Stationary Or Roam

[btritch]

I need an opinion and some advice, Can anyone tell me what the best way to set the AWIN system up is. Do I need to set it to ROAM or Stationary, I've been using Stationary and checking the Check all CC's on every pass box. If I set it to roam will it work better? If so what are the Threshold HI and LO settings? What does everyone use? What's the best one? Any Recommendations? Anyone?

Thanks!

 

[mikebennett]

I've never used the stationary setting because I'm travelling through when I monitor AWIN so roam is what I utilize and it works great.

If I monitored from pretty much the same location all the time I would probably experiment with stationary and wouldn't see much use in using roam under that condition, unless maybe you were within equal distance of more than one tower site.

I used the default threshold settings in roam and they worked fine. I had continuous coverage from Texarkana to Memphis. I expected I might have to tweak that, particularly in the SW part of the state where there are more elevation changes but that was not the case.

Mike

 

[btritch]

Great, Well I've always used to stationary feature and had the check all TG's on every pass and I've noticed dead spots.. I'm gonna try the roam function tomarrow when I go and see what happens, Thanks!

 

[txzeke]

Awin

I live in Marion County under Troop I area and from the moment I got my PSR-500, have put it in Roam with the default settings. Adding all the CC'a and AC's associted with Troop I. Haven't had a problem at all picking up Troopers, Highway Police, the occassional other Troop's when they are within Troop I repeaters, like Troop J and and L. I also recieve ADEM Staewide traffic and ADEM NW. I have heard traffic from AFC and AG&F, plus ADOC Prisoner Transports. During the Ice Storm this year I heard ANG in this area and in Eastern AR. I have also heard ATBC, DOT, AR Health, DEA ERAD Common ( may also be associated with 14th judicial Drug Task Force ). Also MAC Calls and MAC assigned channels. About the only thing I am not hearing is like Troop CID. I am assuming it's because of encryption or when they are on the CID channel it is more of a direct channel than a repeater channel.

 

[btritch]

Sooooo Basically if I use the default settings on ROAM I may hear MORE than if I use stationary... I'll reprogram in a few and Find out! Thanks Ya'll!