Did an FCC search for Ludlow. Showing 3 repeater frequencies assigned to the Police Dept. under callsign WQEY264. Maybe they are using these freqs now? Try these: 453.3125 453.4625

Make sure you are listening carrier squelch (no PL) on the analog scanner.  If you are hearing nothing, then it means that the agency you are trying to hear on the frequency has changed frequency. 

Hi Milt, Thanks for the very valuable clarification here. I'm sorry I didn't immediately see how you were "testing" this. To answer your questions: Yes, the frequency is the same as it was

Hey Milt, I wasn’t able to get to this until all the taxes were done! I will answer tonight. Thank you very much. - Maggie

The purpose of my suggestion was to determine if your radio is hearing any signal at all. Before the radio can decode digital transmissions like P25 or DMR it must hear the transmission. Looking

Hi, so if I "hold" on the channel I don't think I see the signal strength unless something activates it, right? And I have held on that channel way more than long enough for there to be activity yet

Backing up, if you program the channel as NFM or FM analog conventional and hold on it, do you hear ANYTHING or see any indication that the radio is receiving a signal? Quoting Maggie O'Connor

Gary - You're right re threshold not at the Dept Level. I set it to Manual. Joel - Re - "Try changing the NFM to Digital using Sentinel" NFM shows up at the frequency level as Auto in Sentinel.

Hi Joel, I will try that, but probably not until tomorrow. I will let you know. Thank you.

For trunk systems, I think it's at the Site Level. For conventional it's set at the System level. For the 436HP, I don't see threshold levels at the Department Level. Also, make sure Threshold is

Try changing the NFM to Digital using Sentinel Joel R Kahn

Thanks Gary. I find that setting at the Department level, and it's an 8. I then "thought" I found it for the Municipality (and it was an 8) but I can't find it again!

Check the digital threshold level. For DMR I usually use 8.

Hi There, BCD436HP with DMR License. I made new FL which included Ludlow, MA which is now on DMR. I am sure the FL came down and I see Ludlow in there - 453.250. It shows NFM Color Code 5 and I'm

Someone made a comment We do not need an Amplified Speaker a regular external one will work .Yes but the reason I did it on my SDS-100 The audio on VHF/UHF Analog if I turned just the

Yep. Earphones are typically 1000ohms, most non piezo speakers like HSN4031A are 8ohms Wont get any volume out of an earphone socket if you stick it in there. Basic ohms law applies.... Mike de

The HSN4031A is a non-amplified speaker. Will not get driven well from a headphone jack. It will work fine with a radio that has an EXTERNAL SPEAKER jack. --

And "your radios" are using the EARPHONE output with this? Joe M.

I use something like this on my radios: HSN4031A There is plenty of level without an additional amp. I'm sure that Motorola spent a lot of time and money on engineering a speaker that is not

As I said before, my personal favorites are the amplified Motorola or GE speakers like the image that was recently posted (by someone else). Joe M.