Detection of End Codes
Montgomery County Maryland is in the process of rebanding, and several of us have encountered the problem that, after the end of a transmission, the repeater hangs open. So the scanner stays on the talk group of the previous transmission, and the next transmission that grabs that RF frequency is rendered by the scanner, but still showing the talk group of the previous transmission. The worst case is when camped on a desired talkgroup, there will be a transmission intended for that TG but then followed by transmissions for random TGs. The repeater hangs open for 30 to 60 seconds.
On the Metro Washington Scanner reflector, one person reported this:
I am not having the problem of "hanging" channels on my 396T, however the HP-1 is really crappy when it comes to the hanging channels. I can hear a call on 7A, it will hang open and I can hear a public works unit and dispatcher talking, then a police call, all the while it is still TG 7A that is open! The HP-1 wont tell me which frequncy it is listening to, like the 396T does.
I have the end code and digital end code selections "on" in the 396, so when it hears one, it resumes scanning. The HP-1 does not have that capability to select or deselect end codes.
Does Win500 have the capability to process the end codes for my Pro-197?