Unable to get Lowell Police on my scanner

[mkandrotas]

I have a uniden BCD536HP scanner that was programmed by BearCat. I am in Massachusetts in Middlesex Country and the only Police Department that does NOT play on my scanner is the Lowell Police Department, I was wondering if anyone else is having this issue.

 

[ecps92]

I have a uniden BCD536HP scanner that was programmed by BearCat. I am in Massachusetts in Middlesex Country and the only Police Department that does NOT play on my scanner is the Lowell Police Department, I was wondering if anyone else is having this issue.

What Freq and Tone/NAC do you have programed in ???

 

[mkandrotas]

I'm so new to the scanner, we paid BearCat to do the programming. Let me try to find how to check the Tone/NAC, unless you know an easy way to check that.

 

[fxdscon]

I'm so new to the scanner, we paid BearCat to do the programming. Let me try to find how to check the Tone/NAC, unless you know an easy way to check that.

Are you familiar with using the Sentinel software for your scanner on a Windows computer? How far are you from Lowell?

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Welcome to the RR forums @mkandrotas. I'd suggest giving the manual linked below a perusal so you're familiar with the 536HP's basic (and not so basic) operations

Easier to Read BCD436/536HP Digital Scanner Manual

Looking at the database you'll only be able to track the "Police Operations" frequency. The "Police Secondary" frequency is fully encrypted so no scanner will be able to pick this up (mode P25E). Hoping for your sake they didn't decide to encrypt primary ops

Frequency	Input	License	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
482.4125	485.4125	WIJ445	RM	366 NAC	Lowell PD	Police Operations	P25	Law Dispatch
484.950	487.950	WPLX746	RM	366 NAC	Lowell PD2	Police Secondary	P25E	Law Dispatch

 

[fxdscon]

Hoping for your sake they didn't decide to encrypt primary ops

I am currently in my office about 15 miles south of Lowell, MA and can confirm that Lowell PD Operations is on 482.4125 (NAC 366) and, although not a very strong signal here, I can confirm that it's not encrypted.

 

[steve9570]

You should be able to hear them 15 miles away I am 35-40 west of Boston and get Boston clear as a bell. Check your antenna.

Steve

 

[fxdscon]

You should be able to hear them 15 miles away I am 35-40 west of Boston and get Boston clear as a bell. Check your antenna.

Steve

I'm currently on the ground floor of a large, RFI rich, concrete and steel industrial building on the south side facing away from Lowell, using a SDS100 on my desk. So no.... not an antenna issue.

 

[ecps92]

I'm currently on the ground floor of a large, RFI rich, concrete and steel industrial building on the south side facing away from Lowell, using a SDS100 on my desk. So no.... not an antenna issue.

Likely Steve was referencing the OP not your message

 

[steve9570]

Yes I was Thanks

 

[creeperjeep]

I hear them in Nashua. I do notice that dispatch does not TX a talkgroup, which becomes an issue with some commercial radios of the non M type.