Beyond the Basics
system if this were the case). If you press the e key while monitoring one ID, the radio will check if any other IDs are active (it will disregard the ID you just left), and if none are active, it will move on.
EDACS tracking
Your scanner is now able to track EDACS trunked systems. Until now, these widely used systems have been almost impossible to monitor with a conventional scanner. With your scanner, listening to EDACS is remarkably easy, and perhaps even easier than conventional scanning.
EDACS systems use “Transmission Trunking”, which means that each transmission is assigned a new frequency.
As the conversation moves through the system’s frequencies, your scanner automatically follows it. Your scanner can clearly and automatically follow this talk group, or any other, as you select. EDACS systems are organized in a logical way that keeps related talk groups together. Your scanner is designed to take maximum advantage of this organization to make your scanning easy. It lets you zero in on just the part of the system you want to hear, whether it is an individual channel, an entire department or city.
programming EDACS system frequencies
When you program EDACS frequencies, it is critical that you store each one in the correct location. By the nature of EDACS systems this is necessary for tracking. This often is not the frequency order, so you must be sure you have the right sequence. Sources for this information can be found at www.trunkscanner.com.
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