Batboard

#1 - ummm... I told you that in a post a long time ago.

#2 - I'm pretty sure existing system keys work fine, but ASTRO25 system id's and keys match up a little differently. Those of you out there that understand what I mean will understand what I mean (understand?).

What's the big secret? Astro-25 radio systems look for a 3-digit system key instead of a 4 digit one. Just use a system key with a "0" (zero) in the front. Ex: 0514

Todd

r0f wrote:;

1. When the 9600bps F/C option is installed (Q361/G361) you cannot toggle SmartZone on/off while in an ASTRO25 profile. It is hardcoded to "SmartZone". You cannot disable the coverage type. This means there is no way to use the 9600bps (safely) as a passive monitor, to listen to your favorite 9600bps system - without affiliating to their tower. (bye bye radio, hello bubba)

This is not true.

By using the scan feature you can STILL monitor a smartzone system WITHOUT affiliating.

I posted how to do when I tripped over it by fluke about 2 years ago, Elroy tried it out and gave it the thumbs up as the only way 100% not to log on to the system.

I'm happy to post again if anyone wants to know.


Mike

r0f wrote:Hey Mike,

I completely forgot about that! Have you confirmed it'll work OK on a 9600bps system? (I don't see why it wouldn't)

This is promising...

Shaun

Config the radio for auto-scan and make the both positions of the concentric switch (or whatever you prefer) for TX inhibit and you're done. Unfortunately, if you want to manually stick on a channel you have a problem but that's the only drawback (as compared to multiple drawbacks affiliating everywhere)!

-Josh

I use it on a smartzone omnilink system, in both digital and analog and it works fine. Don't bother with the tx inhibit stuff unless you use the radio as RX only.

I use the 16 position switch for channel and the the trunking channels start from 17+ only the "dummy" channels are from 1 to 16 with a channel that is not used in my area slaved for astro only with a network id of 001.

Works fine

PM if you want to know more.

Mike

r0f wrote:You can't do this on a SmartZone system, Josh. The radio will keep scanning for a new control channel, if it can't affiliate to one that matches it's system ID. (It thinks it's out of range)

However, I believe it'll work as long as the scan-list is not reachable via the physical channel switch. They'd have to be 17+, accessible via the CHAN SOFT menu. Execpt you don't enable the CHAN SOFT button in the radio wide config.. You would set up your scan list from radio-wide/scan (f5)

Shaun

Hey Shaun,

(I recall discussing this before)

You can successfuly use an XTS to passively monitor a SmartZone system by setting the concentric switch for TX Inhibit (Both positions don't have to be inhibit). It's what I do and it works fine. The radio pauses on power down but eventually does. When I need to transmit, I click it over, then when I switch to a system I don't want to TX on, I switch the switch back (beforehand). No worries.

My wonder is how easy it is to program in APCO-25 trunking without knowing all the pertinent codeplug details.

-Wayne

One is UHF and the other is 800. Both are *AN series.

800:
FW: 4.01.02
DSP: 6.03.01

UHF:
7.00.01
7.03.06

Are you trying to monitor the OmniLink system up around you all? Could be something coming off the control channel that requires/demands affiliation. I've never tried to monitor any OmniLink systems.

-Wayne

I have tried Wayne's trick and it doesn't work on the omni-link system in my area.

Mike

Ok, I'll check into it. I'm guessing it's never worked for the system and it is the same for all sites?

DVPMan was this the same network? The MTS system is what I think it's called?

Any people in OZ getting the method to work on the GRN network?

-Wayne