P25 USAD programming

[soupbones]

Hi.

With the new digital GRN I have basically programmed up a system in my UBCD996T by hand, and added it into the current config in the scanner, and its been working fine.
Today I decided to take the full listing of control channels for the digital GRN and make it into a system file using the Uniden USAD software. Unfortunately, when the system file was added into an existing config file the config file loads into the scanner up until the point where it goes to put in the digital GRN system file and comes up an error.
It does not say exactly what the error is, but I have had someone duplicate the error using the same file. I can't see what is wrong with the file itself. All the settings seem correct. Yet the system file will not load.
This is the first time I have ever make a P25 trunk system file with this software, and it simply will not load into the scanner.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Making one up with the scanner itself seems to work fine. You do not need to load a band plan in, just a control channel frequency.
If anyone is interested in giving this a try, maybe helping figure out why the file won't load and why maybe P25 systems won't load with this software, please feel free to test this file for yourself, and let me know how you go.

download the file at the following link:-
http://hotfile.com/dl/28509706/a100a78/DIGTAL_GRN.usd.html

Load this into a config file using the USAD and into your scanner and let us know if it loads in, or you get an error. I have a feeling there may be an undiscovered bug in the software, considering there is no P25 systems in the rest of Australia till now, there was no way to test if the software will program this way.
Let see if this is the case, or if there is just something missed in the file.

cheers

[centralcoastscanman]

i've got a p25 nswgrn system file done up in the ARC396/ARC996 software on my pc if someone wants to give it a go and let me know how it goes...

[Chrisco]

I have just worked with that system with no luck checking all the freqs you are missing the Horsley Park freq each time I have tried to write to scanner I also get the error msg. The grn|p25 system I made (with just gpt and belrose) works fine. I dunno what is doing there.

[soupbones]

Ok then, I am glad it is not just myself and Mike Alpha who have had this issue. I am really staring to think now that we have a bug in the USAD software that does not allow you to program P25 systems into it.

I have the ARC software but have not tried it yet. Maybe you can try Andrew, see if it programs in ok, or send it to me, or even put up a download link.

But I'am more interested in the USAD software at this stage, as this is what is sold with all 996 scanners. I am surprised that no one has picked this up in the past few months actually.

[JAFO]

I've used the UBCD996T_UASD software to make up two P25 Systems for the GRn with no problems.

One was an all sites P25 GRN GPS System and it loaded fine and works fine, the other was a Control Channel Only P25 GRN System and it too loaded fine and works fine.

Well I say this not yet hearing any transmissions on the P25 GRN System this past week.

[Mike Alpha]

Ok then, I am glad it is not just myself and Mike Alpha who have had this issue. I am really staring to think now that we have a bug in the USAD software that does not allow you to program P25 systems into it.

I updated both my UASD software and the 996 firmware to the latest versions, still with no joy. I even added the band plan 412.475/6.25 into each site with no luck.

I wonder if we have to add the whole bandplan, 1 to 6, that is decoded by the 996 from the CC data stream or just the band plan 5 info??

Mike

[soupbones]

Grant (JAFO)

Do you think you could put up a link so others can test your system files for these systems? Other wise PM me and i'll get the file off you and link it. I myself would be interested to see if there are any differences in the file I have and yours.
Also can I ask, is your 996 running the latest firmware, and is your USAD software the latest version too? I won't have a chance till Thursday now to have another go, and change some things I want to. Going to also make a file up in the ARC996 software and then convert it back over to USAD and see if that also loads.

[JAFO]

Grant (JAFO)

Do you think you could put up a link so others can test your system files for these systems? Other wise PM me and i'll get the file off you and link it. I myself would be interested to see if there are any differences in the file I have and yours.
Also can I ask, is your 996 running the latest firmware, and is your USAD software the latest version too? I won't have a chance till Thursday now to have another go, and change some things I want to. Going to also make a file up in the ARC996 software and then convert it back over to USAD and see if that also loads.

PM sent

[citabria]

I wonder if we have to add the whole bandplan, 1 to 6, that is decoded by the 996 from the CC data stream or just the band plan 5 info??

Im confused - band plan 5? wouldn't it just start at plan 1 and work up?

[Mike Alpha]

I wonder if we have to add the whole bandplan, 1 to 6, that is decoded by the 996 from the CC data stream or just the band plan 5 info??

Im confused - band plan 5? wouldn't it just start at plan 1 and work up?

Well this is the band plan that Unitrunker, Pro96Com and the 396/996 decode from the CC data stream.
1. 851.006250 - 6.250
2. 762.006250 - 6.250
3. 851.012500 - 12.500
4. 762.006250 - 12.500
5. 412.475000 - 6.250
6. 420.012500 - 6.250

Obvioulsy all aren't relevant for the P25 GRN, so do we use all or just no 5?

Mike