[FedCom] fedcom in the philadelphia area today

[Steve]

The Pro96 as well as some other GRE made radios use odd fixed steps 
sizes in its different bands so you can't always tune the actual frequency.

This problem is still present in some of their newer digital models as well.
Below are the bands and step sizes as hardcoded by the Pr096 firmware.

              BAND                 STEP
        0.0050 -   24.9950     5.00
        5.0000 -   54.0000     5.00
       54.0050 -  107.9950     5.00
      108.0000 -  136.9875    12.50
      137.0000 -  150.7750     5.00
      150.7825 -  150.8125     7.50
      150.8150 -  154.4525     7.50
      154.4562 -  154.4787     7.50
      154.4825 -  154.5050     7.50
      154.5100 -  154.5250     5.00
      154.5275 -  154.5462     6.25
      154.5475 -  154.6075     7.50
      154.6100 -  154.6550     5.00
      154.6575 -  156.2475     7.50
      156.2500 -  157.4750     5.00
      157.4775 -  161.5650     7.50
      161.5700 -  173.2000     5.00
      173.2037 -  173.2225     6.25
      173.2250 -  173.3875     6.25
      173.3900 -  173.4150     6.25
      173.4200 -  174.0000     5.00
      174.0050 -  216.0000     5.00
      216.0025 -  221.9975     5.00
      222.0000 -  225.0000     5.00
      225.0050 -  405.9950     5.00
      406.0000 -  512.0000     6.25
      512.0062 -  805.9937     6.25
      806.0000 -  823.9875     6.25
      849.0000 -  868.9875     6.25
      894.0000 -  960.0000     6.25
      960.0062 - 1239.9937     6.25
     1240.0000 - 1300.0000     6.25
     1300.0062 - 4194.3000     6.25

At 10:38 AM 10/6/2013, you wrote:
>Not sure then how/why your radio is rounding off to 173.9400 when the actual
>freq is 173.9375
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>Yes the Pro 96 does P25
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>Bill - N1KUG
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>Boston, Mass
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>Cruise Ship Frequencies
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>  <http://scanmaritime.com/> http://scanmaritime.com/
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>From: Avram911 at aol.com [mailto:Avram911 at aol.com]
>Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2013 4:05 PM
>To: ecps92 at earthlink.net
>Subject: Re: [FedCom] fedcom in the philadelphia area today
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>i have a pro 96 scanner. i thought it does p-25. what would be a better
>radio ?
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>In a message dated 10/5/2013 1:48:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>ecps92 at earthlink.net writes:
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>I think you mean 173.9375
>Sounds like you have an older radio that rounds up.
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>What you are hearing is likely P25, you would want to upgrade your scanner
>if you plan to listen to any P25 traffic.
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>Bill - N1KUG
>Boston, Mass
>Cruise Ship Frequencies
>http://scanmaritime.com/
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>On Behalf Of Avram911 at aol.com
>Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 4:20 PM
>To: fedcom at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [FedCom] fedcom in the philadelphia area today
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>today i have been getting des or encryption on 173.94 which i  have as being
>an fbi frequency
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>anyone have any info on this in the philadelphia  area
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>thanks
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>Arthur
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