[PCR-1000] New Trunking Software

[CrazyC]

Hi J.T.,
If your getting approx. 50% of 1's and 100% Recovery, then you have the
Polarity and Sound Level set just right...
When you press the Trunk button, it will start Searching automaticly from
there.

If you are seeing the Dump ok,  look for lines with the "CALL" statement,
if you are
seeing the Frequency as 800 or 900Mhz, then that is working ok.  If you are
seeing
some hex code like 0xNNN, then your trunking a system I don't have
configured yet.

Are the Trunk Groups you are trying to monitor in the 138-139mhz or 400Mhz
area?
  If so, then that is the problem.  If not,  and you are trunking a 800Mhz
system, then
try switching to "Splinter" for the Band Plan...

The "FSK" mode in the program, sets the Mode value to '4' as seen in the
public notes
of the PCR protocol as unused/unknown...  This is Narrow FM with Frequency
Centering
info turned off.  You will also see the Signal Meter having lesss jitter
than in FM Mode..
This is the mode that I suspect that the Darc32/UT-107 uses in Japan...
Still unverified...

The squelch setting on mine is set to about 9:45-10:00, compared to a minute
hand on a clock...

Hope you can start seeing results soon,
Jay

> OK, maybe I'm missing something obvious, but I have now tried to get the
> program to work on three computers (one PC and two laptops) with similar
> results. The programs installs fine and sets up without a problem. The
"1's"
> run at approximately 50% and the recovery rate is adjusted to 100%.
Neither
> the bandplan nor polarity of the signal is an issue as I have been
> monitoring the systems for quite some time. I can monitor the control
signal
> through the computer speakers, so that too tells me that the signal is
where
> it should be. It also makes no difference whether it is connected to the
mic
> or line-in input on the PC. I can load all of the frequencies for a system
> (I've tried multiple systems) and start searching, but that's all it does.
I
> have yet to receive a trunked transmission or detect a talkgroup. All of
the
> frequencies/channels receive transmissions when in Manual mode. I've got
> well over 20 years of experience in scanners, decoding and programming,
yet
> this has me baffled. I have a couple of specific questions. First, must
the
> mode of the control channel be FSK, or will it work in FM mode? What about
> the squelch setting? Finally, does "Search" need to be pressed after
> pressing the "Trunk" button? Thanks for any help. I'd love to be a beta
> tester for this software and would really like to see this program
succeed.
> I just need to get it up and running first! It's got to be something I am
> simply overlooking.
>
> Thanks,
>
> J.T.
> N0SGQ