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Edit Name
See Data Naming.
Set Site Type
and use a 9600 baud control channel.
EDACS Narrow-band sites use a 4800 baud control channel.
Wide (Standard) or Narrow. The default setting is Wide.
Edit Band Plan
can correctly determine the voice channel frequencies.
For P25 Systems Explicit mode systems (which comprise most systems in
use) include all information needed to determine voice frequencies on the
control channel, leave all entries blank. The system will automatically detect the
band plan and fill in the entries. Implicit systems need you to supply the
systems band plan with the Custom option for the scanner to correctly
determine voice frequencies.
Select Plan - Scroll to each Band Plan 0-9, A-F, and press E/yes.
Input Base Freq - Enter the base frequency press E/yes.
Input Spacing - Enter the step size and press E/yes.
Press Menu to return and repeat for each band plan as needed.
For Standard Motorola 800/900/Splinter Systems
800/900 Standard or 800Splinter
The scanner will use the regular Motorola band plan and return to the menu.
For Custom (rebanded) Motorola/VHF/UHF Systems Custom band plans
require that you enter both a lower and an upper base frequency value. The
lower base frequency (or base) is always the base frequency as provided in the
Radio Reference Database.
Use this Excel spreadsheet to calculate the upper base frequency value
located at: http://info.uniden.com/twiki/pub/UnidenMan4/
CalculatingUpperBaseFrequencies/CustomBandPlanCalculator.xls
If you don't have Excel you can download and install a viewer here, or do a
simple Google search.
The upper base frequency can also be found using the Band Plan Calculator
located at: http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/
CalculatingUpperBaseFrequencies.
Also, look at Determining Base/Step/Offset for VHF/UHF Motorola Systems at
Radio Reference.com.
Site Options
(EDACS Only) EDACS Wide is the same as EDACS Standard
(Motorola/P25 Only) Band plans are required so the scanner
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