3. Select one of the following trunk types for Motorola Type 2 or digital Systems:
1:TYPE2/P25 800
Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the 800 MHz band
3:TYPE2/P25 900
Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the 900 MHz band
4.Select the channel to store the information into.
2:TRUNK CHANNEL
Use the scroll bar to select a channel within the bank to store a system frequency, then press E.
5.Store the channel information
1:FREQUENCY
Enter the frequency for the channel, then enter an Alpha Tag for the channel.
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to store the rest of the frequencies for the system. Then, see “Programming Talkgroups.”
Programming Type2/Digital VHF and UHF Systems
To program a Type 2/Digital VHF or UHF system, you need to know the frequencies the system uses and also the Base, Space, and Offset settings. These settings are normally provided along with the system frequencies.
1.Select the trunk programming mode.
2:SCAN OPTION → 2:TRUNK
2.Use the scroll bar to select the bank you want to program, then press E.
1:TRUNK TYPE → 1:ON
3.Select one of the following trunk types for Motorola Type 2 or digital Systems:
4:TYPE2/P25 UHF
Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the UHF (450 – 512 MHz) band
5:TYPE2/P25 VHF
Motorola Type 2 or Digital systems in the VHF (148 – 406 MHz) band
4.Set the Base, Space and Offset settings.
Note: Your BC796D allows you to enter up to three Base, Space, Offset configurations. However, most systems only use one configuration.
a.Use the scroll bar to select the configuration to program, then press E.
BASE CONFIG 1
b.Enter the system’s base frequency, then press E.
c.Enter the system’s space frequency, then press E.
d.Enter the system’s channel offset, then press E.
Repeat
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