So my friend just bought a HP-2 and he can't get it to receive anything. We've turned on all the service tags, have the system programmed, squelch is at 0, volume is up, antenna is connected. He said he reciving a VHF fire channel earlier clear as day as well as starcom (Illinois P25 system). He can't recive anything on this other P25 system, I've walked him through the programming process twice and we've tried holding on the channel. He has a signal its not speaking it out. I was reciving it on my 325p2 but his HP-2 didnt do anything. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Without seeing his programming file, I'm going to hazard a guess.
Make sure that he has the Service Type enabled for whatever he is trying to hear. Initially, when the scanner is shipped, and/or when Sentinel is first installed, only Dispatch call types for Public Safety are enabled: Law Dispatch, Fire Dispatch, EMS Dispatch, and Multi-Dispatch. You also need to turn on the
Tac and
Talk service types for Public Safety: Law Talk, Fore Tac, EMS Tac, etc.
Your 325P2 does not utilize Service types, so you can hear whatever you have programmed. But the HP2, and the other Uniden Database Scanners, such as the SDS & x36HP series, do depend on service types. If your friend is using Location control, be sure that the location data is present for whatever site or department he is trying to monitor.