Scanning Salem Co. w/ a Pro-97/Pro-164

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policefreak

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Hello. I tried to program the Salem Co. TRS on my Pro-164, and had trouble doing so. I also saw another person have the same problem and they asked on the RadioShack forum, but nobody answered up.
I put in all the Control channels in the frequency bank, programmed them as Motorola frequencies. I also programmed the Motorola system as a UHF and put in the base and offset information. I also programmed some talkgroups into the banks. When I scan the system I get nothing, no transmissions, audio, frequencies or talkgroups. When I press the MAN button, I receive a strong signal on the control channel (surprising for being so far away!! :]) and the system ID. But no talkgroup numbers or transmissions. That is even while I had the BCD396T next to me also scanning the system, so I knew there was traffic on the system. What am I doing wrong? }:>( Does anyone scanning the system with a Pro-164/Pro-97 know how to do it?
 

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The Pro-164 has a KNOWN issue with Motorola Type-II systems that are at or close to 500 MHz.

I did a 164 setup for my buddy's niece, and it wouldn't receive the Somerset County TRS either. RS is taking way too damn long to fix this with a firmware upgrade!
 

ayaresr

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Radio Shack has the firmware upgrade, just has not been posted online yet. I will attempt to get on our district manager about it Friday. It affects both the Pro 163 and 164. I was having the same issues, so let me look into it and get back to you guys.

EDIT: The Pro 97 does work on this system just fine.
Ryan
 
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