Pro-95 Scanner & Trunking

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chrisandro

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can someone give me a hand or a walk tru on entering in trunked frequencys. Example using the win-95 programing software and cable.

My town uses a trunked system but I dont know what to enter. I put in 866.7375 but I just hear static.

I am so new at this please help!

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First, verify in the database here that your frequencies are correct, and that the Pro 95 will receive that type of system. Next, you will have to make sure that both the TYPE and CHANNEL are BOTH set to the type of trunked frequency that you are wanting to receive (MOT or ED). If you don't want to enter in all of the talkgroup IDs, run your scanner in "open" mode (a "+" will appear under each bank while scanning). If you enter the talkgroups you wish to hear, you can run it in "closed" mode (a "-" will appear under each bank while scanning). Closed mode helps prevent you from having to hear the water department and dog catcher.
 

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n4voxgill said:
now go to www.starrsoft.com and download WIN95, go to Radio Shack and buy the 20-289 computer cable and it will make your life so much easier in programing y0ur scanner. The WIN95 software is free. I wouldn't even think about programing these scanners by hand.

Read his post again. He already has Win95
 

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Okay how would I enter this with the Win95 software. My police dept is Port Washington

800 MHz - Port Washington (cars 680-694) - Uses Nassau County trunked system
155.610 - Port Washington (cars 680-694) - Old Frequency (PL 156.7)
154.890 - Port Washington (cars 680-694) - Old Frequency (PL 156.7)

County 800 MHz EDACS Radio System:

866.0125 - Nationwide Intersystem (Conventional)
866.5125 - Nationwide Intersystem (Conventional)
867.0125 - Nationwide Intersystem (Conventional)
867.5125 - Nationwide Intersystem (Conventional)
868.0125 - Nationwide Intersystem (Conventional)
866.1875 - Trunked System (1)
866.3375 - Trunked System (2)
866.5875 - Trunked System (3)
866.7375 - Trunked System (4)
866.8375 - Trunked System (5)
866.900 - Trunked System (6)
867.1125 - Trunked System (7)
867.175 - Trunked System (8)
867.900 - Trunked System (9)
868.175 - Trunked System (10 - Control)
868.425 - Trunked System (11)
868.575 - Trunked System (12)
868.725 - Trunked System (13)
868.650 - Trunked System (14)


04-083 - Port Washington PD Patrol 1
04-091 - Port Washington PD Patrol 2
04-092 - Port Washington PD Tactical
04-093 - Port Washington PD Detective
04-094 - Port Washington PD Narcotics
04-095 - Port Washington Administrative
04-096 - Port Washington Inter Agency


What do I do with this info? Where do I enter the 04-*** at

Thanks in advance for everything...Really!!!
 

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this is an edacs system. YOu must enter frequency 01 for channel 1, not channel 0 and on up until you have entered all 14 frequencies in channels 1 to 14 of a bank. Make sure you set the bank and each frequency to EDACS. Also click on close bank so you will only hear the talkgroups you enter.

Then go over to the talkgroup list and click on AFS, which mean Agency, Fleet and Sub-fleet. Enter on line 01 04-083 called PWPD Patrol 1 and keep entering.
 

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Thanks..So do I have to us this info too

155.610 - Port Washington (cars 680-694) - Old Frequency (PL 156.7)
154.890 - Port Washington (cars 680-694) - Old Frequency (PL 156.7)

Or this the 800 mhz frequencys?
 

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Okay, first lets get you in the right space. I don't know where you got your list, but I am going to refer to out information here on the web site. The Trunking Sytem you are trying to set up is The Nassau County Public Safety System
and the list that you have above seem right, but I didnt' check every frequency. (That's your job.) :D

Since you are using Win95 lets stick with that first, as the previous posters have said, you need to enter the 14 frequencies in what ever bank you are doing this in channels 01-14 and each frequency needs to be entered in its correct numbred slot as laid out in our frequency chart. Each frequency when entered needs to be set to EDACS and make sure the Delay, Atten, and LOut boxes are cleared for these 14 frequencies. Make sure you have used the Type pull-down box at the top of the page and set it to EDACS also. Just to the left of the ID List (on the right bottom of the window) you will see three buttons: DEC HEX and AFS. Click on the AFS button and you can enter the TG's as you have them listed. Understand the Pro-95 does not store AFS TG's nor does it display them, so make sure you put an ALPHA tag on the TG so you will recognize it. The Pro-95 stores TG's in DEC format only but the software will allow you to enter them as AFS for convience.

You can add any conventional frequencies (like that 155.610 you want) in the channels above 14 and set those individual channels to FM but leave the bank set to EDACS. Of course you can choose Delay or not on the conventionals. Don't forget to alpha-tag those conventional freqs so you know what you are hearing. Oh, the number at the end of line like 156.7 is the CTCSS tone which the 95 does not support so just ignore it.

Save the file, then upload to the scanner and you should be set to go.
 

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Thanks everyone especially loumaag but I have one last question?

The bottom right side I clicked AFS and there are 3 boxes

One says alpha tags next says ID and next says LOut

Where would I enter 04-083 - Port Washington PD Patrol 1


The space that says ID will only accept 4 digits so 04-083 wont fit


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chrisandro said:
Thanks everyone especially loumaag but I have one last question?
The bottom right side I clicked AFS and there are 3 boxes
One says alpha tags next says ID and next says LOut
Where would I enter 04-083 - Port Washington PD Patrol 1
The space that says ID will only accept 4 digits so 04-083 wont fit
thanks
If you set the bank to EDACS (with the drop down box up there at the top of the window (Type:)) and clicked the AFS button as I said, the ID column changes to the format "00-000" which you can see matches what you want to enter. If you are seeing "0000" and the AFS button is pushed in the top drop down box is set to "CONV" which is not "EDACS". The Alpha-Tag column is so you can put a name so you will recognize what TG is active, remember what I said about the Pro-95 and the way it stores TG's.
 

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Oh Okay I swiched each space next the the freqency Where it says RX to Edacs but I just noticed what you said about changing the puldown on top to EDACS too...Thanks I will let you know if it works

Chris
 

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chrisandro said:
Oh Okay I swiched each space next the the freqency Where it says RX to Edacs but I just noticed what you said about changing the puldown on top to EDACS too...Thanks I will let you know if it works

Chris

Chris

The pro95 Yahoo Group has a p95 file in the files section that might be what you are looking for. I will try and zip it and put it here for you to take a look at.

Randy
 

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I wouldn't even think about programing these scanners by hand.

haha. When I first got mine, I programmed in 4 complete trunking systems and well over 400 frequencies, everything with alpha tags. It took DAYS. :roll: :shock:
 
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