Current San Diego Zoo Frequencies

I was down in Balboa Park this morning when my wife attended an orchid show. I tried to monitor the San Diego Zoo radio frequencies without luck. (The last time I did so was on 10-24-15 and I was able to hear all of them with no trouble.) Have the frequencies changed or have they changed to a radio system similar to the one used at the Wild Animal Park? All information will be greatly appreciated.

Eric1946

I believe both parks have switched to a MOTOTRBO trunked system.

Thanks for the update. I've been monitoring the Zoo frequencies for a number of years and will miss being able to do so.

Thanks for the update. I have had some success listening to the Wild Animal Park (okay Safari Park) using my CS700. Will have to give it a try at the zoo now.

Some Zoo DMR notes on this page.

San Diego Zoo - Motorola Capacity Plus - DMR
http://www.scandiego.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1495

Please update us if you are able to listen to the Zoo. (I would gladly buy my own CS700 to be able to continue listening to Zoo radio traffic.)

The CS750 & MD-380 does fine listening to these systems.
I use CS750 for DMR listening and researching with the 'Monitor Mode' feature. MD-380's for confirmed stuff.
http://www.connectsystems.com
http://www.buytwowayradios.com

Thanks for all of this information. (I now realize that I will need a radio other than my little HomePatrol-1 in order to continue listening to the S.D. Zoo’s radio traffic.) I did a little research and the MD-380 sounds like it will meet my needs providing it can be programmed for what I want it to do. I am not a licensed HAM and do NOT plan to use it to transmit. I would want it programmed so that it will not transmit if accidentally keyed. Also, if I’m monitoring the Zoo’s frequencies, I would want my radio to be completely invisible to their system and programmed so that it won’t “hand-shake” or acknowledge any commands from them. As someone who is easily intimidated by modern technology, I would feel better having someone who knows what they’re doing program my “zoo” radio for me. If I were to buy an MD-380 locally, could the dealer program it to meet my requirements? If so, can anyone recommend a reliable dealer and/or DMR scanner programmer?