Pro 164 Scanner / Trunking Help Needed

[JONATHANBOREAR]

Hello. I received a Radio Shack Pro 164 Trunking Scanner for
Christmas. I am an experienced scanner programmer and have no trouble
putting in the conventional frequencies. I am ready, however, to pull
my hair out while trying to put in the trunking ID's and frequencies.
I live in Huntsville,Alabama Madison County and we have the Motorola
Type II Smartnet. Any body have a clue how to do this
pleeeeeeeeeeeease help me. I will call who ever I need to. I will need step by step instructions It will all be very much appreciated.

Jonathan KD4MPW

 

[Steve]

Jonathan, I have a Pro 164 and will glad to if I can. We can handle by e-mail or here or if you prefer by PX. My e-mail addresses are tayl91@bellsouth.net or kd4lcy@bellsouth.net . Or send me your PX number by PM or e-mail and we can go from there. For me e-mail would be probably be better but we can try whatever.

 

[larryesq]

I need help too!!!

I also have a pro164 and have NO IDEA how to program for trunking. The user's guide is pretty useless. I am interested in the Dept. of Public Safety/Highway Patrol, Birmingham City PD, and Vestavia PD. Can you possibly go through the programming steps on this forum so I can benefit from it also?
Thanks.

 

[Steve]

larryesq, No problem but out of the three agencies you listed only Vestavia PD can be "trunk tracked" on your 164.
Birmingham PD and FD use a "digital" trunked system and the 164 only does "analog".
Dept of Public Safety/Highway Patrol uses "conventional" frequencies mainly not trunking (except in a very few areas). If nothing happens I will post "my version/interpretation" of trunk programming later today. Now the disclaimer for "my version/interpretation", my programming steps may not be exact by the "book/manual" but they work for me. You can also use the e-mail addresses listed above for contact if you wish.

 

[Steve]

Trunked system programming help

Attached are a Word file and a zipped file with "my" directions for programming a TRS into the Pro-164. I tried to keep it simple, direct and to the point. Hopefully I was successful. Now for the "Disclaimer", this file is "how I do it" and I hope it will help with the programming. Other may "do it" different but this method works for me. I did make it "general" and for all the trunking systems that the 164 can handle.

As always any questions (that I can answer), corrections and additions are indeed welcomed. I "used" the spell and grammar checking in Word but there are probably plenty of goofs left, so again C&A are welcomed.

 

[larryesq]

Great Info!

Thank you very much for the great info. I am VERY new to scanners/scanning and I need all the help I can get. I did program the conventional frequencies for the highway patrol today and will see if I can get the Vestavia trunked system programmed as well.

 

[medic9351301]

unless you are close to vestavia good luck their signal does not travel far

 

[rulitnow]

I bought this freakin cable from radio shacvk thinking it would program my scanner what the heck I'm more lost now then before I started tripple trunk 1000 channel bank this bank that what the hell help

 

[carocket]

Programing Edacs into RS Pro-164.

Hi Steve,
I just purchased the 164 last night and I too am having trouble putting in one Edacs Scat frequency I am able to listen to only one of the two frequencies. One has a loud noise on it until someone talks. I am attempting to program Miami Springs, Fl police. I looked at your word file but it did not help me as when I go to the program mode, it shows additional data on the screen. The book with the scanner is very poor for a novice. .
If you have any suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Dave
carocket64@gmail.com

809.93750
854.93750

P.S. I have one frequency in channel 902 & the other in 903.



Thanks

Attached are a Word file and a zipped file with "my" directions for programming a TRS into the Pro-164. I tried to keep it simple, direct and to the point. Hopefully I was successful. Now for the "Disclaimer", this file is "how I do it" and I hope it will help with the programming. Other may "do it" different but this method works for me. I did make it "general" and for all the trunking systems that the 164 can handle.

As always any questions (that I can answer), corrections and additions are indeed welcomed. I "used" the spell and grammar checking in Word but there are probably plenty of goofs left, so again C&A are welcomed.

 

[jmusic]

Attached are a Word file and a zipped file with "my" directions for programming a TRS into the Pro-164. I tried to keep it simple, direct and to the point. Hopefully I was successful. Now for the "Disclaimer", this file is "how I do it" and I hope it will help with the programming. Other may "do it" different but this method works for me. I did make it "general" and for all the trunking systems that the 164 can handle.

As always any questions (that I can answer), corrections and additions are indeed welcomed. I "used" the spell and grammar checking in Word but there are probably plenty of goofs left, so again C&A are welcomed.

i bought a pro 164 about a 1 1/2 years ago and just could not figure out trunking or set up my scanner for trunking. i have always owned scanners but this trunking thing was all new to me. after i read this and found out there was a cord at radio shack to do this i went and bought one and signed up for premium on this web site. 10 min. later i was trunking. thank you

 

[jmusic]

Hello. I received a Radio Shack Pro 164 Trunking Scanner for
Christmas. I am an experienced scanner programmer and have no trouble
putting in the conventional frequencies. I am ready, however, to pull
my hair out while trying to put in the trunking ID's and frequencies.
I live in Huntsville,Alabama Madison County and we have the Motorola
Type II Smartnet. Any body have a clue how to do this
pleeeeeeeeeeeease help me. I will call who ever I need to. I will need step by step instructions It will all be very much appreciated.

Jonathan KD4MPW

by the cord at radio shack and it will do it for you

 

[bamahandyman]

I just programmed my pro-163. And if not for the computer cord and the arc 300 software i would have been lost....but once i got that going and updated the firmware etc., it's now a breeze to to do or change,

 

[RyanMQ]

Pro 164

I had programmed my pro 164 no problem. Trunked for a month or so. Forgot about it. Setup some more banks and gave it to my dad to listen to. When I got the unit back. It wasn't trunking any more.

I have done a factory reset on the device and re-setup the local trunked systems, but still nothing. I have searched and searched for a resolution, which one lead me to do factory reset, but still nothing. Any ideas??