[Scan-DC] "Activity ID" on Trunked Systems

[Doug K.]

Yeah, that's it... also had this private reply from Alan Coccio:

"Doug, when you turn the Activity ID to "on" within the menu, the display 
will flash all active talkgroups within a trunked system while you're 
listening to another. It's one of my favorite features on the Unidens. It 
simply lets you see which other talkgroups are active within the system 
while you're parked on one of them. For instance, while I'm listening to a 
police talkgroup on my Anne Arundel County system, if I see the talkgroup 16 
flashing, I know Fire Dispatch is suddenly active and can switch to that 
talkgroup to see what's going on.

Alan
Maryland"

Thanks all.

Larry, we're talking about the term "Activity ID" that can sometimes be seen 
in the display of the Uniden trunking scanners.

Again, thanks, everybody.  Now I see not only the meaning of it, but the 
significance as well.  And using the BuTel programming software for the 
Unidens, this feature can apparently be turned off as well... I need to play 
with that.

Regards,

Doug


>From: "John Bacon" <scan-dc at djbitz.com>
>To: "'Larry Van Horn, N5FPW'" <n5fpw at brmemc.net>,"'Doug K.'" 
><oldsdoug at hotmail.com>,<scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] "Activity ID" on Trunked Systems
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 10:39:13 -0400
>
>Larry, Doug
>On the 796D if one Talk Group is in Manual (HOLD) and there is no activity
>on that channel the scanner will display "Activity ID:xxxxxx"
>
>JOHN
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Van Horn, N5FPW [mailto:n5fpw at brmemc.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:08 AM
>To: Doug K.; scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] "Activity ID" on Trunked Systems
>
>Doug are you referring to the System ID? I am nit familiar with the term
>activity ID. Could you cite an exmple of what you are talking about?
>
>Chief
>
>Larry Van Horn, N5FPW
>ATC (AW)      USN (Ret)
>MT Milcom/Help Desk Columnist
>Assistant Editor Monitoring Times
>Founding Father Milcom/Fedcom/Trunkcom
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Doug K." <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>
>To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 2:54 PM
>Subject: [Scan-DC] "Activity ID" on Trunked Systems
>
>
> > What does "Activity ID" mean in reference to trunked radio systems?
> >
> > Anyone?  :)
> >
> > Have searched the internet and don't readily see anything, even on
> > radioreference.
> >
> > I've had a BC-796D digital trunking scanner for over a year now and am
> > still trying to understand some of the terms.  Thanks.
> >
> > Doug
> >
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