Am I the only one that has issues with simulcast on the G5? Everyone talks about how great it is but in my particular situation, It will work 1/4th of the time, I thought maybe it could be a location issue but I’m only a few miles from the site, it’s been pretty frustrating.
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Simulcast
- Thread starter Caleb6014
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Apparently you are the only one, so perhaps it is a different issue, not simulcast. The Unication pagers are designed to handle simulcast. It would help, for starters, if you share what site you are having issues with.
The system would help greatly too
Welcome to the RR forums. Specific info goes a long way to help us help you
What is the pager model, and which firmware version? There are a couple versions of firmware that have bugs, so it may be a simple fix.
Trying to monitor Hickory, NC PD simulcast which operates Harris skynet Hickory Public Safety Trunking System, Hickory, North Carolina
Model number: G5N66AB-SXVXENBX00UNI
Firmware: V2.02
Model number: G5N66AB-SXVXENBX00UNI
Firmware: V2.02
What issues are you having? No reception / out of range? garbled? in and out audio? Missed transmissions verified with SDS100?
Spitfire8520
I might be completely clueless! =)
According to the thread Hickory Police Active Again on P25, the linked P25 radio system is not Hickory's primary radio system. Their primary radio system is an unlisted OpenSky radio system that the G5 (and other radios/scanners) is not able to receive. That system is patched back to the linked P25 radio system, which is only active sometimes.
It is not a simulcast according to this post in Hickory Public Safety by a database administrator. It is a single site, which is supported by the information in the FCC license, so the situation has nothing to do with simulcast. I am not sure why the database administrator is aware that it is not a simulcast, but never updated the system to reflect the information.
It is not a simulcast according to this post in Hickory Public Safety by a database administrator. It is a single site, which is supported by the information in the FCC license, so the situation has nothing to do with simulcast. I am not sure why the database administrator is aware that it is not a simulcast, but never updated the system to reflect the information.
That firmware is correct for the model. There is mention of a new release, but it isn't available for download and there aren't any release notes posted yet.
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