Trunk Scanning - Radio Shack 20-164 User Manual

Trunk Scanning

In.each.bank,.you.can.mix.conventional.
channels.and.frequencies.in.a.bank..However,.
you.can.scan.only.one.trunking.mode.at.a.time,.
.
either.EDACS,.Motorola,.or.LTR.
To.focus.on.trunk.scanning,.during.a.normal.
.
scan,.you.turn.off.banks.that.contain.only.
conventional.channels.
For.Motorola.channels,.your.scanner.displays.
the.Talk.Group.ID.memory.location,.received.
frequency,.voice.channel.(VC),.and.the.Motorola.
ID.number.
To.change.the.scanning.direction,.press..or.
.
Trunked modes (MO, ED, and LT) can only
be selected for frequencies above 137
MHz that use trunking operations.
For information about adding text tags to
a channel, see "Text Tags" on Page 44.
Your scanner automatically mutes the
audio while it decodes control channel
data. However, we recommend you turn
SQ clockwise and leave it set to a point
just after the hiss stops. This lets the
scanner quickly acquire the data channel.
For Motorola trunking systems, more
than one talk group can transmit at a
time. If you manually tune the scanner,
you will hear the talk group on that
channel, but the display will alternate
between all active Talk Group IDs.
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