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Trunk Tracking
Your BCT8 is tracks three major types of trunked radio systems. These systems are described here.
❖MOTOROLA - Including Type I, Type II, Hybrid, SMARTNET, and Privacy Plus. Motorola systems are widely used by public safety and business users. Most are on the 800 MHz band, and recent systems are appearing on other bands. (see page 43).
❖EDACS - Including "Wideband" 9600 baud and SCAT. "Wideband" systems are mostly on the 800 MHz band, and are used by public safety, utilities, and business users. Some systems are used on the VHF and UHF bands. (see page 39). SCAT systems are
❖LTR - These systems are mostly for business users, and found on the UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. (See page 42).
For details on the operation and programming for all of these systems, see pages
When tracking these types of systems, remember these important points:
•Your scanner defaults to monitor Motorola Type II 800; however, you can change this if the system in your area is different. (The types of systems are discussed below.)
•The frequencies for many of the trunked public safety systems are listed in the TrunkTracker Frequency Guide included with your BCT8 scanner. Frequencies sometimes change, check with www.trunktracker.com.
•If you have internet access, you can visit scanner.uniden.com or www.trunktracker.com for additional information, for current news and frequency information, about Trunk Tracking Scanning.
*Motorola, SMARTNET, and PRIVACY PLUS are trademarks of Motorola Inc. EDACS is a registered trademark of the M/A - COM Inc. LTR is a registered trademark of E.F. Johnson Company.
Setting the Squelch
For trunked reception, a good setting for the SQL control is in the center of the range with the color marker pointing up. See the illustration.
If it is set too high, it could prevent your scanner from locking to the Control Channel reliably. If it is set too low, it will slightly delay finding the Control Channel. The best setting is the same as for conventional reception, and is critical for monitoring trunked systems.
SQL | push | |
FLASH | ||
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ALERT | MUTE |
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