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Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 2:16 pm
by MotoFAN
Hi all!
We have an Astro 9600 trunking OBT system (type ASTRO 25, Coverage = SmartZone) with few sites. WACN is the same for all sites. Due the some reasons I need to manually switch between sites. I tried SCANNING SITE function (RSSI key long press), but radio doesn't jump on stronger site even many retries and moving radio antenna. I tired SITE LOCK/UNLOCK function, but isn't noticed any differences. I tried to set up some sites as preferred (Always or Preferred), but no luck. In any case radio prefers first OBT ASTRO 25 Control Channel. After placing other frequency pair to first raw it begins using other site.
How to switch or vote between different sites?
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:51 am
by MotoFAN
Anybody?
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:16 am
by MSS-Dave
MotoFAN wrote:Anybody?
i remember a thread that may answer your problem. Do a search on Advanced System Keys. I remember something about scanning sites on Astro 25 coming up. Are you using correctly provisioned ASK on this system or a "soft key"?
Dave
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:03 am
by MotoFAN
MSS-Dave wrote:i remember a thread that may answer your problem. Do a search on Advanced System Keys. I remember something about scanning sites on Astro 25 coming up. Are you using correctly provisioned ASK on this system or a "soft key"?
Dave
We use soft 'legacy' key. It does matter?
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:34 am
by MSS-Dave
MotoFAN wrote:MSS-Dave wrote:i remember a thread that may answer your problem. Do a search on Advanced System Keys. I remember something about scanning sites on Astro 25 coming up. Are you using correctly provisioned ASK on this system or a "soft key"?
Dave
We use soft 'legacy' key. It does matter?
Yes it does. See this topic.....
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... ystem+keys
Scroll down and see Akardam's comments.
Also search for WACN roaming and see what you find.
Dave
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:46 am
by MotoFAN
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:08 am
by MSS-Dave
That is the correct post. I forgot how to do the link like you did..
Dave
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:01 am
by akardam
MSS-Dave wrote:Yes it does.
Not if all the sites are in the same system ID, it shouldn't.
At minimum we would need to know if all the sites are in the same zone or not, and which sites are programmed to be adjacent to which other sites.
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:45 am
by MotoFAN
akardam wrote:Not if all the sites are in the same system ID, it shouldn't.
Sites uses the same WACN and same System ID. Differencies only in Site ID's.
At minimum we would need to know if all the sites are in the same zone or not, and which sites are programmed to be adjacent to which other sites.
This info can be obtained e.g. from Unitrunker?
Re: Switching between Astro 9600 trunking sites on Motorola XTL
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:53 pm
by akardam
MotoFAN wrote:This info can be obtained e.g. from Unitrunker?
This info should be available to the system administrator.