Jesta said:
I've read post on here and through the manual many times, but I am having trouble understanding how to program the trunked stuff. I am a complete newbie to trunking. Ok, I have a BC780XLT and I want to program in the data for this area:
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=TRSDB&sid=426
Ahh, Redmond.
The absolute EASIEST way is to get some software. There are lots of programs out there for programming the 780; and a serial cable is (relatively) cheap.... but, to do it the hard way.....
(I am doing this as I type it. I am going to use bank 7 (it is the only one empty in my scanner right now), but you cna use whatever bank you want.)
+ means to hold the key until you hear a double beep.
1. <3> <0> <1> <MAN>
2. 857.7625 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
3. 858.7625 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
4. 859.7625 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
5. 860.7625 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
6. 856.7625 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
7. 856.9375 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
8. 857.9375 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
9. 858.9375 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
10. 859.9375 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
11. 860.9375 <E> <TRUNK>+ <MAN>
When you press the TRUNK key until you hear the double beep, you should see a "M" light up right above the frequency.
This programs the system into the scanner so that you can trunk-track it.
You should now be able to press <TRUNK> <SCAN> <SEARCH> to hear trunked conversations.
There are more advanced features that can be programmed in using the SYSTEM menu, but this should at least get the system trunkable.
Once you've done that, (and are in TRUNK mode -- with a TRUNK lit up in the top line of the display), you can program talkgroups in almost as easily...
1. <MAN> <1> <1> <MAN>
2. 16 <E> <MAN>
3. 48 <E> <MAN>
YOu can assign the alpha-tags by going into the system menu.
joe
