[TheList] Digital Comms next step

Mon Apr 2 18:34:55 AEST 2018

Slightly OT but I have a US market BCD396T and it has 75mhz, only thing 
missing is 1 license-able channel in the 860mhz band (due to the archaic 
practice of blocking the cellular bands)..

On 2/04/2018 7:39 p.m., David Kilgour wrote:
>
> You can change the band plan to “Australia or UK” in the settings menu 
> on the TX1 which adds the 75MHz range. This option was added in the 
> last firmware release for both the TX1 & TX2.
>
> David.
>
> *From:*TheList <thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz> *On Behalf Of *Mark 
> Foster
> *Sent:* Monday, 2 April 2018 7:10 PM
> *To:* thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> *Subject:* Re: [TheList] Digital Comms next step
>
> Just noticed like many US market scanners it skips the 75Mhz stuff :|
>
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 7:02 PM, Mark Foster <blakjak at gmail.com 
> <mailto:blakjak at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     He stated it in the OP (Whistler TRX-1).
>
>     Google gave me:
>
>     https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/TRX-1
>     https://www.amazon.com/Whistler-TRX-1-Handheld-Digital-Scanner/dp/B01H3XYNUO
>
>     Might have to save a bit longer to replace my old Unidens... !
>
>     On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:29 PM, Dan News <dan at dannews.co.nz
>     <mailto:dan at dannews.co.nz>> wrote:
>
>         Keen to know more.
>
>         Can you email me some pics?
>
>         Whats the model?
>
>         On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:01 PM, gklm <gklm at slingshot.co.nz
>         <mailto:gklm at slingshot.co.nz>> wrote:
>
>             Hi Shane,
>
>             Which part of NZ do you operate? I'm in Auckland.
>
>             How old is the scanner? I too have considered this
>             scanner. I am comfortable with programming more complex
>             scanners etc.
>
>             Mark.
>
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 *From:* TheList
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>                 <mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz>]*On Behalf
>                 Of *Shane Vickers
>                 *Sent:* Monday, 2 April 2018 11:36
>                 *To:* thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
>                 <mailto:thelist at radiowiki.org.nz>
>                 *Subject:* [TheList] Digital Comms next step
>
>                 Guys and girls,
>
>                 Deliberating with myself here...so time to offer to
>                 the group.
>
>                 Mid last year I had the chance to secure a Whistler
>                 TRX-1 handheld thinking I would cart it everywhere
>
>                 and listen to all those channels that interested me
>                 from yesteryear...
>
>                 I configured for the Malls  (for the most DRM 2 slot
>                 repeaters)  the usual analogue fire and ambos and my
>                 local airfield etc..
>
>                 Even the HICKS site repeater I have close to me... BUT
>                 it never leaves my desk to be honest.
>
>                 With the interest shown on our group to those wanting
>                 to get stuck into this side of scanning...
>
>                 NOPE it won't decode P25 encryption and knows to mute
>                 the noise however as I found out recently there are
>                 trials (or
>
>                 now permanent) with Fire Police working the UHF P25
>                 repeaters in Auckland and it was neat to have them pop
>                 out if the silence.
>
>                 Anyway best price I could find at the time was 500 US
>                 dollars... I hunted at the time too!
>
>                 So the only thing I can't offer is the packaging.. As
>                 new scanner with manuals with original antenna!
>
>                 All upgrades done as of this week..  They have
>                 addressed lots of issues with drivers etc so it
>                 programs perfectly
>
>                 from my desk top...
>
>                 Any 5 volt USB device will charge it. It even charges
>                 from the USB port of the computer providing the port
>                 can offer up
>
>                 the current to trigger a charge.  The US power pack
>                 didn't make it home either...but it gets charged off
>                 the many Apple phone
>
>                 chargers left lying around by the kids...
>
>                 These new scanners are not for the faint hearted.
>                 There are days when I wish I could just put a channel
>                 number into the keypad and
>
>                 hit enter..  But object based scanning with Groups,
>                 Scanlists etc have become the way moving forward once
>                 you move away from analogue.
>
>                 Once again a buzz when you master it and the channels
>                 liven up.  My first trip to our local Westfield made
>                 me very smug to know I could
>
>                 listen in again to their catering, cleaning and
>                 security channels..
>
>                 The US and Canadians are real spoilt for choice where
>                 you key in a zip code and the radio reference site
>                 loads all your local
>
>                 channels you decide your listening pleasure and your
>                 off! Well until their local site changes its control
>                 channel then they grizzle.
>
>                 No one appears to want to learn about adding the extra
>                 channel from first principles over there..
>
>                 Little bit more attention to detail is required here...
>
>                 I will package safely and ship anywhere in the country
>                 as required.  PM me for pics or more information on
>                 programming etc.
>
>                 Welcome to have copy of my local programming for
>                 reference.
>
>                 What offers have I to get someone started in this new
>                 era of scanning...
>
>                 Regards,
>
>                 Shane Vickers.
>
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