skipgoulet
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Tom: Your best bet would be to talk to Richard Frederick at the Comm Center. He has all that information. Since Dwayne is an installer he might also have it. How are things at 9 since Jay and Jose left?
Anyone familiar with new Odessa system?
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Glad to hear things are going well. It surprised me to see Pam come ot of "retirement" so soon. If nothing else, it looks like Jose has built a fire under someone at 7, as it seems like they're starting to hustle a bit (finally)! If you can't reach Richard you might want to talk to the people at the Motorola dealership on N. Jackson.
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hello, is odessa police still using the old trunking frequencies right now and is the talkgroup ID for the dispatch still 8016? I got a radio shack pro-164 and programmed in the trunking system for OPD, but do not hear OPD talking, only hear the city workers talking?? Whats up??
Jeremy
hello, is odessa police still using the old trunking frequencies right now and is the talkgroup ID for the dispatch still 8016? I got a radio shack pro-164 and programmed in the trunking system for OPD, but do not hear OPD talking, only hear the city workers talking?? Whats up??
Jeremy
Jeremy,
The Pro-164 won't work for the Odessa P25 system, only the analog system (which you are currently hearing). You're going to need a digital scanner to decrypt the other system. Look through this thread for more information, or browse over to the database and see the other system.
The Pro-164 won't work for the Odessa P25 system, only the analog system (which you are currently hearing). You're going to need a digital scanner to decrypt the other system. Look through this thread for more information, or browse over to the database and see the other system.
skipgoulet
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I've gone through the same thing for quite some time, but luckilly I just got my first digital scanner, a Radio Shack Pro2096. It's great. I live south of MAF and get Midland's trunk just fine (which is still analog), along with Odessa APCO25 system, Ector Co.'s digital system, and Midland Co.'s digital. I like to listen all the time, so you can imagine how lost I've been since everyone's gone digital. Tom Tefertiller at Channel 9 just bought a new Pro106 h.h. digital scanner, and he's very pleased with it. Jimmy Ellis and some of the WOFD guys have said that their VHF will be going digital before long. Since most of the vollies have their own radio equipment, that's going to be another expense they may not like to make....unless the county is willing to foot the bill!
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Skip,
That's the word from over here at Northeast as well - they're telling us that we have to get APCO25 compliant soon... I would assume Ector County will be as well.
A sidebar - I haven't talked to you soon - drop me an email and let me know how things are going...
That's the word from over here at Northeast as well - they're telling us that we have to get APCO25 compliant soon... I would assume Ector County will be as well.
A sidebar - I haven't talked to you soon - drop me an email and let me know how things are going...
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Hey Justin: I'm glad you got hooked up with the N.E. Vollies! I've not met any of their people (except you) as yet, but I do know some of the Greenwood guys.
As to your comment, Ector County went digital on their main channel about a year ago; and you've seen the discussion here about Odessa's new digital system. When I'm mobile I can hear Odessa just fine; but at home I don't get them all that well. I think it's an antenna problem. What gripes me about the OFD part of the system is that they've totally encrypted the ambulance-to-hospital traffic, claiming that it's a "privacy" issue. That's b.s.: MFD still does their ambulance traffic openly on their EDACS system. From what I've been told, the privacy issue would apply only if a patient's name is being used. I rode with OFD extensively when I was in paramedic school, and they don't use patient names on the air....only vitals and age, etc.
Any idea when they're going to put the volunteer depts. on a digital system? As you know, Midland S.O.'s primary channel is already digital, so I'm sure that wouldn't be a big problem for the volunteer depts. Midland's "common" channel is still analog @ 155.61.
I've dropped you a PM. Look forward to hearing from you, or maybe seeing you soon. Are you still in L.E. or back working for the trucking co.? Skip.
As to your comment, Ector County went digital on their main channel about a year ago; and you've seen the discussion here about Odessa's new digital system. When I'm mobile I can hear Odessa just fine; but at home I don't get them all that well. I think it's an antenna problem. What gripes me about the OFD part of the system is that they've totally encrypted the ambulance-to-hospital traffic, claiming that it's a "privacy" issue. That's b.s.: MFD still does their ambulance traffic openly on their EDACS system. From what I've been told, the privacy issue would apply only if a patient's name is being used. I rode with OFD extensively when I was in paramedic school, and they don't use patient names on the air....only vitals and age, etc.
Any idea when they're going to put the volunteer depts. on a digital system? As you know, Midland S.O.'s primary channel is already digital, so I'm sure that wouldn't be a big problem for the volunteer depts. Midland's "common" channel is still analog @ 155.61.
I've dropped you a PM. Look forward to hearing from you, or maybe seeing you soon. Are you still in L.E. or back working for the trucking co.? Skip.
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