pro-97 new rebanding questions

[brooks1]

i can program the new frequencies in, but i cant hold an id or program a id now , do i need to buy a newer scanner now since they rebanded, here in davis county, utah

 

[rdale]

Per the Rebanding Wiki, the Pro97 stops working on trunked, rebanded systems.

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Rebanding#Which_Scanners_Stop_Working.3F

Is that the model you are asking about?

 

[brooks1]

yes it is, ok so which would the best scanner be. to get from here on

 

[ka3jjz]

You might want to take a look at this article - any model number in green is expected to (some Uniden models haven't been updated yet) or are supporting rebanding. AFAIK the 97 isn't one of them...

http://utahradio.org/mediawiki/index.php/RadioReference_Portal

Just click on the model number to learn more about it 73 Mike

 

[qlajlu]

i can program the new frequencies in, but i cant hold an id or program a id now , do i need to buy a newer scanner now since they rebanded, here in davis county, utah

brooks1, if you would take this question to the Utah Forum, we would be thrilled to give you a big ole welcome and explain what happened in Davis County that has affected your scanning abilities and give you a "fix" for it.

Look forward to seeing your post in the Utah Forum.

 

[hcpholder]

That's weird! My Pro-97 is working fine with the newly "rebanded frequencies" in my area (Chattanooga/Hamilton Co., TN). No problem whatsoever! I know all of the references show that the Pro-97 would not work after rebanding. I guess I'm lucky, for the moment!

 

[brooks1]

ya mine kinda of works i can hear all the frequencies but i cant stop and listen to one channel, or should i say a i.d.

 

[qlajlu]

That's weird! My Pro-97 is working fine with the newly "rebanded frequencies" in my area (Chattanooga/Hamilton Co., TN). No problem whatsoever! I know all of the references show that the Pro-97 would not work after rebanding. I guess I'm lucky, for the moment!

I would like to know exactly which system you are listening to. It. Will. Not. Trunk-track. ...on a Motorola Type II 800MHz SmartZone system after rebanding unless the new frequencies being used DO NOT begin with 851, 852, or 853, AND have a "0" in the fourth decimal place of the frequency. Those are the frequencies that "legacy" scanners cannot "hear" without updated trunking tables.

With new CCs installed, legacy scanners (without upgrades) will trunk-track at approximately 20% ~ 80% DEPENDING on the rebanded frequencies. All frequencies can be entered as conventional frequencies and scanned as conventional frequencies, but "following" would be purely coincidental. According to the RR Wiki on the Pro-97, IT CANNOT BE UPGRADED! For Davis County, Utah, the Pro-97 will have to be replaced.

All of the rebanded frequencies in Davis County, Utah are of those described above except for two frequencies...and one of those is the CC which carries the data stream, no voice, and the other is the alternate CC. That pretty much locks out all legacy scanners from being able to trunk-track any conversations in Davis County, Utah, unless they are upgraded!