I’m new to the SDS100 and have a question that hopefully one of you could answer. I have been able to create a Favorite using a range of frequencies. I would like to create a Favorite using a list of specific frequencies but I haven’t been able to do that. Is that possible? Am I missing something? I would appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks in advance.
Best practice here is to give enough information so that others can help.
Do you have Sentinel installed and working?
Did you use Sentinel to program the favorite list you now have?
What are you trying to program (the "list of specific frequencies").
Are they conventional or trunking?
Help us to help you.
Do you have Sentinel installed and working?
Did you use Sentinel to program the favorite list you now have?
What are you trying to program (the "list of specific frequencies").
Are they conventional or trunking?
Help us to help you.
Welcome to the RR forums. Here are some excerpts from the easier to read manuals we often refer members to for FAQs:
Uniden Sentinel is available for free for your programming & firmware updating needs. Its easier to read manual is linked here. Only drawback to Sentinel, particularly with trunked radio systems as far as favorites list building goes is that it imports every site and talkgroup on a given system and then you have to go through the favorites list and remove what you don't want. I strongly recommend Proscan over Sentinel for favorites list building as Proscan allows you to pick and choose only the site(s) and talkgroup(s) you're interested in hearing without the need to remove everything else you don't need. You get a 30 day free trial you can use to create your favorites lists and after the 30 days elapses, $50.00 gets you two activations. Only prerequisite is a RR premium subscription which you have already.
Your county operates on the trunked radio linked below. Talkgroups designated as modes "A" and "D" on said system can be monitored. Mode "DE" talkgroups are fully encrypted and cannot be monitored. "De", lowercase "e" are partially encrypted meaning some communications can be monitored but not others.
If these terms seem foreign to you I'd suggest having a read at the trunking basics wiki linked below to get you up to speed on the terminology. As previously mentioned, specific info goes a long way here when asking a question but I hope the aforementioned info will help get you on the right path
wiki.radioreference.com
Uniden Sentinel is available for free for your programming & firmware updating needs. Its easier to read manual is linked here. Only drawback to Sentinel, particularly with trunked radio systems as far as favorites list building goes is that it imports every site and talkgroup on a given system and then you have to go through the favorites list and remove what you don't want. I strongly recommend Proscan over Sentinel for favorites list building as Proscan allows you to pick and choose only the site(s) and talkgroup(s) you're interested in hearing without the need to remove everything else you don't need. You get a 30 day free trial you can use to create your favorites lists and after the 30 days elapses, $50.00 gets you two activations. Only prerequisite is a RR premium subscription which you have already.
Your county operates on the trunked radio linked below. Talkgroups designated as modes "A" and "D" on said system can be monitored. Mode "DE" talkgroups are fully encrypted and cannot be monitored. "De", lowercase "e" are partially encrypted meaning some communications can be monitored but not others.
Anne Arundel County (P16) Trunking System, Various, Maryland
Anne Arundel County (P16) Trunking System Profile
www.radioreference.com
If these terms seem foreign to you I'd suggest having a read at the trunking basics wiki linked below to get you up to speed on the terminology. As previously mentioned, specific info goes a long way here when asking a question but I hope the aforementioned info will help get you on the right path
Trunking Basics - The RadioReference Wiki
Sorry, I’m new to RR as well as the SDS100. I do have Sentinel installed and working i did use Sentinel to program the favorites I have now. I programmed a couple of favorites of frequency ranges using Sentinel. These weren’t anything special, just trying to learn. I wanted to try a list o frequencies that I believe are conventional. They are just a list of air traffic frequencies in my area.For example
KBWI tower 119.400
Potomac approach 124.550
Potomac approach (BUFFR sector) 133.850
etc.
The complete list has about 15 frequencies.
Hope this helps make my question clearer. Thanks.
tvengr
Well Known Member
Are these conventional frequencies or talkgroups on a trunked system? If it is a trunked system, you need to have the system in ID Scan. In ID Scan, you will receive only the talkgroups you have programmed. In ID Search, you will receive every talkgroup on the system. While scanning a trunked system, press the scroll knob and then E to toggle between ID Search and ID Scan. In Sentinel, click on a system and then the Options tab. ID Search should be Off for ID Scan and On for ID Search. The KBWI frequencies are conventional. The Modulation is AM. Here is a list of ATC frequencies for BWI Airport: The ATIS frequency will need to have an Avoid. It is a continuous transmission with airport info.
| 119.400 | BWI Tower VHF |
| 257.800 | BWI Tower UHF |
| 121.900 | BWI Ground VHF |
| 120.200 | BWI Grnd Alt VHF |
| 377.075 | BWI Ground UHF |
| 118.050 | BWI Clear Deliv |
| 122.950 | BWI Unicom |
| 127.800 | BWI ATIS |
| 119.000 | Pot App/Dep VHF |
| 119.700 | Pot App/Dep VHF |
| 124.550 | Pot App/Dep VHF |
| 125.525 | Pot App/Dep VHF |
| 128.700 | Pot App/Dep VHF |
| 282.275 | Pot App/Dep UHF |
| 290.475 | Pot App/Dep UHF |
| 307.900 | Pot App/Dep UHF |
| 317.425 | Pot App/Dep UHF |
| 121.500 | Aero Emerg VHF |
| 243.000 | Aero Emerg UHF |
Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) (Anne Arundel County) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) (Anne Arundel County)
www.radioreference.com
Anne Arundel County has fully transitioned to their new P25 system so the OP should add it to their programming rather than the P16 system:Welcome to the RR forums. Here are some excerpts from the easier to read manuals we often refer members to for FAQs:
Uniden Sentinel is available for free for your programming & firmware updating needs. Its easier to read manual is linked here. Only drawback to Sentinel, particularly with trunked radio systems as far as favorites list building goes is that it imports every site and talkgroup on a given system and then you have to go through the favorites list and remove what you don't want. I strongly recommend Proscan over Sentinel for favorites list building as Proscan allows you to pick and choose only the site(s) and talkgroup(s) you're interested in hearing without the need to remove everything else you don't need. You get a 30 day free trial you can use to create your favorites lists and after the 30 days elapses, $50.00 gets you two activations. Only prerequisite is a RR premium subscription which you have already.
Your county operates on the trunked radio linked below. Talkgroups designated as modes "A" and "D" on said system can be monitored. Mode "DE" talkgroups are fully encrypted and cannot be monitored. "De", lowercase "e" are partially encrypted meaning some communications can be monitored but not others.
Anne Arundel County (P16) Trunking System, Various, Maryland
Anne Arundel County (P16) Trunking System Profilewww.radioreference.com
If these terms seem foreign to you I'd suggest having a read at the trunking basics wiki linked below to get you up to speed on the terminology. As previously mentioned, specific info goes a long way here when asking a question but I hope the aforementioned info will help get you on the right path
Trunking Basics - The RadioReference Wiki
Anne Arundel County (P25) Trunking System, Various, Maryland
Anne Arundel County (P25) Trunking System Profile
www.radioreference.com
Hm OK. Database needs some TLC then as it still shows P16 as primary...Anne Arundel County has fully transitioned to their new P25 system so the OP should add it to their programming rather than the P16 system:
Anne Arundel County (P25) Trunking System, Various, Maryland
Anne Arundel County (P25) Trunking System Profilewww.radioreference.com
Also, YouTube has great videos on how to program Favorite Lists using Sentinel.
Thank you very much for your reply. I haven’t had a chance to fully go through all the information you provided but it sure looks like it’s full of a lot of information and in a much easier format than the Uniden information. Thanks again. I’m sure I will learn a lot.Welcome to the RR forums. Here are some excerpts from the easier to read manuals we often refer members to for FAQs:
Uniden Sentinel is available for free for your programming & firmware updating needs. Its easier to read manual is linked here. Only drawback to Sentinel, particularly with trunked radio systems as far as favorites list building goes is that it imports every site and talkgroup on a given system and then you have to go through the favorites list and remove what you don't want. I strongly recommend Proscan over Sentinel for favorites list building as Proscan allows you to pick and choose only the site(s) and talkgroup(s) you're interested in hearing without the need to remove everything else you don't need. You get a 30 day free trial you can use to create your favorites lists and after the 30 days elapses, $50.00 gets you two activations. Only prerequisite is a RR premium subscription which you have already.
Your county operates on the trunked radio linked below. Talkgroups designated as modes "A" and "D" on said system can be monitored. Mode "DE" talkgroups are fully encrypted and cannot be monitored. "De", lowercase "e" are partially encrypted meaning some communications can be monitored but not others.
Anne Arundel County (P16) Trunking System, Various, Maryland
Anne Arundel County (P16) Trunking System Profilewww.radioreference.com
If these terms seem foreign to you I'd suggest having a read at the trunking basics wiki linked below to get you up to speed on the terminology. As previously mentioned, specific info goes a long way here when asking a question but I hope the aforementioned info will help get you on the right path
Trunking Basics - The RadioReference Wiki
This is exactly the type of list that I would like to make as a Favorite. Can you point me in the right direction to learn how to create a favorite like this? Thanks.
