Tait TP9800 Scanning

[aglowgibbon]

I was interested in purchasing a Tait TP9800, but I wanted to see if anyone had any experience using it as a scanner only. I want to listen to a P25 Phase II system that is not encrypted. I have the control frequencies, talk groups, hex codes, etc., but I don't have the system keys. Is this radio capable of scanning that system as a receive only? I had heard that in order to use a Tait radio on a P25 system, you have to have the system keys and the radio must be registered on the network.

I will also use this radio with my local P25 towers, so I want something that is transmit capable on P25 phase II. Thus, a scanning only device is out for me.

Thanks for the help!

 

[mmckenna]

I have not heard of anyone getting their hands on one of these yet outside of trade shows.

Usually the professional radios are not designed to scan the way a hobbyist wants them to. Scanning tends to work against the primary use of the radio, so the scan features that most hobbyists want are not there.

Wether or not it will do a non-affiliate type scan remains to be seen. Since it's based off the other TP-9K radios, I suspect its going to be the same.

 

[AF1UD]

I have not heard of anyone getting their hands on one of these yet outside of trade shows.

Usually the professional radios are not designed to scan the way a hobbyist wants them to. Scanning tends to work against the primary use of the radio, so the scan features that most hobbyists want are not there.

Wether or not it will do a non-affiliate type scan remains to be seen. Since it's based off the other TP-9K radios, I suspect its going to be the same.

Does this mean that it will or will not do NAS?

 

[mmckenna]

Does this mean that it will or will not do NAS?

I don't know, never had a reason to do NAS on any of my radios. If I need access to a trunked radio system, I program it to work on the system, or get the system administrator to set the radio up.

 

[Echo4Thirty]

My TP9400 does not do NAS, so I would be really surprised if the 9800 does.

 

[lbd1123]

I am considering purchasing the TP9800 and the dealer is telling me it is possible to do NAS, the TP9800 is an all-band radio.

Still doing my homework to see if it is really capable of NAS

 

[M17xR3]

Recently taken delivery of TP9800s and have one of them scanning a local P2 trunked system using NAS.

It's slightly different to program compared to Motorola APX's, but works just the same.

 

[AF1UD]

Recently taken delivery of TP9800s and have one of them scanning a local P2 trunked system using NAS.

It's slightly different to program compared to Motorola APX's, but works just the same.

Do you need a system key to program them?

 

[snoopyII]

Yes, you need a system key.. I also can confirm that the 9400's don't do NAS, or at least I wasn't able to accomplish it either. I'd like to see how you programmed the 9800 to do it.

 

[aglowgibbon]

Recently taken delivery of TP9800s and have one of them scanning a local P2 trunked system using NAS.

It's slightly different to program compared to Motorola APX's, but works just the same.

How were you able to do NAS on a 9800? I was looking at purchasing one to do this.

 

[hrh17]

Yes please explain how. So far my attempts have been unsuccessful

 

[motorcoachdoug]

The last I remember over on AUS*** site a couple of years ago someone had left instructions on how to get a TP9400 to do NAS. Yes you did need the system key in order to do so. I do not know If I still have the instructions or not on how to NAS but I do remember using it for that until I traded it for a moto apx6000. Also I had to order the programming cable from down under but now I think dealers here in the USA can get them but it might take a few weeks to do so. When I ordered mine from down under it took 2 weeks to get it as all Tait Radios and cables are made in New Zealand in house

 

[iamhere300]

I remember back in the old days. Motorola reps were trained to answer scan questions with "You want to scan? Get a scanner!

 

[AF1UD]

It's been almost a year and these things are finally shipping! Can the radio do this?

 

[BigLebowski]

No. In fact if you are parked on a conventional channel and hit scan, it will affiliate to the system.