I have been searching the forums and google and haven't really found what I'm looking for so I will try here to address it as simply as I can.
I recently upgraded from an 396xt to a hp436bcd and got the dmr and nxdn upgrades, (don't ever pay the ridiculous price to have someone do it for you, it's way too easy). I use sentinel and proscan for programming and control. So here is my questions. In my area, (north west Minnesota) there are numerous dmr systems that have yet to be documented into the database. I now have a scanner that can do such a task however I am having great difficulty in programming and knowing how to program.
Using FCC Licenses I'm programming frequencies into my scanner using different systems and variations of different systems and have yet to have any real success. I realize that dmr tier 3 requires proper lcn ordering. One system that has grabbed my attention is a tier 3 system that has a control channel always broadcasting. It's a multi site system. Using custom searching in the range of the frequencies of the license I have found control channel, color code, and some of the frequencies used. yesterday while searching it seemed only one frequency was used all day (not the control channel however that was buzzing along all day). I am only 3 miles from the tower. I am confident that it is a tier 3 for many reasons. So, as simply as possible: under what kind of system would I program a dmr tier 3? TRBO? Do I program only license freqs or other ones that pop up in the search with same color code? Do I program the control channel only? Do I even program the control channel at all? I'm using LCN search feature on my 436 and It never completes its job. I save it and download it and examine them and i have differing lcns each time. It's not like I'm a beginner here, I've been doing this for 20 years. I'm curious and I'm sure that others are as well and looking for answers from a knowledgeable person who's not condescending. Thank you
PS, tips on other types of dmr systems would be helpful as well.
I recently upgraded from an 396xt to a hp436bcd and got the dmr and nxdn upgrades, (don't ever pay the ridiculous price to have someone do it for you, it's way too easy). I use sentinel and proscan for programming and control. So here is my questions. In my area, (north west Minnesota) there are numerous dmr systems that have yet to be documented into the database. I now have a scanner that can do such a task however I am having great difficulty in programming and knowing how to program.
Using FCC Licenses I'm programming frequencies into my scanner using different systems and variations of different systems and have yet to have any real success. I realize that dmr tier 3 requires proper lcn ordering. One system that has grabbed my attention is a tier 3 system that has a control channel always broadcasting. It's a multi site system. Using custom searching in the range of the frequencies of the license I have found control channel, color code, and some of the frequencies used. yesterday while searching it seemed only one frequency was used all day (not the control channel however that was buzzing along all day). I am only 3 miles from the tower. I am confident that it is a tier 3 for many reasons. So, as simply as possible: under what kind of system would I program a dmr tier 3? TRBO? Do I program only license freqs or other ones that pop up in the search with same color code? Do I program the control channel only? Do I even program the control channel at all? I'm using LCN search feature on my 436 and It never completes its job. I save it and download it and examine them and i have differing lcns each time. It's not like I'm a beginner here, I've been doing this for 20 years. I'm curious and I'm sure that others are as well and looking for answers from a knowledgeable person who's not condescending. Thank you
PS, tips on other types of dmr systems would be helpful as well.
