Mobile Fire Rescue Department

[AlanW]

I've listened to Mobile Fire Rescue Department for years on the Motorola trunked system. I've been inactive for a while and now getting back into it. For some reason I cannot hear MFRD but I can hear Mobile Police Department. I compared my programmed freq's with the Radio Reference Database. Some where the same and some were different, presuming the city had changed things up I altered my programmed freq's to match. The ID's where the same, Radio Reference had some I didn't so I added them.

Anyone know what's going on? Suggestions?


Alan, W4WMM
Mobile, AL
Radio Shack PRO-2067

 

[garys]

Based on my last trip to the area in February, MFRD is on the county EDACS system using Pro Voice digital audio. Check this forum from mid February and I think you'll get some good information, so I won't repeat it here.

I think the police are supposed to move eventually as well.

 

[AlanW]

Thanks Gary, that explains a lot. I'll have to learn about all of that to see what my next route might be. Thanks for pointing this out for me.


Alan, W4WMM
Mobile, AL
Radio Shack PRO-2067

 

[garys]

You're welcome. Unfortunately, no scanner can decode Pro Voice digital, so you (and I when I'm down there) as well as everyone else are out of luck. At some point, according to the other thread, Mobile is supposed to go to a P25 digital trunk, but that doesn't mean we'll be able to hear it then either.

 

[medic9351301]

they have a live feed up

 

[bob-the-scanner-man]

You might want to try out DSD. It can be pretty hit or miss but from what I've read it can decode ProVoice digital. I've successfully used it to decode a P25 system.