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[Kitn1mcc]

I used the video on your tube to get the radio up and running on the local site.
Here is question 1
I am trying to setup a custom scan group. I found it in rpm and started putting it together but how do have it scan that list and not the current system.

2nd how do I load up the rest of the sites. The ct state system has multi sites. On the apx I just loaded them all up and it worked. But with rhe this radio it seems it needs a nac for system/site . How do I set it up to roam

 

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For the custom scan, it needs to be set to Enhanced CC.

For the rest of the sites, let the radio do the work:

• Turn on Enhanced CC
• Enter all control channels (CCs) in the Trunked Sets
• Go to Options > Scan Options > Band Hunt Interval and set it to 0

If you don’t set it to 0, the radio can sometimes enter Band Hunt and ignore the System ID, using only the WACN to find a network. For example:

• Network A (Motorola) uses WACN BEE00
• Network B (Motorola) also uses WACN BEE00

If the radio goes into Band Hunt, it may decide “Network B is in my Band Hunt range” and lock onto it simply because it shares the same WACN.

This is why Band Hunt works better on Harris systems Trunking Systems, Harris typically uses unique WACNs, and the feature was designed to operate within a WACN. Motorola systems commonly use BEE00, which can cause conflicts like the example above.

PS: If you need help feel free to PM me.

 

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Oh I should add, unless its a Harris Network, you can ignore Band Hunt Data, you can configure it but it wont do anything if you disable the feature in the Scan Options

Preferred systems you can set up and it will do the decisions but its not required.

 

[Kitn1mcc]

maybe i am not setting it up right, everything i want to listen to are on the same system. but i want to seperate the zones/groups and chose what scans
example
state police
my local county . should i do this as zones or groups

 

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Talk-groups are Groups.
Systems are basically Harris “Zones” (same concept, different naming).
So if you want them separate you make separate Systems.

Also: triple-check, then double-triple-check your programming before you write it to the radio.

And just to be clear: the advice I’m giving is for educational purposes only. I’m not responsible if you program something you shouldn’t or use it in a way you shouldn’t.

 

[wa8pyr]

maybe i am not setting it up right, everything i want to listen to are on the same system. but i want to seperate the zones/groups and chose what scans
example
state police
my local county . should i do this as zones or groups

We need to make sure you’re getting the terminology right; are you referring to a “system” in the radio, or an actual radio system out in the world (which for this purpose would be better called a “network”)?

In a Harris radio, a “system” is the thing that gathers all the pieces (control channel lists, group lists, ICall lists, scan lists, etc) together so you can use the network.

In older Harris radios, a system also defined the “zone” the user saw, but in the M7300 and newer radios, you can have zones which contain groups from different systems.

So, if you want scan lists based on zones, use a dedicated system for each zone, and a dedicated scan list for each system.

However, if you’re trying to use zones containing groups from different systems and want to scan those, you need to use Custom Scan. I’ll have to check where you enable that, been awhile.

Also: triple-check, then double-triple-check your programming before you write it to the radio.

And just to be clear: the advice I’m giving is for educational purposes only. I’m not responsible if you program something you shouldn’t or use it in a way you shouldn’t.

Ditto.