PSR-800: PSR-800 Never Stops On DMR Talk Groups

[CanesFan95]

This is on a PSR-800 that has been "Eric Cottrelled" into a SW-1080 for DMR. When scanning a Capacity Plus system, the scanner never stops on talk groups, even though the system is busy with activity. Maybe I have it programmed wrong? I have a Wildcard! TG and Wildcard! PV Radio ID programmed in the scan list. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?

Thanks.

 

[Blackswan73]

If you had CPU 3.1, and firmware 4.6, your scanner is probably locked.

 

[CanesFan95]

Well, the scanner works on everything else though.

 

[bravo14]

Does it stop for a second than scan again? I notice on the search it won't stop at all I had to do some settings on radio.

 

[slicerwizard]

You just described the symptoms of Whistler's time bomb.

 

[CanesFan95]

Huh? What's that?

 

[KevinC]

Well, the scanner works on everything else though.

"Everything else" being other DMR stuff or something else?

 

[CanesFan95]

Everything else, as in EDACS, conventional, etc.

 

[KevinC]

Do you have CPU 3.1 and firmware 4.6 and is your date correct on the scanner?

 

[CanesFan95]

Do you have CPU 3.1 and firmware 4.6 and is your date correct on the scanner?

I believe I had the date correct, but went ahead and updated it to the computer's with the EZ Scan software just now. The CPU firmware is 3.8 and the DSP firmware is 3.0.

 

[CanesFan95]

Does it stop for a second than scan again? I notice on the search it won't stop at all I had to do some settings on radio.

What settings? No, it never stops at all. But if I manually browse and hold on a single talk group, you can hear the talk group just fine. But when I scan the system, it never stops.

 

[bravo14]

Have you try to put the Color Code in? According to the RRDB it shows 7 for color.

 

[CanesFan95]

I haven't tried the color code. I just left the DMR CC setting set to "Any", thinking that the scanner would stop on anything.

 

[bravo14]

I haven't tried the color code. I just left the DMR CC setting set to "Any", thinking that the scanner would stop on anything.

If Color Codes don't work maybe the LCN are incorrect? I would try the Color Code first than go from there.

 

[CanesFan95]

Am I right or wrong in saying that LCNs don't matter on GRE / Whistler scanners because of how their scanners don't properly follow the rest channel?

 

[bravo14]

Am I right or wrong in saying that LCNs don't matter on GRE / Whistler scanners because of how their scanners don't properly follow the rest channel?

Monday I can do a test on my psr800 see if it follows the lcn out of order. If you dsdplus fastlane you can get lcns and try that.

 

[CanesFan95]

Oh yes, I use DSD+ Fast Lane all the time (great program!) and have the LCNs figured out.

 

[bravo14]

Oh yes, I use DSD+ Fast Lane all the time (great program!) and have the LCNs figured out.

Awesome. I try to get it on my laptop took me awhile to get it going. I use it most on my desktop. I'm still working on a Con+ system where I'm at signal stinks.

 

[DJ11DLN]

I believe I had the date correct, but went ahead and updated it to the computer's with the EZ Scan software just now. The CPU firmware is 3.8 and the DSP firmware is 3.0.

Could be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that you need FW 4.4 or 4.5 to make DMR work. DSP 3.0 is fine. Whatever you do, don't install 4.6 or DSP 3.1. If you do it will get locked and it will cost extra to get it opened up again.

Do yourself a favor, send it in to Whistler and have the updates done to make it a WS-1080.

 

[Nasby]

Good advice about biting the bullet and sending it to Whistler. You will be able to take advantage of all their future upgrades.