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Image:FS Trunk logs.JPG|Figure 8
 
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#From the file pulldown select Import then RadioReference Trunked (figure 1)
 
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#On the RadioReference screen, enter your RadioReference Userid and Password. Click on the Options tab (figure 2).
 
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#There are no scanners currently available that can handle encrypted systems; so it's advisable to turn that option on (figure 3). When you're satisfied with the selections, Click the 'connect' button
 
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#As you select state, county and avaiable systems, a number will show up in the upper right corner. When you have made your final selection, you may view a sample by clicking on the 'system' and 'TGIDs' tabs (figure 4)
 
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#If you wish to view the entry on the RadioReference database, click the 'View in Browser' button
 
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#When you are satisfied, click on 'Import'. The system, along with all available frequencies and talkgroups will be imported. Note that you must delete the non-control channel frequencies if you wish to conserve space and use the control channel only mode. Be sure to edit the entries for options, quick keys, ect. (figure 5)
 
  
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* The 996 & 15 scanners have a TGID Limit of 250 TGIDs per trunk system. The 246/330/396 scanner have a 200 TGID limit. Excess TGIDs will be ignored.
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* FreeSCAN supports the 996/15 feature of having multiple trunk sites in one system. This feature is not supported in the 246/330/396. If you attempt to upload a multi-site system to one of these scanners, FreeSCAN will split the sites up into individual systems and put all the TGID groups in one system only.
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#From the file pulldown select Import then RadioReference Trunked (figure 1). For a moment, your subscription expiration date will flash on the left lower corner of the form
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* FreeSCAN will not allow you to upload a fully digital P25 system to an analog scanner since these scanners have no chance of being able to track these systems.
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# To begin the process;
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* When you bring up the download window, it will preserve the system names of previous detected systems. If you have made any changes whatsoever to your scanner's programming since last bringing up this list, you should reclick on Queue System List before downloading. This is because the system index IDs will shift around inside the scanner's memory when you make changes, and if FreeSCAN doesn't get an updates list then it will not be able to download the systems.
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##If you are online and wish to use the RR web service, enter your RadioReference Userid and Password and hit 'Connect'. Note that once you are signed on, you can use the History pulldown to return to a previously-utilized RR site. Note the hotkeys are accessed with ALT and a number (figure 2).
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* FreeScan does not currently support setting the P25 levels on the 395 and 996 when creating a P25 system. Applying version 2.0 firmware or later is strongly suggested, as digital decoding is improved in these versions. For information on how to set these values manually, please see the following;
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##RR CD ROM support has been removed as of version 2.10 
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** [http://myweb.cableone.net/marksscanners/330/330test.html#optomizing Easier to Read 396 Manual - Optimizing P25 Performance]
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# Once you have hit 'Connect', select your home country from the pulldown. Under the country name there are flags for the US or Canada; if you are importing from either of these countries, click on the appropriate flag, then hit the 'Save Present Location' button to the left of 'Available Systems'. If you need to recall the location again, use the 'Recall my Home Location' button immediately to the right of the Canadian flag.  
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** [http://myweb.cableone.net/marksscanners/996/996.html#optomizing Easier to Read 996 Manual - Optimizing P25 Performance]
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#Select the state or province from the 'Province/State' pulldown. Wait for the counties are populated - a number will show up on the right top side of the 'county' pulldown
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#Select the desired county from the 'county' pulldown. A number next to the 'Available System' title to the right will show the number of systems available.
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#Select the desired system from the 'Available System' pulldown.
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##FS will warn you if you try to import a system that cannot be scanned. These are systems that utilize protocols that are not supported by the current scanner technology. These include Open Sky, NexEdge and IDEN systems. LTR Multinet, LTR Passport and MPT-1327 systems are (incorrectly) flagged with this warning (these can be scanned conventionally but not trunked). 
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#Figure 3 shows a populated screen with sites and groups. To select only some sites, hit the 'None' button, then '''double click''' the site you wish to import. The same logic works on the group screen on the right.
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#Figure 4 shows the available options.  
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##If you wish to utilize the [[Control Channel Only]] mode, make sure the box next to 'Enable' is checked. This is only valid on Motorola systems, and is the '''default''' for P25 systems. These systems are defined as ''APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive'' in the RadioReference database. You '''must''' download all channels, in the correct [[LCN]] order, for LTR and EDACS systems.
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##You can select "Only Download control channels" to download only primary and alternate control channels (marked in {{color|red|red}} and {{color|blue|blue}} in the Radioreference database, respectively).
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##If you are downloading a trunk system defined as ''Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface'' in the RadioReference database to an analog trunktracker (not a BCD396, BCD396XT, BCD996T, BCD996XT) checking the Skip Digital box will skip those talkgroups defined as digital in the mode column. 
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##There are no scanners currently available that can handle encrypted systems; so it's advisable to turn that option on.  
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##Be sure to decide whether you wish to hard code a quick key, let FS find the next free one (press the 'Find Free' button) or not allocate at all. If you don't allocate a quick key, you will need to do so on the group screen.
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##If you wish to download the GPS information for use in the scanner, or to use the Google plotter (see [[Freescan Tools functions|Tools/GPS System Plotter]]) be sure to check the 'Enable GPS use by default' button 
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#You can cause the import to ignore talkgroups with specific tags. '''Double Click''' the name you wish to ignore and talkgroups with these tags will be suppressed (figure 5). Single clicking the name resets the selection. Note that if you are using the RR CD Import, this function is not available     
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#If you wish to view the entry on the RadioReference database, click the 'View in Browser' button. An example of the result is shown in figure 6
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#When you are satisfied, click on 'Import'. The system, along with all available frequencies and talkgroups will be imported. It is the user's responsibility to validate the options are all set as desired, and that all quick keys are '''allocated and enabled''' (figure 7).
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#When available, coordinates from RR Web service are imported as well. Be sure to enable the use of this function on the system screen 
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## Site notes from the RR Web service are now imported along with the system. When you click on a site, the associated note will appear under the site settings.
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## Bandplans for trunk sites importing from RR are now handled on a per-site basis versus a per system basis. This is to accommodate the new systems that have different bandplans for different towers.
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## All RR Web service messages are now logged. See Figure 8
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#See the [[Freescan Tips|Tips]] article for important information on limits and known issues
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==TGID Expander==
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FreeScan also has a function called '''TG Expander'''. This works in the following manner; FreeScan stores all the talkgroup information in memory, even if there are more talkgroups than the scanner can actually store. Even if you run the scanner in ID SEARCH mode, FreeScan will examine memory to find the alpha tag for the appropriate talkgroup.  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 6 January 2014

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  1. From the file pulldown select Import then RadioReference Trunked (figure 1). For a moment, your subscription expiration date will flash on the left lower corner of the form
  2. To begin the process;
    1. If you are online and wish to use the RR web service, enter your RadioReference Userid and Password and hit 'Connect'. Note that once you are signed on, you can use the History pulldown to return to a previously-utilized RR site. Note the hotkeys are accessed with ALT and a number (figure 2).
    2. RR CD ROM support has been removed as of version 2.10
  3. Once you have hit 'Connect', select your home country from the pulldown. Under the country name there are flags for the US or Canada; if you are importing from either of these countries, click on the appropriate flag, then hit the 'Save Present Location' button to the left of 'Available Systems'. If you need to recall the location again, use the 'Recall my Home Location' button immediately to the right of the Canadian flag.
  4. Select the state or province from the 'Province/State' pulldown. Wait for the counties are populated - a number will show up on the right top side of the 'county' pulldown
  5. Select the desired county from the 'county' pulldown. A number next to the 'Available System' title to the right will show the number of systems available.
  6. Select the desired system from the 'Available System' pulldown.
    1. FS will warn you if you try to import a system that cannot be scanned. These are systems that utilize protocols that are not supported by the current scanner technology. These include Open Sky, NexEdge and IDEN systems. LTR Multinet, LTR Passport and MPT-1327 systems are (incorrectly) flagged with this warning (these can be scanned conventionally but not trunked).
  7. Figure 3 shows a populated screen with sites and groups. To select only some sites, hit the 'None' button, then double click the site you wish to import. The same logic works on the group screen on the right.
  8. Figure 4 shows the available options.
    1. If you wish to utilize the Control Channel Only mode, make sure the box next to 'Enable' is checked. This is only valid on Motorola systems, and is the default for P25 systems. These systems are defined as APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive in the RadioReference database. You must download all channels, in the correct LCN order, for LTR and EDACS systems.
    2. You can select "Only Download control channels" to download only primary and alternate control channels (marked in red and blue in the Radioreference database, respectively).
    3. If you are downloading a trunk system defined as Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface in the RadioReference database to an analog trunktracker (not a BCD396, BCD396XT, BCD996T, BCD996XT) checking the Skip Digital box will skip those talkgroups defined as digital in the mode column.
    4. There are no scanners currently available that can handle encrypted systems; so it's advisable to turn that option on.
    5. Be sure to decide whether you wish to hard code a quick key, let FS find the next free one (press the 'Find Free' button) or not allocate at all. If you don't allocate a quick key, you will need to do so on the group screen.
    6. If you wish to download the GPS information for use in the scanner, or to use the Google plotter (see Tools/GPS System Plotter) be sure to check the 'Enable GPS use by default' button
  9. You can cause the import to ignore talkgroups with specific tags. Double Click the name you wish to ignore and talkgroups with these tags will be suppressed (figure 5). Single clicking the name resets the selection. Note that if you are using the RR CD Import, this function is not available
  10. If you wish to view the entry on the RadioReference database, click the 'View in Browser' button. An example of the result is shown in figure 6
  11. When you are satisfied, click on 'Import'. The system, along with all available frequencies and talkgroups will be imported. It is the user's responsibility to validate the options are all set as desired, and that all quick keys are allocated and enabled (figure 7).
  12. When available, coordinates from RR Web service are imported as well. Be sure to enable the use of this function on the system screen
    1. Site notes from the RR Web service are now imported along with the system. When you click on a site, the associated note will appear under the site settings.
    2. Bandplans for trunk sites importing from RR are now handled on a per-site basis versus a per system basis. This is to accommodate the new systems that have different bandplans for different towers.
    3. All RR Web service messages are now logged. See Figure 8
  13. See the Tips article for important information on limits and known issues


TGID Expander

FreeScan also has a function called TG Expander. This works in the following manner; FreeScan stores all the talkgroup information in memory, even if there are more talkgroups than the scanner can actually store. Even if you run the scanner in ID SEARCH mode, FreeScan will examine memory to find the alpha tag for the appropriate talkgroup.

Return to the FreeScan User Guide

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