SDS150: No reception on assigned channels

[fyrboy]

I reprogrammed my 150 three times, with tweaks each time, with Sentinel and remain unable to receive any trunked units unless they transmit on their respective dispatch channel. City & county use P25 - one’s Phase 1, the other’s Phase 2. All are in one FL. Thanks for the help.
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[Chris0516]

I reprogrammed my 150 three times, with tweaks each time, with Sentinel and remain unable to receive any trunked units unless they transmit on their respective dispatch channel. City & county use P25 - one’s Phase 1, the other’s Phase 2. All are in one FL. Thanks for the help.
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Have you enabled the Service Types?

 

[fyrboy]

Have you enabled the Service Types?

Yes.

 

[jasonhouk]

Could you please provide links to the systems you are trying to monitor, along with the specific area or location where this monitoring is taking place?

This appears to be a question typically found on the Florida forms.
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[Chris0516]

Yes.

What systems?

 

[fyrboy]

Buncombe County,

Could you please provide links to the systems you are trying to monitor, along with the specific area or location where this monitoring is taking place?

This appears to be a question typically found on the Florida forms.
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What systems?

Buncombe County/Asheville, NC

 

[dmfalk]

Let's see....

Asheville Trunking System, Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

Buncombe County Trunking System, Asheville, North Carolina

Buncombe County Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

See all those DE's and TE's in the talkgroups? They're all encrypted. Sorry!

 

[fyrboy]

Let's see....

Asheville Trunking System, Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

Buncombe County Trunking System, Asheville, North Carolina

Buncombe County Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

See all those DE's and TE's in the talkgroups? They're all encrypted. Sorry!

I monitor only fire/ems, which are unencrypted in each system.

 

[Chris0516]

Buncombe County,


Buncombe County/Asheville, NC

This: https://North Carolina VIPER Counties Verified

Says this: Backup to the county P25 system. Used primarily by Mission Hospital RTS & MAMA.

For Buncombe County

The City of Asheville is here: Asheville

 

[fyrboy]

This: https://North Carolina VIPER Counties Verified

Says this: Backup to the county P25 system. Used primarily by Mission Hospital RTS & MAMA.

For Buncombe County

The City of Asheville is here: Asheville

Fire/EMS don't use VIPER. I'm monitoring each as I type. Receiving dispatch fine on their city/county systems. No reception for their units.

 

[dmfalk]

Let's try this: For those talkgroups, go into each and change NAC to "search", and see what happens.

 

[KevinC]

Let's try this: For those talkgroups, go into each and change NAC to "search", and see what happens.

I didn’t realize talk groups had NAC’s. Learn something new every day.

 

[fyrboy]

Let's try this: For those talkgroups, go into each and change NAC to "search", and see what happens.

"Search" applied for those allowing same.

 

[fyrboy]

Just received a city fd-dispatched channel!

 

[fyrboy]

Just received a county fd-dispatched channel. Thanks very much.

 

[dmfalk]

Sometimes, the NACs change from what's in the database, and can often be the culprit, after ensuring that service types are already engaged. Glad this helped!

 

[fyrboy]

Sometimes, the NACs change from what's in the database, and can often be the culprit, after ensuring that service types are already engaged. Glad this helped!

Have you enabled the Service Types?

Thanks again. I didn't know NAC from A-B-C, and barely knew service types "matter." Now, how do I get it to stop scanning, then re-start?

 

[dmfalk]

I assume you mean a hold on the particular talkgroup, in this case.... See at the bottom where the words align with the three keys immediately under the screen? Those can hold onto a system or the channel/talkgroup you're currently listening to. You hit the button under which hold you want. This would most likely be the rightmost one. Hit it again to resume scanning.

 

[fyrboy]

I assume you mean a hold on the particular talkgroup, in this case.... See at the bottom where the words align with the three keys immediately under the screen? Those can hold onto a system or the channel/talkgroup you're currently listening to. You hit the button under which hold you want. This would most likely be the rightmost one. Hit it again to resume scanning.

Yep. Thanks again.

 

[dmfalk]

Here's a video that explains holding on a channel or system on an SDS scanner. (It's for the SDS100, but works the same on an SDS150.)