[Scan-DC] Any changes with DCFD?

[Paul Bailey]

Happy to report that this problem was solved by reloading with this
week's release of the RR database.

On 9/24/2012 11:15 AM, scan-dc-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:16:10 -0400
> From: Paul Bailey <paulbailey at planetpablo.com>
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Any changes with DCFD?
> To: scan-dc at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <505E1C8A.3090605 at planetpablo.com>
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> I am a casual scanner guy who bought a HomePatrol1 about a year ago. I
> had not used it in a few months, but I had been receiving all the DCFD
> TRS channels at that time. This weekend I decided to fire it up again,
> and about the first thing I did was update the database and firmware.
>
> Now none of the DCFD trunked channels are being received, only the VHF
> simulcast of the dispatch channel. I am receiving other trunked systems
> for all the nearby jurisdictions, but not DCFD. I have tried reloading
> the data base and reset the receiver, but the problem remains.  I am an
> IT guy, so I immediately suspect the integrity of the data or code
> update. I checked RR DB change history and there were updates made to
> this specific service the night before the latest release (9/15),
> although no specifics are provided. Frankly, I am not 100% sure this
> issue did not exist before I flashed the firmware and updated the
> database, so I wanted to check with this group to make sure there had
> not been some other change in the DCFD TRS.
>
> Thanks for your interest and assistance!