Albany County P25

[jgorman21]

Hello!

Just wondering what new updates might be out there from some of you fine folks?

In previous discussions we had also brought up the poor quality audio that some of us had been experiencing on this system. I found some older posts on RR addressing these issues. There are some "tweaks" on some settings (according to these posts), that might help? So I was wondering if anyone else had tried these? And no I unfortunately did not save the url. If you just google something such as: how to improve p25 audio on a PSR 500...", or whatever radio it is, you will see the posts.

As always, all help is appreciated!

 

[DaveNF2G]

I have been using FMP24 and DSDPlus v2.10 with outstanding results. Very few signal dropouts. Here's a summary talkgroup update:

9901 INTERAGENCY 1
9902 INTERAGENCY 2
9903 INTERAGENCY 3
9904 INTERAGENCY 4
9905 INTERAGENCY 5
9906 INTERAGENCY 6
9907 INTERAGENCY 7
9908 INTERAGENCY 8
9909 INTERAGENCY 9
9910
9911
9912
9913
9914
9915
9916
9991 police units
10002
10003 COUNTY LAW 1 - patched to Albancy CSO & Ravena-Coeymans PD VHF
10012 Encrypted
10022 LAW TAC ? - Encrypted
10024
10101
10602 Encrypted
10604 LAW TAC ? - Encrypted
10702 COUNTY FIRE 1 - patched to/from Hill Towns & Coeymans
10723 COUNTY FIRE OPS 3 - Green Island-Watervliet
10724 COUNTY FIRE OPS 4
10725 COUNTY FIRE OPS 5
10726 COUNTY FIRE OPS 6
10727 COUNTY FIRE OPS 7
10728 COUNTY FIRE OPS 8
10729 COUNTY FIRE OPS 9
10761 HAZMAT
10771 Air to Ground
10921
11003 COUNTY LAW 2 - Watervliet, Green Island, Cohoes PD
11006 COUNTY LAW ?
11212 Encrypted
11312 Albany County Sheriff - Airport (encrypted)
11702 COUNTY FIRE 2 - patched to 460.100
11721 COUNTY FIRE OPS 1 - Cohoes - patched to 453.550
11722 COUNTY FIRE OPS 2
11943 Cohoes LAW TAC 3 (encrypted)
11951
11953 Green Island LAW TAC (encrypted)
11983 Watervliet LAW TAC (encrypted)
13004 ALBANY POLICE 3
13021 AFD-APD Interop
13031 ALBANY POLICE SPECIAL OPERATIONS
13041
13051 Encrypted
13061 ALBANY POLICE - Encrypted
13081 ALBANY POLICE - Encrypted
13101
13102 University Housing Alliance
13103 Albany Parking Authority
13104
13202 ALBANY FIRE 1
13203 ALBANY FIRE 2
13204 ALBANY FIRE 3
13205 ALBANY FIRE 4
13211 AFD Midtown Station Page
13212 AFD Arbor Hill Station Page
13213 AFD Pinebush Station Page
13214 AFD South End Station Page
13215 AFD Mohawk Page
13216 AFD Delaware Station Page
13217 AFD Brevator Station Page
13218 AFD Clinton Station Page
13219 AFD The Woods Station Page
13221 AFD Training
13231 Buildings & Codes
13240
13241 AFD Detail 1
13242 AFD Detail 2
13253 AFD MAYDAY
13301 Port of Albany 1
13302 Port of Albany 2
13401 Mutual Aid
13801 DGS Customer Service 1
13802 DGS Customer Service 2
13803
13804
13805
13806 Golf Course
13808 DGS Sanitation
13809
13810 DGS Facilities 1
13811 DGS Facilities 2
13812
13821 DGS Water 1
13822 DGS Water 2
15002
15011
15103 Airport FIRE OPS 1
15104 Airport FIRE OPS 2
15105 Airport FIRE OPS 3
15106 Airport FIRE OPS 4
15141 ARFF
15511
15601
18002
18011
18201 Capital Security
18301 ALBANY POLICE 1
18303
18304 Encrypted
18402
18501
18601 Court of Appeals Security 1
18602 Court of Appeals Security 2
18603
18801 Empire State Plaza MUTUAL OPS
18802
18803
18884 NYSP Capital 1 - patched

 

[DaveNF2G]

The only remaining uses for Albanys DGS trunked system (CC2F) appear to be DGS Streets and the INTRAC system. I have seen no other traffic on the system during the past week.

 

[jgorman21]

Thank you Dave.

The scanner "tweaks" on the 500 and an antenna change have helped. Probably getting 85-95% of what they are saying now.

 

[bob550]

So, does anyone know if the Albany County P25 system will continue to use phase 1 technology? I'm contemplating the purchase of a portable digital scanner, and would consider a used 396xt vs. a phase 2 capable unit to save money. Thanks.