Are all talkgroups in ISICS Sioux City encrypted? There is nothing in the database just the site information. Im going there for Thanksgiving and do have a Phase 2 scanner. Thank you.
Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS)
Woodbury Co. Simulcast Frequencies ::::::
still waiting for the databases to be updated as i have submitted the info back in December.
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Vrified using Uniden Home Patrol 2 in "Discovery Mode" on 12/21/2017 8:35 PM
Woodbury Co. Simulcast Frequencies
852.7875
854.7125
858.2125
859.7625 Control Channel
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Site:1-019
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Sid: 4C9h
Lcn: 1241
859.7625 Control Channel (12/21/2017)
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Woodbury Co.
61736 - Encrypted
61856 - Fire/EMS Dispatch
61857 - EMS Tactical
61887 - EMS Dispatch
61888 - EMS (rig to rig)
63050 - Encrypted
63257 - possible testing channel??
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Sioux City is currently encrypted on all Police Channels as well as Woodbury county. They are on P25 Phase II. There is a little bit of confusion for us who have P25 scanners here because some are able to listen to Sioux City Fire/EMS on the Pro-97 (I know someone who still can). However, I have also met people who said they could not hear anything with a Phase I scanner. Just from what I've heard from a few people here, P25 Phase I is still being used by Sioux City Fire Rescue. All it would take for them though is a switch from FDMA to TDMA as all of the radios have been upgraded. As far as I have heard from county/city employees and other sources, Fire/EMS will not be encrypted except for one channel.
Talkgroups were also changed around with the upgrade and there is now also a talkgroup for woodbury county Fire/EMS who are in the process of joining ISICS as well. This will be a long process and only a few departments within the county have changed to it but they are projected to upgrade as well. They will not be encrypted either.
Sorry this is so long but I hope it helped.
I agree... its pure BS that they encrypt the main law dispatch in Sioux City... and to top it off...I hear the police chief that wanted encryption is no longer there.... what a Joke!... Having many extra sets of ears does WAY more good than harm!!!! and having a police dept open & transparent is good... and by all means if they have a need to switch over to a secure channel, then they should have one for that reason...but not the main every day dispatch channel.... i will get off my soap box now LOL
And every time I read in the paper, or on the the news...they say the bad guy was caught and had a scanner in his possession.... LOL Think about it... HE GOT CAUGHT!!!! and if he was using the scanner to elude the law...it did NOT work!!!! ...he got caught!! LOL but they always point out that he had a scanner.... BIG deal...it did not help him elude the Law! ...in Fact, MANY times every day good citizens monitor radio traffic, and assist the law and it's like having many sets of extra eyes and ears on the streets.... by monitoring , many times the public can be a great resource in helping find the bad guy, or the stolen vehicle or reporting they saw the car the law was looking for.
Getting back to Woodbury County.... hopefully we get more input, and start identifying all the different talkgroups ...hopefully we can somehow identify which talkgroups are encrypted, and what agency...and make note so the database reflects what is out there.