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Trunk System Type Translation Table

Unfortunately there seems to be very little standardization in the nomenclature used to describe trunk radio system types.  Each source of radio system information uses different terms to identify the various trunk radio system types out there and the scanner manufacturers only compound the problem by using even different terminology than that used in the "standards" documentation.  It is for this reason we have developed the table below.

RadioReference.com, our primary source for radio system data, does tend to use consistent terminology within their database.  But even that does not easily correlate to the trunk system types Uniden uses in their radios.  The table below makes it easier to determine, based on the terminology used in RadioReference.com, what system type you would use when programming your radio using ScanControl.  This makes it even easier when using the DataGrabber to get your scanner programmed using ScanControl.

To determine which bank / system type to select in the ScanControl Bank or System Editors just look down the left hand side of the table below.  Match the trunk system type (Motorola, EDACS, LTR, etc.) to what is identified in RadioReference.com, then match the type specific nomenclature and frequencies to the choices found under the system type.  Look across the table under your radio model and find the ScanControl / Uniden abbreviation (T2-800, ED-WID, etc.) that matches the system type.  See our example at the bottom of this web page.

Example:

Using this screen shot from RadioReference.com you see the following:

System Type:  Motorola Type II SmartZone

System Voice:  Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface

The System Frequencies are in the 400MHz UHF range (470.8750MHz - 478.7125MHz)

Therefore this would be a Motorola Type II SmartZone UHF system.  This type of system also needs the Base, Spacing and Offset values from the Custom Frequency Table entered into the editor as noted in the our table above.

Also note the System Voice is both Analog AND APCO-25 Common Air Interface (Digital) so you will need a scanner capable of digital voice reception to monitor all the talkgroups in this system.

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