[Scan-DC] getting your PRO96 running

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:39:41 -0400

You can display talk group IDs as either text or numeric.  If you have
programmed the alpha tags for the talk groups, they will be displayed when
there is activity on that TG.  You can also press a button and toggle
between text & numeric display.  Many of the talkgroups in the DC/MD/VA
profile have been pre-programmed, thus, they will display.  However, since
the file used to program the units at the factory is obvioulsy several
months old by now, it will not have all of the current TG IDs as listed at
trunked radio.net.  With so many digital scanners out there now, many new TG
IDs have been discovered and added to the database since RS/GRE took their
"snapshot" for the factory-installed profiles.  Programming the additional
TGs is trivial if you use Win96 with the programming cable.

As for navigating directly to a specific TG, I have not found an "elegant"
way to do that.  Perhaps someone else can offer some tips on that.

Randy
Loudoun County, VA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Tobias" <[email protected]>
To: "Randy Benn" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "Mike Agner"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] getting your PRO96 running

> I'm one of those ready to plunk down the cash for a Pro-96, but would like
a
> little more info before I do.
>
> With the V-scanner profile for DC/MD/VA loaded does the Pro-96's
> alpha-numeric display show the talk-groups as each jurisdiction identifies
> them, and can I scroll from one TG to another?  For example, can I park on
> Montgomery's 7-Alpha and then scroll directly to 7-G when units are
switched
> to it?  Also, the Montgomery County system includes several area-wide TGs,
> identified as 10,11, 13 and 13 A through P. How will they appear on the
> display?
>
> I can't seem to find this info on any of the various web sites or user
> groups, so the help is appreciated.
>
> Ed
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Randy Benn" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>; "Mike Agner" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] getting your PRO96 running
>
>
> > Although it is extremely helpful, you won't need the software & cable to
> > monitor Fairfax out of the box.  Follow the procedures in the manual for
> > loading up the V-scanner profile for DC/MD/VA and you will be monitoring
> > Fairfax, Loudoun, & MoCo in about 5 mins.
> >
> > Since DC is in the process of turning up their new digital trunked
system,
> > that info willnot be pre-programmed.  You will want the cable & s/w to
do
> > this.  Check out trunkedradio.net for all the current info on the new DC
> > system.
> >
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mike Agner" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 9:00 AM
> > Subject: [Scan-DC] getting your PRO96 running
> >
> >
> > >      Last nite, [email protected] wrote:
> > > ======================
> > > My pro-96 arrives tomorrow. What will i have to do to get up and
running
> > to
> > > monitor dc and fairfax county?
> > > ======================
> > >      Cliff, you need to get a programming cable, then download a copy
of
> > > Win96, Don Starr's software.  I don't have one (yet) but I think the V
> > > Scanner folders have both areas already preinstalled.
> > >
> > >     And to educate you in the many things people are finding out about
> the
> > > 96; there are several Yahoo groups devoted to this handheld, a very
> active
> > > message board on Strong Signals *and* a web page dedicated to it.  You
> can
> > > find all those references here:
> > >
> > >     http://strongsignals.net/access/clubs/pro-96/index.cgi
> > >
> > >     73s and GL....Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
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