Hey folks,
Just recently acquired a Whistler TRX-1 and I'm in Wake County. I had the unit pre-programmed for Wake and Mecklenburg counties. After receiving the unit, I quickly realized that the Wake Simulcast TRS system was NOT receiving any of the talkgroups. The unit was programmed by ZipScanners.
If you program the scanner by area (zip code or county) (either through the software or on the radio) it will NOT program the Wake County Simulcast system correctly.
Here's the fix (via the software, which is much easier)
Ensure that you are working in the correct V-Scanner folder, and go through normal procedure of populating a system and some talkgroups by using the "Library Import" tab.
1. Open your working V-Scanner folder, go to the Trunked Radio System tab.
2. (upper box) - highlight line with "Wake County Sim"
3. (lower part of page) - pick "Site Details"
4. Pick "Site 001" and you'll see 32 frequencies listed (in the lower right box). You'll want to remove all of the 32 frequencies and replace with the control channel(s).
- 853.7875
- 853.1500
- 853.5375
- 853.9625
On slots 5-32 (which should now be blank/zero) go ahead and lock those out.
5. Pick "Site 002" and you'll need to replace those 32 frequencies with these:
- 853.9250
- 853.4625
On slots 3-32 lock those out.
6. The system will automatically update the custom tables.
Should work like a charm now. I don't have experience to know if this will happen with other TRS systems, but this fix is required because most Motorola TRS systems won't accept over 32 frequencies (at least the software won't).
Marshall, feel free to update/correct/modify and/or move this post as required.
CFP-700
Raleigh, NC