Re: Hollis, NH activity?

You don't usually hear PL tones (less than 300Hz), you're thinking of paging 
tones

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Duffy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:00 PM
Subject: RE: [BC245XLT] 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.
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> 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?
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> 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
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> 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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