Sheriffs

[lavigne]

does any one know what kinda system the sheriffs that patrols the highways in alberta / FT mcmurray? oh and the fish and game officers?

 

[MrVelvet]

Sherrifs are on the Mike network. (this info can be found in the database - along with alot of other info)

 

[lavigne]

so can it be scanned?

 

[avgas]

Nope!

 

[Jay911]

Is there a reason you're not finding this in other posts in this forum and/or the database? There's a clear section on Alberta Sheriffs in the database and it's been discussed here in the forum quite a few times.

The sheriffs use their MiKE iDEN phones most of the time. MiKE/iDEN aka "Nextel" in the US is a digital standard that cannot be monitored by a scanner.

Many sheriffs in the traffic patrol have access to the RCMP PACS conventional VHF repeaters, for talking to the RCMP when necessary.

The MiKE iDEN talkgroups in use in and around the Calgary area are also simulcast on the Calgary Digital Radio trunk system, in the 52000-series IDs.

Fish and game officers - more likely Fish and Wildlife - are on the Alberta Firenet in most places, but may be on MDMRS in a few places where Firenet doesn't cover. If they're not found on Firenet or MDMRS, they'll be on MiKE iDEN phones.

All of this information is available in the database, available by clicking on the word "Database" near the top center of your screen when you scroll back up to the top of this thread.

 

[lavigne]

so thers no point in owning a digital scanner in alberta besides calgary?

 

[Jay911]

Well, there is the AFRRCS province-wide P25 700MHz digital system coming up starting this year and being completed by 2012.. the ATCO Electric P25 VHF digital system supposed to be coming out this year in NE central Alberta... and various people and services using P25 here and there on conventional channels.

Really, what you should do is get a scanner that does what you want - that picks up what you want to hear.

 

[lavigne]

so will fish and wild life be operating on AFRRCS province-wide P25 700MHz digital system will i finally be able to listen in on them?

 

[robertmac]

I thought the original post was for Sheriffs. Now you want to know about F & W. Read all the posts on the AFRRCS ie: do a search and a little reading on you own.. Short answer: yes and no; depends; maybe; probably; probably not; wait and see. At this point I don't think anyone knows which department will be running encryption and which will be using digital. Possible anwsers have already been covered under various posting right here on Western Canada Radio Discussion. Plus previous answers from Jay.