[TrunkCom] Control Frequency Only Mode

[bearcat]

Hello everyone.
I have now entered my 1st frequency into the 1st bank of my BCT8. I get
one end of conversation on 5 of these channels. I have programmed
talkgroups into bank 1 also, is this correct? Or should I not have the
talk groups loaded? According to radioreference.com there's only 3 LCN's
in my area of Corpus Christi, TX. They are 1, 2, and 15. I am getting 5
the way I have it programmed with the talk groups. Should I clear the
talk groups? Thanks for a reply.

No those are the Site no.s they mean nothing to the scanner and to you
they mean that you must enter each site in a different bank.

I know nothing of the BCT8 so how to program an EDACS system is up to
you to find in the manual.

After you know how to program the banks for EDACS trunking then you
should do the following.

Enter all of freqs for site 1 in the same bank there are 13 or them and
they MUST be entered in the same channel no as the LCN. The LCN no. is
the small print to the left of the freq on RadioReference.

Enter all 13 freqs for site 2 in a separate bank and in yet another bank
the 10 freqs for site 15.  

Press scan or trunk and you should be monitoring the system.  Your
statement about talkgroups is confusing me.  Talkgroups and freqs are
totally different animals.  Where you program talkgroups and freqs is
not the same place.  Forget about the talkgroups for now just put the
radio in ID 
Search after you have the freqs programmed.  We will move on to
talkgroups once you get the radio actually tracking the system

Rich

Rich