portland police frequency

[3King]

I have a scanner in my sports car and travel to portland from time to time and have tryed everytime to find portland police frequency and cant seem to find it does anybody know what it is i would like to program it in to my scanner?Any help would be great thankyou..

 

[PMJ2kx]

Portland (and pretty much all of Multnomah County) are on an 800Mhz trunked system.

Portland Public Safety Radio System Trunking System, Portland, Multi-State - Scanner Frequencies

 

[3King]

Ok.I have the BC72XLT scanner and i have scanned a few times and still havent found the channel.I can find other agency channels but cant find portland police which i would love to have.ha

 

[PMJ2kx]

In order to listen specifically to PPB talkgroups (channels), you need a trunk tracking-capable scanner. Unfortunately, the BC72XLT is not capable of doing this.

Check out the Wiki regarding models capable of doing this:
Category:Trunking Scanners - The RadioReference Wiki

 

[3King]

Ok this helps me.What scanner can i buy that i can still have my current local frequencys and also get portland frequencies.

 

[PMJ2kx]

Any scanner capable of trunking will be able to monitor conventional frequencies as well. It really comes down to what brand (Uniden, GRE, Radio Shack, etc) you buy.

Everyone has a different opinion because everyone started out with the hobby differently. I'm a Uniden man myself, but that doesn't mean that they are any easier or harder to understand than GRE or Radio Shack scanners.

Each of the manufacturers have entries in the RR Wiki, with columns indicating rebanding and trunking capabilities. You need one that will support both in order to listen to Portland's 800Mhz system (and subsequent Portland Police talkgroups).

GRE Radios - The RadioReference Wiki
Radio Shack Scanners - The RadioReference Wiki
Uniden Scanners - The RadioReference Wiki

From there, it's a matter of taste: handheld or mobile/base? And then, of course, how much you want to pay.

 

[3King]

Yeah I have a hand held uniden scanner and it works great im just superised that it wont let me recieve portland police but whats funny is is i can get other portland frequencies or county channels.

 

[PMJ2kx]

Some city and county services may not be a part of the 800Mhz system, and therefore will have their own single frequencies they operate off of, but as far as I'm aware, most (if not all) law communications are only found on the trunked system. That's just the way everything is set up - there's really no surprise to it at all. Portland's radio system has been set up this way for...geez, a long time. I think it's been at least 10+ years, if not longer.

Your scanner just wasn't designed to work on this system.

 

[DickH]

Ok this helps me.What scanner can i buy that i can still have my current local frequencys and also get portland frequencies.

Try to find a PRO-160 (mobile/desktop) or a PRO-162 (portable). They both have 20 banks so you can set up banks for whereever you go - just turn them ON and OFF.
Those scanners can also be re-banded without using software, only the menu that is in the scanner. It's somewhat complicated, but I have a free Yahoo group with all the details.
Check e-bay, Craigs List and Pawn shops for used scanners. You might even find a Radio Shack that still has one.
The manuals are also available on my group.
groups.yahoo.com/group/PRO-160-162

 

[3King]

Ok the portland frequencys officially suck lol..jkjk i think i am going to go buy a new scanner that will work with regular channels that i get and will also recieve channels mines not capable of..the other reason i love listening to my scanner is i am studying criminal justice and have learned alot about the laws in my state and county and city.It has helped alot.