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What Is Trunked Scanning?

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What Is Trunked Scanning?

Since a trunking system

trunking system
A trunked radio system is a two-way radio system that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios. ... Instead of assigning a radio channel to one particular user group at a time, users are instead assigned to a logical grouping, a talkgroup.
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might send its call and response on different frequencies, a "Trunking" or "Trunk-tracking" scanner is needed. These scanners will let you monitor the control channel frequency as part of the TalkGroup so you can hear both calls and responses and more easily follow conversations.

Can you scan trunked radio systems?

Scanning. Most scanners that can listen to trunked radio systems (called trunk tracking) are able to scan and store individual talkgroups just as if they were frequencies. The difference in this case is that the groups are assigned to a certain bank in which the trunked system is programmed.

How do you program a trunked scanner?

Enter programming mode on your scanner by pressing "Prgm" on the control panel. Press the "Trunk" button to select the trunked frequency option and then enter in the trunk number you want to program. This will be a number between 1 and 10. Locate a list of available trunk types and frequencies.

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