UCAN question

[jannjannbobann]

Hi there:

I am new to the "scanner" world and am loving my new BC96XLT. I can pick up SGPD the best. But the UCAN has me a bit confused. Do you have to have a different scanner for that and will my 800 mhz scanner be obselete soon??

Thanks
jannjannbobann

 

[kf7yn]

Is that a BC996XLT or 96XLT? If it's a 996, you don't need a new scanner. 800 MHz won't be obsolete anytime soon, in fact 800 MHz is where many former VHF/UHF systems are moving to. Washington County is gearing up to move to the UCAN system soon. You'll need some hands-on tutoring to program that system.

 

[jannjannbobann]

I'm sorry it is a BC95xlt. See how new I am?? So I have found SGPD 155.67 frequency but is it ALSO on UCAN 851.1875? I have both programmed in, but only get the 155.67

I live near a fire station and this morning I could hear the sirens and I got on and tried to hear fire chatter, but I got nothing.

I am sure I am the problem, but is there a website you can suggest that will show me what to do???

 

[kf7yn]

Your BC95 won't scan UCAN 800 MHz trunked system so you're stuck with the conventional VHF freqs until you get a trunking scanner. There is plenty of info here on radioreference for learning, just dig in and start reading.

 

[bchris]

SG 800Mhz

jannjannbobann,

I personally believe that almost all radio traffic will be broadcast on both the old VHF freqs and the new 800 Mhz for a couple years or so, so your scanner will be able to hear almost everything (for a while) if you have the right VHF freqs in it. That being said, I do see a new scanner in your future.

Another alternative would be to scan all the 800 Mhz freqs just like conventional freqs. If there is only 1 conversation going on at a time (such as late at night or on Sundays) you will be able to follow it pretty well. The more active the 800 Mhz is, you will get bits and pieces of each conversation, making it increasingly hard to follow any of them. Not the best solution, but better than nothing.

If you get stuck, I spend time in the Red Cliffs area every couple weeks, so I might be able to help out some. Last year I spent some time near Santa Clara. A few freqs can only be heard on one side of 'the rocks' or the other, so I would need to know more precisely what area you are in. Filling in your City, County, or Area in your profile would also be a nice courtesy to the rest of us.

I have never used a BC95, but I'm sure we could figure something out.

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