[TrunkCom] Re: NE Ohio TRS Update

[Tom Swisher]

Jerry Kacprzycki wrote:
>Good morning Tom.  You mentioned that you are working on adding the 
 >Columbus area L.T.R. T.R.S. to your web pages.  Somebody mentioned
 >that L.T.R. operates like this: 1,5,9,13,17,21,....  Translated,
 >that means that one has to program the frequencies into one's scanner
 >into Channel 1, Channel 5, Channel 9, Channel 13, etc.  Is this true.?
 >Does one start with the lowest frequency and work his/her way up to the
 >highest, or highest to lowest?
>I suppose that it would help if I had a 'puter that could run some type 
 >of LTR program.  I know that there are programs for Moto, and EDACS.
 >Are there any for LTR? I guess that a big part of the problem as to
 >why most scannist DO NOT listen to LTR is that those systems are mostly
 >used by businesses.

The channel layout you mention is a common one for 5 channel systems; 10 
channel systems will fill in the in-between spaces (1,3,5,7,9,etc). As I 
understand it, this was a common setup for older LTR systems, 
recommended for timing reasons. It is not necessarily the only channel 
plan, nor it it necessarily so that the frequencies will start low and 
go high, or vice-versa. It's really catch-as-catch-can; if you're 
limited to a BC780 and don't have a Pro-92 or Pro-2067, the only thing 
you can do is keep trying frequencies in different channel spots until 
you get it right.

As far as Trunker/Etrunker-style programs for LTR, there are none that I 
am aware of.

Tom WA8PYR
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