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I picked up my Pro-97 after not using it after a while and am no longer able to pick up HEARTLAND. After reprogramming the FCC posted Control Frequencies and confirming that I hit them (MOT:Sys-470F 00%+) I am not seeing any voice frequencies, or TGID's with the exception of Police Dispatches in the digital 30000 range.
I may also need to mention that I work on Palomar Mountain between Morrow and Boucher Hill - where I am having difficulty.
You looking for the Inland dispatch, commands and tacs I assume?
You may not hear the regular Heartland Fire commands 1 to 5 on the East Zone if they're not being carried there (east z) via affiliation.
Other than asking what control channel you're using, I know nothing about setting up the Radio Shack scanners. Some one else will and they'll post I'm sure.
Since you're hearing coppers and not the HFD stuff you want, sounds like you're on either the north control channel or the east and it looks like you've got the scanner setup right or you wouldn't hear them.
If you are in fact looking for the HFD stuff (Cmd 1-5), being so high, you might try the south zone control channel and see if you can hit it. The north will not carry it for sure with the exception of Cmd 5 I believe.
I did fix it by RTXM, as it were. May seem obvious to some, but each bank needs to be set to trunking mode as well as each control frequency on this radio. Lesson learned - and, well, shared.
..and I am listening for a local fleetmap, so I am golden.
"Please be aware that all 800MHz frequencies used in San Diego are splinter frequencies meaning they are offset by 12.5kHz (e.g., 856.0125 is not used, instead 856.0000 is used in its place). When programming a Motorola trunked system that uses frequencies between 851 and 866MHz you MUST program the system as Splinter."
