RX Problems

[gatekeep]

I have a problem with my Astro Saber radio (yes this was previously posted, however, I removed the original post to clarify things), it has a problem decoding the PL/DPL on certain channels.

For instance I have 460.4125 with a DPL of 115. The radio is set to 12.5khz channel separation as per the license for this channel (note that it is a public safety frequency set to RX only). The radio will receive traffic on this channel but will not properly decode the tone and unmute. I have noticed with some channels that modifying the channel spacing will fix this issue, but on this channel I have been unable to solve the problem.

The license for this specific frequency specifies a channel bandwidth of 11.2khz I assumed this would equate out to 12.5khz channel spacing. If I am wrong and need to be pointed in another direction please inform me.

[EDIT]I might add, that I have 100+ personalities in the radio, and only a few frequencies such as the one specified exhibit this problem, all my GMRS/HAM channels Rx perfectly. (With this in mind, could I assume that the repeater on 460.4125 is at fault?)[/EDIT]

[Josh]

If it works correctly as 25Khz, then use 25Khz even if its wider than the license allows.

What it could mean is that the radios used by the PS department are wide-band.

For me, the differences programming narrowband on a wide-band channel is audio clipping and false muting on PL enabled channels, which seems to be similar to the issue you're having

I've also had issues with astro when programming a narrowband channel as wide-band because range was significantly decreased and desensed by adjacent frequencies.

-Josh