Re: Re: How can I manually program IDs into a Scan List without signal?

I wish the 245 group had been around when I was scratching my head all the years ago when I got my 245. You guys rock.

--- On Sun, 12/27/09, David Smart <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: David Smart <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [BC245XLT] Re: How can I manually program IDs into a Scan List without signal?
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 4:48 PM
> Glad you got it working.
> 
> >I had to temporarly substitute the whole bank of the
> real control channel
> > with the bank of a closer one and it worked fine. For
> some reason the
> > lockout did not work.
> 
> Not sure what happened.  It's not the lockout that's
> important, it's the 
> inclusion of a local control channel.  I have done
> this for years without 
> trouble.  In fact I automatically include a local
> control channel in any 
> non-local trunking bank from the start and simply
> enable/lock it as needed.
> 
> > I wonder why the BC245 never allowed the entry of IDs
> on a weak
> > or none existing control channel?
> 
> The way they designed it, the scanner needs to be in
> trunking mode to enter 
> talkgroups.  Being in trunking mode requires a
> signal.
> 
> The 396 doesn't have this limitation.
> 
> 
> Regards, Dave S
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jrmacgreg" <rmacgregor-21a9/[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 11:22 AM
> Subject: [BC245XLT] Re: How can I manually program IDs into
> a Scan List 
> without signal?
> 
> 
> >I had to temporarly substitute the whole bank of the
> real control channel 
> >with the bank of a closer one and it worked fine. For
> some reason the 
> >lockout did not work.
> > I wonder why the BC245 never allowed the entry of IDs
> on a weak or none 
> > existing control channel?
> > Thanks
> >
> > --- In [email protected],
> "David Smart" <smartware.consulting@...> 
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Put a nearby (i.e. strong) control tower into the
> frequency list for the
> >> trunking system you're trying to program. 
> Lock out the real control 
> >> channel
> >> for that system.  This will get it into
> trunking mode and you can enter 
> >> your
> >> TGs.  Once you're finished entering them,
> lock out the nearby control 
> >> tower
> >> and unlock the real one and you should be ready to
> go.
> >>
> >> Regards, Dave S
> >>
> >> PS re your actual question "How can I manually
> program IDs into a Scan 
> >> List
> >> without signal?" - you can't.  On the
> scanner, that is.  You can, on a 
> >> PC.
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "jrmacgreg" <rmacgregor@...>
> >> To: <[email protected]>
> >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 8:47 AM
> >> Subject: [BC245XLT] How can I manually program IDs
> into a Scan List 
> >> without
> >> signal?
> >>
> >>
> >> >I just bought a used BC245 and I am not sure
> if this in normal.
> >> > I do not have a program cable so I have t0
> program it through the
> >> > keyboard.I am programmed for a motorola type
> 2.
> >> > I can not manually program IDs into a bank
> unless I have a usable 
> >> > signal
> >> > on the control channel. It will not go into
> the ID entry mode when I 
> >> > press
> >> > the MAN key. Only when I am on a bank that
> has a strong enough signal 
> >> > will
> >> > it allow me in. Whats annoying is that when I
> am on a weak control 
> >> > channel
> >> > it will allow me in to program IDs but when
> it looses the signal it 
> >> > knocks
> >> > me back out.
> >> > How can I progam the radio for a network that
> I am not presently on. An
> >> > example is that I am programming it for I
> location I will be going to 
> >> > be
> >> > on a later date.
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
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