Hey what is the difference of a UID and an ID? Can i monitor them using my scanner if they are running off of the same that i program in or am i not able to listen to UID's?
At he beginning of the shift the dispatcher is given the car or radio ID number and programs it into the dispatch computer as assigned to that unit so it will display as the proper unit. I was an officer back in the 90s and even before trunked systems we did this.For smaller departments might not be as useful.
Sometimes a Car is not assigned to a particular officer.
Columbus does that. The same cruiser covers the same beat. I worked in the Cincinnati area where the car number did not correspond to the beat.Several of the local PD have the UID for portable as the LEO serial (badge number) and the car radio as the car number.