Houston Public Safety Southeast Simulcast site

[ka5bwk]

Looking for some insight into why my reception of the Houston Public Safety Southeast Simulcast site is intermittent. Using a BCD436HP and other sites such as Harris County Central Simulcast is consistent. Live in southeast Harris County. Thanks in advance.

 

[rattlerbb01]

It’s going to be rough trying to lock into any of the simulcast P25 sites with the 436HP, or really any scanner outside of the SDS100/200 or Unication G5. The latter scanners are designed to receive CQPSK modulation, which is what the simulcast sites employ. Think of it like trying to get the same signal and decode it from 7-8 different sources at the same time, when those sources are many differing miles apart from you. I had the same issue on Austin’s simulcast and Shreveport/Caddo Parish’s new simulcast until I bought the SDS100, and it receives them flawlessly. However if you are not ready to shell out $700, you can try getting a directional antenna and pointing it at the nearest site to you, or even just moving the scanner to a different spot in the house where it shields some of the farther individual sites better and focuses on the nearest.

 

[KevinC]

^^^^^^
What he said.

 

[ka5bwk]

It’s going to be rough trying to lock into any of the simulcast P25 sites with the 436HP, or really any scanner outside of the SDS100/200 or Unication G5. The latter scanners are designed to receive CQPSK modulation, which is what the simulcast sites employ. Think of it like trying to get the same signal and decode it from 7-8 different sources at the same time, when those sources are many differing miles apart from you. I had the same issue on Austin’s simulcast and Shreveport/Caddo Parish’s new simulcast until I bought the SDS100, and it receives them flawlessly. However if you are not ready to shell out $700, you can try getting a directional antenna and pointing it at the nearest site to you, or even just moving the scanner to a different spot in the house where it shields some of the farther individual sites better and focuses on the nearest.

Thanks Great info

 

[w5wht]

I'm in Southeast and have no problems pickin up Pasadena, HFD on South East Tower. the only problem I have is trying to listen to pasadena fire they need to learn how to speak up.
I use 436hp.

 

[KG1ADP]

I'm in Southeast and have no problems pickin up Pasadena, HFD on South East Tower. the only problem I have is trying to listen to pasadena fire they need to learn how to speak up.
I use 436hp.

You are probably a lot closer to the Pasadena SE Simulcast tower the tower is why it works.

 

[W4WMH]

I was in the Houston area about 2 weeks ago, and my SDS100 picked up all available transmissions on any layer of the system I had loaded with no issues. In fact it talked so much, my wife finally asked when it would get tired and take a break.

 

[riverradio68]

However if you are not ready to shell out $700,

$700 PLUS $60, PLUS $50 cuz ya gots ta have DMR and NXDN also!

 

[RADIO-007]

Lots of Houston Media use UNICATION G4/G5
It works flawless

 

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Phase 2 Talkgroups / Phase 1 M/A Talkgroups

(HFDDispCtywd) 40001
(HFD Disp MA) 40002
(HOU FD A5) 460.5750 PL: 127.3 HFD Alerting


40002 (HFD NE RO 3)
40010 / (HFD NE RO MA)

40018 (HFD SE RO 10)
40030 / (HFD SE RO MA)

40038 (HFD NW RO 3)
40050 / (HFD NW RO MA)

40058 (HFD SW RO 10)
40070 / (HFD SW RO MA)

40078 HPD (HPD North Disp)
30000 / (HPD North MA)

30180 (HPD NE Disp)
30010 / (HPD NEast MA)

30181 (HPD SE Disp)
30020 / (HPD SEast MA)

30182 (HPD SW Disp)
30030 / (HPD SWest MA)

30183 (HPD Central Disp)
30040 / (HPD Cntrl MA)

30184 (HPD SouCen Disp)
30050 / (HPD SCtrl MA)

30185 (HPD NW Disp)
30060 / (HPD NWest MA)

30186 (HPD West Disp)
30070 / (HPD West MA)

30187 (HPD SpOpDisp)
30080 / (HPD Sp Op MA)

30188 (HPD Det Disp)
30090 / (HPD Detct MA)

30189 (HPD Citywide)
30100 / (HPD CtyWd MA)

30190 (HPD Airport)
30110 / (HPD AIrprtMA)

 

[RADIO-007]

Read this WIKI

Houston Police and Fire P25 - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

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[RADIO-007]

Here lying the Problem with LSM (above Photo)
The 2-3-4 Canceled Signal #1
You Hear the Choping of Signal from 2-3-4
ATT mode on 436hp may help !

I done MEDIA Scanners for Houston area

 

[ka5bwk]

I can occasionally pick up PPD and PFD during the early am hours. From everything I have read in this thread as well as other sources I am taking it I will have to upgrade to the SDS 100 or 200. Would love to hear from someone in the Pasadena area with a SDS100 before I shell out the money.

 

[w5wht]

I was notice some of the Fire Dept talk groups are not right.
40018 Hfd NE 3 RO Ma
40038. Hfd SE 10 RO MA
40058. Hfd NW 3 RO. MA
40078. Hfd SW 10 RO MA

 

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Phase 2 Talkgroups / Phase 1 M/A Talkgroups

HFD
(HFDDispCtywd) 40001 / (HFD Disp MA) 40002
(HFD NE RO 3) 40010 / (HFD NE RO MA) 40018
(HFD SE RO 10) 40030 / (HFD SE RO MA) 40038
(HFD NW RO 3) 40050 / (HFD NW RO MA) 40058
(HFD SW RO 10) 40070 / (HFD SW RO MA) 40078

HPD
(HPD North Disp) 30000 / (HPD North MA) 30180
(HPD NE Disp) 30010 / (HPD NEast MA) 30181
(HPD SE Disp) 30020 / (HPD SEast MA) 30182
(HPD SW Disp) 30030 / (HPD SWest MA) 30183
(HPD Central Disp) 30040 / (HPD Cntrl MA) 30184
(HPD SouCen Disp) 30050 / (HPD SCtrl MA) 30185
(HPD NW Disp) 30060 / (HPD NWest MA) 30186
(HPD West Disp) 30070 / (HPD West MA) 30187
(HPD SpOpDisp) 30080 / (HPD Sp Op MA) 30188
(HPD Det Disp) 30090 / (HPD Detct MA) 30189
(HPD Citywide) 30100 / (HPD CtyWd MA) 30190
(HPD Airport) 30110 / (HPD AIrprtMA) 30191