Hey guys,
Been a fan of the NatGeo Alaska State Troopers TV show for a while now, and got interested in their talkgroups on the ALMR P25 system. The current talkgroup descriptions in the database are pretty general, i.e. "E Detachment Dispatch Main", etc. But it's clear from watching the show that their actual talkgroup alpha tags follow a specific number-letter format. From what I can tell the number is the channel, and the letter is the detatchment (A-E). The show actually spends quite a bit of time focusing in on the mobile radios (ASTRO spectras and XTL5000s) and I've noticed the following channels:
I've only watched a few episodes so I'm sure there are plenty more radio shots to be found. I think 8D DISP and 31D DISP are interior Alaska (D Detachment) talkgroups, and 31D is probably Fairbanks (since the show spends a lot of time there). The show also spends a lot of time on the Kenai Peninsula in recent episodes, and I believe I saw a dispatch talkgroup ending in "E" for Soldotna but will have to go back and confirm.
If anyone else is interested, some full episodes of the show are available free online. Post your findings here.
Been a fan of the NatGeo Alaska State Troopers TV show for a while now, and got interested in their talkgroups on the ALMR P25 system. The current talkgroup descriptions in the database are pretty general, i.e. "E Detachment Dispatch Main", etc. But it's clear from watching the show that their actual talkgroup alpha tags follow a specific number-letter format. From what I can tell the number is the channel, and the letter is the detatchment (A-E). The show actually spends quite a bit of time focusing in on the mobile radios (ASTRO spectras and XTL5000s) and I've noticed the following channels:
8D DISP
14C DISP - Dispatch on Kodiak Island (talkgroup not currently in the database)
7B DISP - Dispatch in an episode on the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, mostly around Palmer ("MatCom")
31D DISP
33D NCIC
I've only watched a few episodes so I'm sure there are plenty more radio shots to be found. I think 8D DISP and 31D DISP are interior Alaska (D Detachment) talkgroups, and 31D is probably Fairbanks (since the show spends a lot of time there). The show also spends a lot of time on the Kenai Peninsula in recent episodes, and I believe I saw a dispatch talkgroup ending in "E" for Soldotna but will have to go back and confirm.
If anyone else is interested, some full episodes of the show are available free online. Post your findings here.