ASTRO conventional, 26 repeater multicast, RSSI scan list

[Ranger522]

I am working on a project at work where we are transitioning to VHF narrowband (ASTRO Digital) from VHF wideband.

I will be programming several hundred radios (ASTRO Spectras, XTS3000/5000's) in a two (LOL) day rollover period.

We operate on a 26 repeater multicast system with alternating Tx frequencies, and will involve two parallel channels (one for LE, one for general ops).

In other words the mobiles will be programmed:

Gen Ops, two channels: Tx 17x.xxxx Rx 16x.xxxx/16x.xxxx

LE, two channels: Tx 17x.xxxx Rx 16x.xxxx/16x.xxxx

Question: Can the RSSI option be set up with priority? If a mobile is scanning Gen Ops, LE (both digital) and several cooperating agencies (analog), will I be able to ensure that LE personnel do not miss important traffic on the LE freq?

I am also looking for feedback on same-band in-car repeaters (See other post)

[alex]

I am working on a project at work where we are transitioning to VHF narrowband (ASTRO Digital) from VHF wideband.

I will be programming several hundred radios (ASTRO Spectras, XTS3000/5000's) in a two (LOL) day rollover period.

We operate on a 26 repeater multicast system with alternating Tx frequencies, and will involve two parallel channels (one for LE, one for general ops).

In other words the mobiles will be programmed:

Gen Ops, two channels: Tx 17x.xxxx Rx 16x.xxxx/16x.xxxx

LE, two channels: Tx 17x.xxxx Rx 16x.xxxx/16x.xxxx

Question: Can the RSSI option be set up with priority? If a mobile is scanning Gen Ops, LE (both digital) and several cooperating agencies (analog), will I be able to ensure that LE personnel do not miss important traffic on the LE freq?

I am also looking for feedback on same-band in-car repeaters (See other post)

I'm not sure - but I think you can use Conventional Voting Scan to do that - I think the only downfall is that you can't scan other channels while that happens.

-Alex

[mastr]

It is my understanding that vote scan stops on the first channel that has acceptable RSSI, and remains there until the signal ends or degrades below the set level. Since all freqs in a given vote scan list should carry the same traffic, there is no provision for a priority channel.