Katana debug mode/test screen shows neighbor list of PN offsets

[tkrandall]

Messing around with a Katana last night at Best Buy, I put it in test mode (##33284#), data screen, and I noticed the list of information in the dispaly is a lot more than I get on a 2300 or 2400.

The coolest thing I saw was a listing of all the neighbor PN Offsets. I did not get to play around with it long enough to fully see what information is all there, but I thought that pretty cool. Seeing the neighbor list could actually be helpful in understanding coverage issues, etc.

[larry]

I know this is an old thread but I'm wondering if someone could tell me how many PN offsets show up in debug mode on the Katana? Is it ACT, NGH1, NGH2? Or does it show 3 different NGH's (neighbors)?

[jhill110]

Dumb Q... whats this neighbor stuff?

[tkrandall]

Larry - I'll take a look, but as I recall it shows the active set, and then a list of several neighbors.

[StarmanDX]

The 9000 shows the active set and approximately 10 neighbors. I'd imagine it's similar on the Katana.

[jhill110]

Ok... I'll try again... WHAT THE HELL IS A NEIGHBOR?

[StarmanDX]

A neighbor PN offset is basically a 'channel number' for cell sites and different sectors within that cell site. It basically just shows you how many different sectors/sites you are in contact with.

The full debug screen from my 9000 (1x mode) to sate curiosity:

SID: 4120
Channel: 550
RSSI: -76 dBm
Ec/Io: -2.5dB
Slot Cycle: 2
Technology: Digital
Frequency: 1900MHz
Call State: CONV
Service Option: --
NID: 96
Active Set: 402
Neighbor Set: 30 51 66 234 192 198 381
Rx FER: 0.00%
Tx Adj: 127 dB

I imagine the Katana will have this exact data or something similar.