Relm KNG series questions

[rja1]

Thinking about a Relm KNG P150 radio for two reasons. First, I'm in NY & scanners are illegal in a motor vehicle. I'll use this as a two meter transceiver & that should cover section 397 of NY VTL...... Or maybe not, the law is poorly written & open to interpretation. Next, I want to use it in non affiliate mode to listen to a
VHF Motorola statewide P25 trunked system, not LSM (not LE). Will this radio actually scan the system, or stop on the first active CC & sit there forever, like my G5's do? I'm done with Unidens.......My ICOM R30, loaded with voice channels & ACC's hears more comms than my HP-1, HP-2, SDS100, 396XT, 996T, PSR 800 and 996XT combined

The system has 38 sites statewide & I can hear 2 or three from my qth. With an external antenna, I can hear about 7 or 8 sites. I guess Relm made this available so first responders could listen in on situations that involved multiple jurisdictions. So who has one of these & uses it to monitor a P25 trunked system? How do you like it? All opinions welcome!

Tnx & 73,
Bob

 

[IAmSixNine]

Do you have all of the sites programmed into your G5?
If you want to monitor a specific site you need to program that system with just the site info. So if your near 2 sites make 2 completely different systems, 1 with each of the sites you wish to monitor.

I have a KNG2-P800 and yes it monitors trunking systems perfectly with non affiliate scan as the software has RX only option.
You do have the option to lock on specific sites. I have to do this with a few agencies i monitor. Once you enable site lock, then you can do a site search and pick the one you want to park on. I am assuming it works the same way on VHF as its still P25 trunking.
The G5 should still work great for you other then the VHF antenna being internal.
Perhaps some tweaking of how you set up that system in the PPS is necessary.

Overall i am happy with mine. Accessories are harder to find since the radios are not as popular.
Just like Motorola they need to have the Trunking P25 Phase 1 and Phase 2 options enabled.