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Image:FS RR Import conv pulldown.JPG|Figure 1
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Image:RR trunk import screen 2.JPG|Figure 3
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Image:FS warn untrackable.JPG|Figure 2A
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Image:FS RR trunk import3 v8.JPG|Figure 3
Image:RR trunk import screen 4.JPG|Figure 5
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Image:FS RR trunk import2 v8.JPG|Figure 4
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Image:Trunk skip tags.JPG|Figure 5
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Image:FS RR trunk dbview.JPG|Figure 6
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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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#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
#On the RadioReference screen, enter your RadioReference Userid and Password. Click on the Options tab (figure 2).  
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# To begin the process;
#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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##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).
#You can set up a home location once you have selected your options by clicking the blue button with the house near it
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##RR CD ROM support has been removed as of version 2.10 
#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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# 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.
#If you wish to view the entry on the RadioReference database, click the 'View in Browser' button
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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
#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). In particular, be sure to check - and change - the '''site type''' as it does not necessarily import correctly. Use the pulldown to change it if needed.  
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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.
#See the [[Freescan Limitations|Limitations]] article for important information on limits and known issues
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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==
 
==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.  
 
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.  
  
==Site Combiner==
 
[[Image:Combined cc.JPG|thumb|right|Example of 'Combined CC' setting]]
 
<font color=red>'''NEW for .7e'''</font><br>
 
 
Systems on RR are often split into multiple sites. However, on Motorola systems, the only thing that matters to the scanner is getting the critical control channel frequency. As such, there is really no need to download all the extra voice frequencies  in addition to the multiple sites that accompany them. This is even more true with scanners such as the 396T, which only have one site per system and would thus need multiple systems to handle just one system.
 
 
This new feature is designed to solve this classic problem. When you select a trunked Motorola system from RR's web import, FreeSCAN will automatically add its own site called '''*Combined CC'''. This site will consists of only the control channels for all the other sites listed. You can then safely deselect all the other sites, and select the *Combined CC site exclusively to download.
 
 
An example of this is the Bell Fleetnet system, which is 4 regions split into dozens of sites per region/system. An example of one zone is shown on the right. Attempting to download this conventionally and controlling it while underway would mean a great deal of button pushing, and/or with non multi-site scanners, a lot of scrolling and memory waste when you are traveling through the region and need to constantly change systems/sites. With the new *Combined CC site, you download the one single site, and can cover the entire region with just one button push and no memory waste to voice frequencies and duplicated frequencies.
 
 
If you can receive multiple CCs and each one carries different traffic, you cannot use this feature and hear all the traffic. In this case, you'll need to retain separate systems or sites.
 
 
 
Return to the [[FreeScan User Guide]]
 
Return to the [[FreeScan User Guide]]
  
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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