Trunk tracking, Setting the squelch | Radio Shack 20-426 instruction

Beyond the Basics

trunk tracking

Your scanner 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. Recent systems appear on other bands. (See “Tracking Motorola Systems”).

•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 use VHF and UHF bands. (See “EDACS Tracking”). SCAT systems are single channel EDACS systems, and are mainly used in the midwestern United States.

•LTR - These systems are mostly for business users, and found on the UHF, 800 and 900 MHz bands. (See “Tracking LTR Systems”).

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.)

•If you have internet access, you can visit www.trunkscanner.com for additional information and for current news and frequency information about trunk tracking scanning.

setting the squelch

For trunked reception, a good squelch setting is in the center of the range with the color marker pointing up. If it is set

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Radio Shack 20-426 manual Trunk tracking, Setting the squelch

Contents

Pro-2051 1,000-Channel Triple Trunking Mobile/Base Scanner Contents Basics Power your scannerSet up your scanner Basics Scanning a private bank Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Highway patrol alerts Wired programming Contents SkywarnSignal Stalker Warranty Your scanner’s keypad HOLD/RESUME To Do This Your scanner’s rear view Your scanner’s display Trunk FCC wants you to know Install your scanner Mounting the scanner in your vehicle From a wall outlet Power your scannerThrough your vehicle’s ignition negative ground only From your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter Rear View Connecting an external antenna Connecting the supplied antennaConnect your scanner Connecting an external speaker Use extreme caution when installing or removing an Listening Safely Turn on your scanner Set up your scannerSet the squelch Common scanner terms Basics Listen to preprogrammed frequenciesScanning overview Basics Channel storage banks Advanced scanner featuresBeyond the Basics Storing known frequencies into channels Beyond the Basics Beyond the Basics Deleting a stored frequency Locking out a channel in hold modeLocking out a channel in scanning mode Locking out channels Memory lock Restoring a locked-out channel in hold modeRestoring all locked-out channels Direct channel access Beyond the Basics Hold/resume Scanning a private bank Beyond the Basics Priority scan Changing the priority channel Service scanning Setting a search band Beyond the Basics Band search Data skip Search hold Beyond the Basics Frequency skip Storing search frequencies Delay Highway patrol/local police scanning Highway patrol alertsSelecting the state State Code Order Press these buttons Action Beyond the Basics Scan hold Setting the alert tone volumeHighway warning alert Muting the alert tone Adjusting alertHighway patrol priority channels Skip frequencies Trunked highway frequencies Skywarn About Skywarn NWR Same Programming a Fips code Programming Fips Beyond the Basics Signal Stalker Setting the signal stalker options Beyond the Basics Using signal stalker Setting the squelch Trunk tracking Programming trunking frequencies Selecting Trunking System Type Programming id scan lists manually Motorola talk groups Edacs talk groups LTR talk groups Receiving trunked systems ID scan mode ID scan hold mode ID search mode Direct entry id hold modeID search hold mode Programming scan lists during search ID monitor modeDeleting a stored ID Reviewing ID lockout ID lockoutRestoring locked-out IDs Setting priority in trunking mode Setting the delay mode for trunking modeTrunking frequency conﬁrmation Moving between scan list memories Multi-track About multi-track Edacs tracking Programming Edacs system frequencies Beyond the Basics An Edacs trunked system Special Edacs featuresAFS partial entry Edacs ID range search Edacs ID blockout Tracking LTR systems Edacs Scat Beyond the Basics Tracking Motorola systems ﬂeet map programming Preset Fleet Maps E1P1 E1P5 E1P11 Selecting a Preset Fleet Map User-deﬁned ﬂeet maps Fleet Map Size Codes Programming a user ﬂeet map Size code restrictionsProgramming a Hybrid system You can only enter within a range of 5-100 kHz, and 5 or Toggling the status bit Control channel only mode Disconnect tone detect option end code If the scanner receives no data from the PC for more than Cloning your scanner Replacing the fuse in the DC power cord Birdies Beyond the Basics Resetting your scanner Properly Frequently asked questions FAQs Drive by patrol cars but do not hear alarms? Error appears on the display. What does it mean? Speciﬁcations If Frequencies Glossary Service and repair Care