I'm a relative newbie to the DMA scanner scene but have been a scanner nerd since the early crystal controlled days (actually even before with a single frequency crystal controlled tube box!).
I have programmed a system into the 996T for NJSP and it works fine. My previous rig was a PRO-2096 and I am used to seeing its display showing "Scanning" and the scan channel groups being displayed. The 996T is sort of annoying in that its display shows all of the 'cc towers' I have programmed in while scanning.
Yesterday, I locked out all of the "IR" entries, keeping only the Troop A, B and C Simulcast entries. So far as I know, I have lost nothing. The display is much cleaner, although the three Simulcast sites show during the scan. There is apparently no means on the 996T to inhibit the CC display.
That leads to a couple of Newbie questions:
1. Should I have the "IR" entries enabled? What does "IR" mean? What are they?
2. How have others arranged their DMA scanners to monitor NJSP?
I can send my .996 file to anyone who may be interested if that would help.
The NJICS system apparently has no Simulcast transmitters built in so my 'fix' will not work there. Is there another solution for monitoring NJICS?
My apologies for ending the year with Newbie questions!
Tnx & 73
Jack
WA2OLZ
I have programmed a system into the 996T for NJSP and it works fine. My previous rig was a PRO-2096 and I am used to seeing its display showing "Scanning" and the scan channel groups being displayed. The 996T is sort of annoying in that its display shows all of the 'cc towers' I have programmed in while scanning.
Yesterday, I locked out all of the "IR" entries, keeping only the Troop A, B and C Simulcast entries. So far as I know, I have lost nothing. The display is much cleaner, although the three Simulcast sites show during the scan. There is apparently no means on the 996T to inhibit the CC display.
That leads to a couple of Newbie questions:
1. Should I have the "IR" entries enabled? What does "IR" mean? What are they?
2. How have others arranged their DMA scanners to monitor NJSP?
I can send my .996 file to anyone who may be interested if that would help.
The NJICS system apparently has no Simulcast transmitters built in so my 'fix' will not work there. Is there another solution for monitoring NJICS?
My apologies for ending the year with Newbie questions!
Tnx & 73
Jack
WA2OLZ