Hi KB0ZBQ! The scanner you have, the PSR-800 is unable to monitor the type of digital signal ABQ uses. They use provoice and there isn't a scanner that can decode this type of digital signal.
The reason you can hear ABQ on your iPhone app is because someone has an actual EDACS radio that supports provoice and is feeding it online for all of us to hear.
You might want to look into the DSD software.
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Digital_Speech_Decoder_(software_package)
Dam! I figured that was the case. I have just been having some trouble with the scanner (like trying to listen to CB), so I figured I'd check.
DSD might be over my head. Why are there no scanners available that can listen to this system? Is this because there's no market for such a scanner? Or are the police trying to keep it out of our hands?
Honestly I would not waste your time on messing with DSD software. This is a project that is very difficult to learn and you will pull your hair out trying to learn and make it work properly. I would contact the feed provider which this feed is not an official feed.
this person might point you in the right direction to find and EDACS Digital Provoice radio if that's what you really want. If the cops have not beaten down this guys door for providing a feed over the internet then I believe you might be safe to have ones of these radios in passive receive only mode. Its worth looking into since feeds can only broadcast main dispatch channels, not tacticals or anything else on the system. Good Luck
It would be nice if I could listen in, but it's really not that important. I was more concerned with the radio not working and/or me not knowing how to use it. Do the police really care that much about feeds like this?
DSD works great! Best part about it is that it doesn't require a scanner to work but only some $25 USB dongles. I wouldn't talk down this method because it costs far less than getting an EDACS radio and some people might not have any trouble getting it set up.
Do you have any links showing how to do this?
I am sure glad they have not beaten down my door its cold outside and snowing today lol. I have never played with DSD and I would not talk it down as I know there ar many people who have good luck with it. And I think you can get a EDACS radio with Prvoice now for about the same as a good scanner. EDACS is on the way out with Harris I think next year they are dropping support for EDACS. That being said there is a lot of EDACS stuff floating around with and with out Provoice installed.
Are you the Albuquerque PD feed provider?
Are you saying that Albuquerque police will not be using it much longer? If so, it's probably not worth much to get setup to listen.
Thanks for the help everyone! You guys are amazing!