Unitrunker Release 22

[SCPD]

Release 22 is available here. I'll follow up with a list of what's new.

 

[SCPD]

What's new in release 22

C4FM decoding - fixed.
NAC property (for P25 sites) mangled (base-10 vs. base 16) - fixed.
Neighbor site hack - fixed.
Receiver logging folder (where tuner and decode logs are kept) - deleted when receiver is deleted.

What's new ...

RR DB download - in rare cases there are multiple systems with the same system ID.
a. downloads a list of matching systems.
b. displays a "Pick One" dialog asking which one is the system you're monitoring.
c. remembers the RR DB SID so you won't be prompted on subsequent downloads.

Beware the program does not handle two P25 or two Motorola systems with the same system ID (including WACN for P25). Unpredictable behavior will occur.

PRO-107/PSR-700/PSR-800 - improving support for these models.
History tab - "Denials" checkbox added (displays rejection activity).
Site logging - the ID used to determine which "S" folder belongs to which site was broken - fixed.
PSR-310 and PSR-410 appear in drop-down list.
PSR-700 and PSR-800 appear in drop-down list.

The GRECOM code was refactored. I've run a regression test with a PSR-500 (which should cover the PSR500/600 and PRO-106/197). If you have a 310, 410, 700, 800 or PRO-107 - please give this release a try and report your results.

 

[nd5y]

C4FM decoding - fixed.

Does that mean sound card audio or data output by the scanner?

 

[SCPD]

Does that mean sound card audio or data output by the scanner?

Audio input.

 

[nd5y]

It still doesn't work for me. (EDACS and Moto 3600 still work fine)
I think either I have a hardware problem or a Windows update broke something a couple years ago.

 

[GroundLoop]

Continuing the question of indicating (immediately) that a Call has stopped..

is it possible to have an option where the information text outlined in the red box turns red and fades red instead of the current method of just fading when the conversation end bit for that talk group has been sent ?

The main problem I see is the choice of color. Lots of talk-groups - mostly fire / medic services - are red. I would need to use a different color for red talk-groups.

One idea is to change the font to 'strikeout' the moment the transmission ends, when the fadeout begins.

 

[Jay911]

Continuing the question of indicating (immediately) that a Call has stopped..


One idea is to change the font to 'strikeout' the moment the transmission ends, when the fadeout begins.

That's a neat idea I could get behind, if the feature is supported by all fonts (I honestly don't know for sure).

Rick, is there any difference between what's on the website now and the preview of 22 released earlier? I.e. should I re-download?

 

[SCPD]

Rick, is there any difference between what's on the website now and the preview of 22 released earlier? I.e. should I re-download?

It's the same file.

I have one report that PRO-107 / PSR-700 Motorola decoding is not working. I was hoping to get that kind of feedback during the preview period.

 

[elitedata]

Continuing the question of indicating (immediately) that a Call has stopped..


One idea is to change the font to 'strikeout' the moment the transmission ends, when the fadeout begins.

it might be easier to compile just having the text in bold when its active and not bold when stopped, then fade out

 

[GroundLoop]

The .22 release behaves the same as .21 with regards to Stereo inputs under Windows 7 64-bit.
(Only Mono signal input works, in both of my two PCI sound cards.)

 

[PiccoIntegra]

This is probably a long shot, but, is there any way to force a specific modulation for any particular P25 system?

The P25 system I'm monitoring is the PAWM Simulcast. UT is insisting on using CQPSK, but I'd like to force it to C4FM. It is also reporting channel access as TDMA, which is incorrect.

A couple of days ago, UT decided to use C4FM, and it was getting excellent decode rates. With CQPSK, not so much..

I suspect it has something to do with it being a simulcast system, and the signal quality is suffering a bit.

 

[GroundLoop]

I'm building a custom radio digital card, purpose-built to be controlled by UniTrunker.

I would like my radio to receive tuning commands just like the Uniden and GRE radios can. To that end, is there any documentation on what messages UniTrunker sends to the COM port to switch frequencies or park?

If I were to simulate a Uniden/Icom/UBC/VR or GRE, is one format simpler than the other?

Does UniTrunker do a lot of inquisition/handshaking with the radio, or just blindly send tuning commands? (That would work best for my spoofing purposes.)

 

[SCPD]

CI/V is probably the simplest. The older Uniden (pre-DMA) are simple too.

The tuner log shows exactly what is sent.

Uniden: SI command to verify model. The RF and (I think) MD commands to tune a channel.

CI/V: I think it's a command 5 with a BCD coded frequency.

 

[SCPD]

This is probably a long shot, but, is there any way to force a specific modulation for any particular P25 system?

No. I could add an option to disable one or the other (to reduce CPU load). Both run concurrently so you're always getting the best of the two. If CQPSK appears, it is outperforming C4FM.

reporting channel access as TDMA, which is incorrect.

The system may be indicating TDMA capabilities. If you post a decode log, I'll take a look.

I'm overdue to refactor the CQPSK code which might help your situation.

 

[WyoWabbit]

I have noticed that the activity log will show a radio logging out twice. Is this the system doing that or the program? - Tom

 

[SCPD]

I have noticed that the activity log will show a radio logging out twice. Is this the system doing that or the program? - Tom

These messages are normally sent in duplicate or triplicate. The program should have discarded the redundant entry.

 

[GroundLoop]

CI/V is probably the simplest. The older Uniden (pre-DMA) are simple too.
The tuner log shows exactly what is sent.
Uniden: SI command to verify model. The RF and (I think) MD commands to tune a channel.
CI/V: I think it's a command 5 with a BCD coded frequency.

Thanks! I looked through the models of Control/Voice devices, and didn't see CI/V. Does it go by a different name?

I did find one called "Debug".

The Tuner log files are very useful. Thanks!

 

[GroundLoop]

Nevermind.. I found the ICOM.

I did end up going with the Uniden BC246T. Piece of cake!
MDL, PWR, and QSH.
I'm in business.

Does it matter what I return for PWR (RSSI)?

 

[bat_wings_2000]

I had commented that .22 was pretty solid. It was up until a few days ago when it got all wound up on it self and all most seemed to hang the computer. It was still processing calls ok, but seemed real sluggish.
What I found was that it's memory footprint had grown quite large, something on the order of 250 meg of memory (as shown in task manager). It was still responsive so I tried to close it normally and it seemed like it would never close (I waited quite a while) so I forced it closed. As I recall while it was trying to close it was using 100 percent of 1 CPU.

Now I've had it running for about 4 days and the memory usage has continued to creep up. It is now at about 77 meg. I'm thinking that it will eventually get into the state I describe above. I'm not sure how long it had been running before, maybe 10 days.

I do notice that if I change the state of any of the windows (minimize/maximize) the memory foot print drops (at first to just 3-4 meg, then it jumps back up to near the original size.). Doing it just now it went from 77m to 65 m, in 5 minutes now it has gotten to 70 m.

I notice that the Call History has all the records from when it started, which I'm thinking is the issue, probably need to make that so it sheds older records in that list. I would think that having 1 days worth is more than enough.

I don't think this is new with .22 but I didn't recognize the cause/effect before when running earlier versions.

Thanks

DAK

 

[SCPD]

Does it matter what I return for PWR (RSSI)?

No. Nothing magical there.