Re: Re: trunk tracking.
Donald Bryant <kb4rrc-/[email protected]>
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Is this a victim of Rebanding and The user might be picking up a distant control channel on another system? ________________________________ From: ME <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 3, 2009 9:01:02 PM Subject: [BC245XLT] Re: trunk tracking. --- In BC245XLT@yahoogroup s.com, "David Smart" <smartware.consulti ng@...> wrote: > > > When i put in other frequencies it works ok in conventional mode. > > When I put the control frequencies in conventional mode it does not > > stop at them. > > Are you saying that you can't hear the control channel at all, even when you > go to that channel in manual mode? Or just that it won't stop on it when > scanning in conventional mode? > > Either way, there might be something wrong with the scanner, but it doesn't > sound like a trunking problem. It sounds as though the scanner could be > deaf, or the control channel's tower could simply be too far away for the > antenna you're using. > > If you can't hear the control channel strongly enough in conventional mode > for the 245 to hold on it, then forget trunking. You won't be able to go > into trunking mode to program the trunking system. > > Regards, Dave S > I think thats the problem but i could always get the control channel before. What do you think the problem could be?With the radio that is. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ME" <mchiasson20@ ...> > To: <BC245XLT@yahoogroup s.com> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:52 PM > Subject: [BC245XLT] Re: trunk tracking. > > > > --- In BC245XLT@yahoogroup s.com, "David Smart" > > <smartware.consulti ng@> wrote: > >> > >> > .. as soon as i hit scan it just scans the frequencies and does > > not stop > >> > on > >> > anything not even the control channel. > >> > >> This sounds as though the radio is not hearing the control channel > > when > >> scanning in non-trunk mode. > >> > >> Are you sure it is working correctly in non-trunk mode on other > > frequencies? > >> It sounds as though the whole radio might be faulty. > >> > >> You need to make sure it works correctly in non-trunk mode - > > including > >> receiving the buzz of any control channels - before trying to > > diagnose > >> trunking problems. > >> > >> Regards, Dave S > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "ME" <mchiasson20@ > > >> To: <BC245XLT@yahoogroup s.com> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 4:06 AM > >> Subject: [BC245XLT] Re: trunk tracking. > >> > >> > >> > --- In BC245XLT@yahoogroup s.com, "David Smart" > >> > <smartware.consulti ng@> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> If the radio is working reliably in normal mode, then it is > > extremely > >> >> unlikely that it is a radio problem. It will be a programming > > (or > >> >> information) problem of some type. > >> >> I have a bc 246 aswell and i put the same info in and it works > > fine > >> > on that one, but it wont on the 245. Everything goes in fine but > > as > >> > soon as i hit scan it just scans the frequencies and does not > > stop on > >> > anything not even the control channel. > >> >> > >> >> Regards, Dave S > > > > > > When i put in other frequencies it works ok in conventional mode. > > When I put the control frequencies in conventional mode it does not > > stop at them. As far as programing it in trunking mode, i follow the > > instruction in the manual. But it seems like as soon as i hit scan it > > goes right out of trunking mode. its like it wont stay in trunking > > mode. i made sure all the banks where on . Now when it is scanning it > > does say trunk on the display but it will not pick up anything. if i > > hit man, the trunk display goes away and is no longer on the screen . > > To be honest i think there is something wrong with the scanner it > > self. > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "ME" <mchiasson20@ > > >> >> To: <BC245XLT@yahoogroup s.com> > >> >> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 8:20 AM > >> >> Subject: [BC245XLT] Re: trunk tracking. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > --- In BC245XLT@yahoogroup s.com, Chuck44@ wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than I will have some > > ideas. > >> >> >> > >> >> > That would be great, do you know if there is an update for it > > or > >> >> > something... . > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > >> >> > > >> >> > Enjoy the list ! 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