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I programmed my apx 8000 radio with the frequencies for Niagara County Public Safety System from the radio reference database, but I am not hearing anything, yet I can hear them with my SDS100 scanner, with no problem. Anyone have any idea as to why I am not hearIng them on my apx8000? Thanks
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So... have you programmed NAS before? I sure hope you know what you are doing or you could have an inhibited radio before you know it.
That being said, it's usually something to do with the scan list setup or the bandplan has been entered incorrectly.
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So... have you programmed NAS before? I sure hope you know what you are doing or you could have an inhibited radio before you know it.
That being said, it's usually something to do with the scan list setup or the bandplan has been entered incorrectly.
Thanks for the reply. It was programmed through my technician and I will have him check your information. I can see all the different talk groups programmed in the display, but can’t hear any of them talking.
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That's typically a sign that the band plan info is incorrect.
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Forts said:
That's typically a sign that the band plan info is incorrect.
You are referring to the frequency information on the RR database?
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No... it would be the Astro 25 Channel ID in the trunking system setup.
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Okay thanks.
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wasyl said:
Thanks for the reply. It was programmed through my technician and I will have him check your information. I can see all the different talk groups programmed in the display, but can’t hear any of them talking.
Forts said:
That's typically a sign that the band plan info is incorrect.
Hmmmmm…. a legitimate tech should have known about that.
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Do you have the correct band plan for the Niagara County Public Safety System?? Thanks
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Do you have the correct band plan for the Niagara County Public Safety System?? Thanks
I'm sure your "tech" has this information..right?
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No. We are taking the information from the Radio Reference database. We are in Canada 🇨🇦
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Where would we find the correct band plan?
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I can see all the different talk groups programmed in the display, but can’t hear any of them talking.
If you can see the talkgroups in the radio's display as you change channels, then your "technician" has no clue what he's doing. Stop now.
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I can see the different agency names in the display, such as sheriff dispatch, fire tac1 etc. as I change the channels, but when it’s in scan mode, nobody is talking. Thanks
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I can see the different agency names in the display, such as sheriff dispatch, fire tac1 etc. as I change the channels, but when it’s in scan mode, nobody is talking. Thanks
that means something is wrong with your programming or tekk-nishun!!!
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I can see the different agency names in the display, such as sheriff dispatch, fire tac1 etc. as I change the channels, but when it’s in scan mode, nobody is talking. Thanks
How many times does the TX light flash when you change channels?
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Tx light doesn’t flash at all when changing channels but beeps and says OUT OF RANGE
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OUT OF RANGE means you are trying to access the trunked system directly, which should NOT be happening. Luckily you/your "technician" are even more clueless than previously thought, so the system isn't even programmed correctly enough to receive the control channel. Amazing.
Stop now and stick with the scanner for trunking, period.
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Thank you very much for the help
I have taken the radio to a different guy, and he has removed the niagara county stuff. He has also checked the rest of the programming and verified that it is good on everything else.
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