Beyond the Basics
too high, it could prevent your scanner from locking on 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.
programming trunking frequencies
There are three steps for programming a trunked system:
1.Program the Trunk Type - enter the type of trunking system the scanner will track
2.Program the trunked frequencies - within a trunked system, the frequencies are shared among all users. These frequency groups are called talk groups.
3.Program the Talk Groups - Within a trunked system, each agency or department is assigned a talk group ID. This ID must be programmed into the scanner in order for it to monitor that specific agency or department.
Before you start programming your scanner to track a trunked system, consider the following:
• You can only program one type of trunking system in each bank of your scanner.
• Trunked frequencies must be entered while in the trunk programming mode.
• If you’re in the trunk programming mode, you cannot select channels in other banks. For example, if you are programming Bank 4, you can only select channels 301- 400 by pressing e or d.
Note
If you are programming an EDACS trunked system, you
must enter the frequencies in a specific order. Check www.trunkscanner.com for details.
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