TYT MD 380 Monitor Mode Questions and Answers

[SCPD]

I checked again tonight from home using a different antenna and still do not hear anything on the freqs listed for the trunked system in Charles Town, WV. I'll try Saturday when we're in Shepherdstown, WV.

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I don't trust RR databases at all especially when DMR is involved
I use it as a reference then check in the government frequency
for accuracy.
I then use DSD to get the rest of the necessary data

 

[mike_s104]

I don't trust RR databases at all especially when DMR is involved
I use it as a reference then check in the government frequency
for accuracy.
I then use DSD to get the rest of the necessary data

If you find something you know for sure is wrong, submit an update so others know too and you can help make it better for everyone. If you suspect something may be wrong, then post something in the correct regional forum so maybe others can help find out the correct answer.

As far as it being correct with DMR, its the same thing. Use DSD to get the CC, slot and group ID and submit it.

The system I was trying to monitor, before I posted anything I did just what you said. I went through the FCC DB and found more licenses a d freqs in it for the same business. I will post in the WV sub-forum what I found and see if anyone else could help figure it out. I didn't say anything here since it had nothing to really do with the topic.

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[seth21w]

Is it possible to run the latest firmware, yet have the 2 patches applied after updating or do you have to have the old firmware for everything to work?

 

[FoeHammer]

I monitor a few Connect plus systems with my 380. I noticed no difference with factory or experimental Firmware.
I can think of a few reasons why it may not be working for you
To keep the so called experts off this post, no it does track like the real radio, it's like monitoring a TRS with a convential scanner

Besides ham use , I am interested in these systems as well I have not ordered mine yet Im still on the fence ,. I have a few questions
- If you have a conn + system with many channels , do you just break it into different zones & can you link those zones together while in scan ?
-Im not sure I understand the benefit of the exp firmware unless you have no other way of finding ids?
for example ,..If I have a fairly busy system ,..instead of stopping on every id that transmits ,If I am only interested in certain talkgroups ,..would it not be better to program in just those I'm interested in ,& forget the rest ..In hopes of increasing chances of better following a conversation ?
-Can you use the most recent firmware with the "patch" or is it a standalone firmware ?
- If I am driving through cities ,..Is there a way to program it so I can easily link the zones I will be driving through together for a scan during the drive ,..& then when back home easily de-link them from scan & go back to scanning my local systems ?

 

[w0kie]

Downloads missing

I'm not finding the MD-380 experimental img and bin download files the Internet. Are they still available?