[TrunkCom] Re: 9.6 K trunked systems/New Digital Card

[Tom Swisher]

STUDIODED@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/21/02 4:24:18 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> wa8pyr@columbus.rr.com writes:
>
>
>> Here's the official word from Uniden as I received it today:
>>
>> "The forthcoming BC785D and BC250D scanners will be capable of
>> monitoring P25 digital transmissions from conventional, 3600 baud
>> mixed-mode and 3600 baud digital trunked systems."
>>
>> This means the first generation P25 scanners will not track 9600 baud
>> trunking, but will monitor the digital transmissions in conventional
>> mode. As I see it, however, 9600 baud trunking capability is close by.
>> Fortunately, there are not too many 9600 baud systems out there... yet.
>>
>> By the way, there is nothing else out there that will track a 9600 baud
>> system either, short of a Motorola radio.
>>
>> Tom WA8PYR
>
>
>        With that begs the question... Will we be able to buy a new 
> digital card to enable us to track 9600 baud Apco-25 TRS's in the 
> BC250/785 or will we have to buy a whole new scanner? We all know that 
> Uniden never will make a flashable scanner so that point is moot.
>
> Also, any word on them changing the trunking talkgroup delay to less 
> than 5 seconds?  5 seconds is WAY TOO LONG.  3 seconds would be much 
> better.


The card does not determine the tracking capability. All it does is 
convert P25 modulation to audio. It'll have to be a new scanner.

I've heard nothing on talkgroup delay. I just set the delay to 2 seconds 
myself when I program the scanner.

Tom WA8PYR

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