Thanks for the quick replies. Attached are:

1. trunk.tsv and the local talkgroup list montgomery.tsv

2. Screenshot of the console after starting, using -v 255.

3. Screenshots of spectrum, datascope, constellation, and traffic.

Here is the command line I'm using:
./scope.py --args 'rtl' -f 853.5e6 -N 'LNA:35' -o 17e3 -V -v 255 -S
2480000 -q 0 -T trunk.tsv

My RTL-SDR.com dongle seems to be just about on frequency; it has a
TCXO. I've messed with PPM correction as well as fine tuning and,
though I'm not sure just what I should be looking for, changing those in
either direction tends to result in tuning error messages.

I am not sure if Montgomery County is C4FM or CQPSK. Radio Reference
seems to indicate C4FM; I've mainly used that, but tried CQPSK a couple
of times with no "traffic" shown in either case.

Thanks!

John
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On 06/09/2017 09:44 AM, 'wa8wg' wa8wg@centurytel.net [op25-dev] wrote:
> John,
>
> You should normally get an error message when starting scope.py if your
> trunk.tsv if your trunking system occupies more bandwidth than is
> supported by the sample rate capability of your SDR. Maybe you could
> post your trunk.tsv for a look see? However, it sounds like your
> constellation doesn’t look the best. Is scope showing the P25 frames
> being decoded and does it indicate any errors on those frames? I have
> my op25/GNU Radio running on Ubuntu 14.04 virtualized in Oracle
> VIrtualBox on my Windows 10 laptop.
>
> Bill, WA8WG
>
> William G. Becks, WA8WG
>
> N7027 Shady Lane Circle
>
> Porterfield, WI 54159
>
> Telephone: 715.735.0131
>
> E-Mail: wa8wg@centurytel.net <mailto:wa8wg@centurytel.net>
>
> *From:*op25-dev@yahoogroups.com [mailto:op25-dev@yahoogroups.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, June 9, 2017 7:28 AM
> *To:* op25-dev@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [op25-dev] OP25 setup once built
>
> Hi --
>
> After looking at the archives, I think I may need to use a different
> software branch, but here's where I stand:
>
> 1. Downloaded OP25 from the oscomcom site.
>
> 2. Built without any problems on Mint 17.04 with Gnuradio 3.7.11.
> Computer is an i7 laptop with 8GB RAM. I'm using an RTL-SDR dongle for
> now; I can try a USRP but wanted to start with the simpler hardware.
>
> 3. Cobbled up .tsv files for local P25 system (Ohio MARCS-IP,
> Montgomery County site, C4FM). This site has 30 channels and the 2.4
> msps rate of the dongle can't catch them all, but I am covering the
> control channel pllus several more channels.
>
> 4. Scope.py seems to run fine with all windows looking proper.
> Selecting some tabs causes timeout errors on the console, but those stop
> when I switch tabs..
>
> 5. I seem to be tuned to the control channel (853.600) and see a
> not-terrible constellation.
>
> 6. But I don't see any traffic decoding, much less get any audio (I
> know that the 30 channels at this site are spread over a bandwidth
> greater than the RTL-SDR dongle can provide; I can bring a USRP to the
> game but for now would be happy just to decode control data.
>
> I'd appreciate any help, particularly on what the scope.py command line
> should look like. And should I be using a version other than what is on
> the Osmocom site?
>
> Thanks much,
>
> John Ackermann N8UR
> jra@febo.com <mailto:jra@febo.com>
>
>

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