C. Crane UHPR Manual User Manual
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longitude or connect an accessory GPS receiver, your HomePatrol-1 will select channels that apply to
your precise location.
HomePatrol-1 uses these databases:
Radio System Database – provided by
this database contains radio
system information including frequencies, trunked talk groups, and geographic locations for
radio systems across most of North America.
ZIP Code Geographic Database – provides geographical coordinates for every zip code in the US
and every postal code in Canada.
RadioReference SysID Database – contains system ID and geographic location information for
trunked radio systems across North America.
City Location Database – includes the centerpoint of most named cities and counties.
What You Hear in the United States
Your HomePatrol-1 receiver has over 10,000 police, fire, ambulance, business, utility, and other agencies
set for instant access. You can also listen to weather channels and weather alerts, and you can set your
HomePatrol-1 to monitor weather alerts while it is in a standby state.
NOTE: There are some communications that the public is locked out from monitoring. Your
HomePatrol-1 cannot receive agencies that scramble their communications; it also cannot receive
agencies on private proprietary systems.
Because there are so many different kinds of communications going on, you can turn on specific types of
agencies you want to hear (and turn off those you don’t). Tap Menu/Service Types to select these
agencies. Appendix C provides a list of service types and a brief description of them.
What Else Can HomePatrol-1 Do?
Create Favorites Lists
As you find transmissions you like and would like to monitor again, you can save them to a Favorites List.
When you opt to listen to a Favorites List, HomePatrol-1 will monitor only the transmissions on that list.
Avoid Transmissions
You can also select transmissions for HomePatrol-1 to avoid (ignore).
Replay Transmissions
HomePatrol-1’s Replay feature acts as an instant replay of the transmissions you’ve just heard. You can
set how long a period Replay will record for instant playback. This period can range from 30 seconds to
240 seconds (4 minutes). While you can replay that recording immediately and continue replaying it, you
cannot save it for future listening.
Record Transmissions
With HomePatrol-1, you can tap a button and begin recording the transmission you’re listening to.
When you begin recording, HomePatrol-1 adds the Replay recording buffer to the recording.