Is there a way to listen to one talkgroup on a P25 system on my computer?

[SamJohnson1825]

I am a newbie. Currently I listen on Broadcastify but it merges all our counties police, fire, etc channels. I miss a lot of the calls I’m interested in. I would like to listen to just one of the four talkgroups in my counties system. Is this possible to set up through the internet with my laptop, or do I just need to buy a scanner? I just hate to spend $400-500 to listen to one channel. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!

 

[clbsquared]

Yes, you will need an SDR dongle. Or two of them I think for P25.

 

[Deziel0495]

You could also check to see if anyone provides it on the Broadcastify Calls Platform. SDR dongle would be your cheaper option.

 

[JimD56]

I use 2 SDR Dongles 1- Control Channel 2- Talkgroups. Using an RTL-SDR V.3 and running SDRTrunk as the program. There are also other programs like Unitrucker and OP25.

 

[SamJohnson1825]

Thank you all so much!!!

Is any program better than the other for my below system? I am not very “radio” or “computer” savvy. At least not in this department. I am about 12 miles away (i live in a small town) from the nearest Metcad tower. They use the MDICE P25 DMR system....see files below. I really just want to listen to Patrol 2....if possible.

 

[SamJohnson1825]

You could also check to see if anyone provides it on the Broadcastify Calls Platform. SDR dongle would be your cheaper option.

Thanks for the suggestion. I did check and they don't offer just that channel I didn't even know that was there, so thank you for that! I am very much a newbie.

 

[AB5ID]

The frequency spread for that system is is 2.7625 MHz It may take two dongles with SDRTrunk? OP25 will do with one Dongle but runs on Linux. I'm not sure about DSD+ ?
You will want to get a dongle(s) with a TCXO for frequency stability.

 

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