Fox HPD
Does anyone know the frequency(s) the Houston Police helicopters use? They go by the call sign of Fox from what I've heard in the past. I got a Radio Shack scanner to listen to them because often they'd be flying over head my house or neighborhood and I've always wanted to know what was going on.
Thank-you!
Paul Komorita
I don't know what type of RS scanner you own, but you will need a digital scanner to listen to them in the near future. Although I've not heard HPD on their new radio system, they are in the process of migrating to TxWarn P25.
Texas Wide Area Radio Network (TxWARN) Project 25 Trunking System, Various, Texas - Scanner Frequencies
I might add, the new HPD radios will be digital (which is part of a very large multiple county radio system). Some of these talk groups (channels) can only be accessed with one radio, a GRE PSR 800.
This radio will receive transmissions using the "T" mode or TDMA. However, there are many other talk groups in the clear as indicated by the "D" in the mode column. Again, you will need a digital scanner to hear these. Many of the tactical and narcotic channels will be encrypted as indicated by the "E" in the mode column.
If you look on the attached page, put "1179" in "find on this page" & it should bring you to the talk group associated with Houston PD talk groups. 1179 corresponds to the Fox unit.
In the past, when I've listed to HPD on their old UHF channels, Fox did not have their own frequency per se. They would show up anywhere on the HPD channels.
From what my friends tell me, HPD hasn't fully migrated to this trunking system yet.