MTR2000 programming- am I missing something?

Equinox · Post by **Equinox** » Thu May 27, 2004 5:36 am

We're trying to hook up an MTR2000 VHF to be controlled by a CommandStar Lite console (via tone control). This particular radio needs to have channels (same freq. with different PL tones to control 3 different repeaters). Not a problem so far, except I cannot find a way for the MTR2K to "scan". Will the MTR2000 scan? A technician who used to work here thinks they do but I have not seen any indication in the RSS or any book that it will. I'm thinking we will either have to-

A- disable RX PL on the MTR so it will pick up all 3 repeaters or-

B- change the repeaters to have the same TX PL tones.

Either of these scenarios will work but it won't indicate on the console which repeater is being received. Am I missing something in the programming of the MTR2K, or for that matter the CSL console?

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Thu May 27, 2004 6:34 am

Not sure on the scan, but if it does scan there will be NO indication to the console indicating what channel it stop scanned on.

Equinox · Post by **Equinox** » Thu May 27, 2004 6:52 am

Alan wrote:Not sure on the scan, but if it does scan there will be NO indication to the console indicating what channel it stop scanned on.

Okay, that's what I was thinking because (it seems to me anyway) the MTR2K would have to send function tones back to the console for the console to change. Scan or no scan, that may have answered my question. Thanks.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:19 pm

Most cases the Rptr's sends the same PL tone and a audio beep is added to the secodary rpteater(s) so the dispatcher can determine which repeater the unit is on. That way there is NO scan delay at the control station.

In one case we added a Zetron M38 tone pannel to the MTR that unmuted the audio and signaled the console what PL or DPL tone channel was received.