XTL/XTS5000 XTS5000 Priority channel scan issues

[batt14firebuff]

I have a XTS5000 and noticed that when I turn on Priority scan for the selected channel that the audio clips on channels that aren't the one selected. I assume that this has to do with the "time between priority samples" setting in the programming software. Is there any way to make it so I won't hear the break in audio while still having a reliable priority scan on?

Also, what is "priority channel marking"?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[GTR8000]

Nope, not possible. It's always going to cut out briefly while sampling the priority channels in a conventional scan list.

The description of Priority Channel Marking is in the ASTRO 25 CPS help file.

 

[batt14firebuff]

Nope, not possible. It's always going to cut out briefly while sampling the priority channels in a conventional scan list.

The description of Priority Channel Marking is in the ASTRO 25 CPS help file.

Gotcha. Do you recommend a ms time that would make it so it's still reliable but not cutting out every second?

 

[GTR8000]

I have mine set for 550ms. Call me crazy, but I find that the shorter the sampling interval, the easier it is to understand the audio on the non-priority channels. 550ms may actually be the default, now that I think about it. Then again, I don't scan much conventional these days, and this isn't an issue with trunking, so there's that.

 

[batt14firebuff]

I have mine set for 550ms. Call me crazy, but I find that the shorter the sampling interval, the easier it is to understand the audio on the non-priority channels. 550ms may actually be the default, now that I think about it. Then again, I don't scan much conventional these days, and this isn't an issue with trunking, so there's that.

500 ms is the default. I'll see how I like it with 550.

 

[GTR8000]

You're not going to notice a 50ms difference.

 

[batt14firebuff]

You're not going to notice a 50ms difference.

Yeah. Got another question for you, I'm trying to make two scan lists, I made the two in the software and wrote it to the radio, and I'm trying to make the second list "B" on the 3 letter switch at the top. How do I do that?

 

[GTR8000]

You can't. Scan lists are not selectable like that. A scan list is selected in a conventional or trunked personality, and any channel within that personality uses that scan list. If you need multiple scan lists, you will need to create additional personalities and assign those other scan lists to those personalities, then create new channels in the zones which are tied to the other personalities.