4JLR]

I know its an old post, But how did this turn out?

 

[ASTRO2001]

Minitor iii and iv narrowband

I just tested a wideband pager with a Narrowband transmit and it set the pager off and the audio didn't see much change at all so you Motorola Minitor III & IV are fine after 2013 also I did the test over 20 times and the out come was the same.

 

[SCPD]

When it comes to narrowbanding you dont have to buy new pagers even if there not narrowband, The narrowbanding is for freqs that you Transmit on only if you have a freq that is used for Recieving tone outs then theres no need to buy narrowband pagers your wideband will work fine...If you have any questions please ask.