RE: Hollis, NH activity?

PL tone is the signal/klaxton sound sent to activate radios that are in
standby mode like on call personnel being alerted to a fire call dispatch.
245 doesn't support this feature although you will still hear the tones on
the radio when dispatch sets one off.

 

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of W.John Guineau
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [BC245XLT] Hollis, NH activity?

 

  

Sorry if this is redundant or just way too basic for this group. I have not
listened to my scanner since living out in LA many years ago so I am very
rusty on programming it and on what is new in radio these days. 

I also can't seem to find my programming cable (which if I did I could
probably sell here for more than my car is worth J ) so I have to do it
manually.

I've been trying to hear local Hollis, NH PD/FD on my BC245XLT.

I programmed in the Hollis and Brookline frequencies from:

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=1766

From what I can tell it does not appear that either town uses digital or
trunking. I was not sure what to do with the 
"PL tone" - does that need to be programmed into the 245 somehow? I could
not find any reference to tone in any of the programming info I could find
on the 245.

With the scanner scanning that bank, I have never heard a peep. I adjusted
the squelch etc. I have a Diamond RH77CA antenna on it.

Any other good local frequencies I could plug in just to be sure this thing
still works?

Any ideas? Is Hollis just that quiet?

Thanks,

john

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