Brazos Valley Activity Thread

[svfd455]

burleson county will be switching to narrow band vhf and wideband for now and maybe into digital vhf later with only a 700 to be interop with the surrounding counties.

[aggie1876]

I just dug out my old analog scanner but can't seem to pick anything up. How successful are the new P25 compatible scanners in picking up the CSPD and Bryan PD? Are they using encryption? I'm thinking about making the investment in one of the digital scanners, but I don't want to be dissappointed.

[csfd77]

I have a the RadioShack PRO-106 Scanner and pickup everything in the county great. CS fire/EMS/PD Bryan Fire/EMS/PD, A&M EMS, Brazos County Fire Depts, BCSO and BC Constables. Most PD channels are not encrypted.

[mfn002]

Originally Posted by aggie1876

I just dug out my old analog scanner but can't seem to pick anything up. How successful are the new P25 compatible scanners in picking up the CSPD and Bryan PD? Are they using encryption? I'm thinking about making the investment in one of the digital scanners, but I don't want to be dissappointed.

Bryan Police, Bryan Fire, Brazos County SO, Brazos County Constables, Brazos County VFD, College Station PD, College Station FD, College Station Utilities, TAMU PD, TAMU EMS, and Blinn College PD Bryan are all on the digital TxWARN system. They are all unencrypted, with the exception of most of the non-dispatch channels (Car-to-car, TAC channels, CID, etc.) for Bryan PD. SO TAC channels are not encrypted, but the CID, SWAT, and HNT channels are. You can still monitor the VHF patch for SO primary, as well as those of Brazos County VFD and Bryan Fire with an analog scanner. For everything else, you'll need a digital scanner.

[brentwalther]

Originally Posted by csfd77

I have a the RadioShack PRO-106 Scanner and pickup everything in the county great. CS fire/EMS/PD Bryan Fire/EMS/PD, A&M EMS, Brazos County Fire Depts, BCSO and BC Constables. Most PD channels are not encrypted.

I'm interested in listening to talkgroups on the A&M Motorola Type || Smartnet. Is this scanner compatible? Specifically I want to listen the Transit talkgroup.

[mfn002]

Originally Posted by brentwalther

I'm interested in listening to talkgroups on the A&M Motorola Type || Smartnet. Is this scanner compatible? Specifically I want to listen the Transit talkgroup.

Any scanner capable of trunking will work for this system. If you're talking about the University Transit System, which ones are you interested in listening to? If it's the bus stuff, they normally operate off of these channels:

5904...CH. 4B BUS ADMIN
5840...CH. 4C BUS OPS 1
5872...CH. 4D BUS OPS 2

Or, if you're interested, all the UTS channels:
4752...CH. 1A VEHICLE LEASING
5488...CH. 2A AIRPORT OPERATIONS
5552...CH. 2B AIRPORT MAINTENANCE
5584...CH. 2C AIRPORT SECURITY
5072...CH. 3A PARKING ENFORCEMENT DISPATCH
5136...CH. 3B PARKING ENFORCEMENT PARKING GARAGES
5104...CH. 3C PARKING ENFORCEMENT EVENT 1
5186...CH. 3D PARKING ENFORCEMENT EVENT 2
5232...CH. 3E PARKING ENFORCEMENT LOT CASHIERS

[brentwalther]

I'm interested in the bus channels, to be specific. What's the cheapest capable scanner I could buy to be compatible with that?

[mfn002]

Here are some from Universal Radio. Most range in price from $150-$300.
Uniden Bearcat BC346XT TrunkTracker Scanner
Uniden Bearcat BCT15X Scanner
GRE PSR-310 Scanner Radio Receiver
GRE PSR-410 Scanner Radio Receiver