Scanning Strategy

[RakkFO]

I live in south west licking co and I got a 436HP about a month or so ago. I am using sentinel and ARC software to set up my favorites.

My question is is there a strategy to scanning all the different systems? Currently I have a Licking Co favorite with department 1 In MARCS IP then department 2 MARCS 3.5, then a conventional department for law and one for fire. Should I set up 2 favorites lists one for licking conventional then one for licking trunked?


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[W8RMH]

You should be able to put them all in one list and use quick keys to control therm. In my XT scanners I have the systems set up geographically (by county), so for example all systems in Licking County, MARCS, MARCS-IP, and conventional I have under the same system/site quick key for that county, with each agency controlled by a group quick key. This makes it easier too change as I travel and am able to monitor everything in that area.

Now my HP-2 doesn't have quick keys so I created a favorite list for each county and some specific areas/agencies of Franklin County. This makes it easier to enable/disable systems, less key strokes, which is quicker than avoiding/unavoiding them.

 

[RakkFO]

Ok thanks for the reply I did not know if switching systems in a favorite would slow down the scan vs having everything IP in a favorite and everything conventional in a favorite.

Now how far out do you set your sites for? If I enter all the IP sites and let the my location determine or do you load the sites?


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