All the sudden, cant recieve police transmissions

[jessek14]

I had my scanner set up perfectly, I'd turn it on in closed mode, and press scan. Within a few seconds usually it'd find my local police district's talk group. Last night I go to listen to it, and it seems as if theres no radio activity, it just keeps scanning not finding anything. I know this CAN'T be, because it's a friday night, and in Philadelphia that means cop work.

I've reprogrammed it a few times, cleared memory and everything. Weird thing is I can only pick up the philadelphia FD talk groups.

I have a PRO-96

 

[puzzleriddle]

Need more info, what system are you trying to hear??.. Give state,county or city or a link


this it??, could they have started re banding?

 

[jessek14]

Need more info, what system are you trying to hear??.. Give state,county or city or a link


this it??, could they have started re banding?

Philadelphia police department: Philadelphia Trunking System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Scanner Frequencies

I have no idea if they could have rebanded, but I have a digital trunking scanner. Unless they went encrypted, which I doubt as I was able to receive about 24 hours ago. I have a feeling it has more to do with the scanner it self.

 

[ka3jjz]

Did you lockout the bank with the Philly pd talkgroups?

 

[jessek14]

Yes, I did that, but it seems to scan forever. Almost as if they're no longer there...

 

[jamesa53]

I'd try to open up the bank your Philly site is in and see what you get (plus sign under the bank number). Since I program mine using Win96 I can't tell you the keystrokes to do that.

 

[cliffwp5]

Re-banded is my guess. Waukesha Wi. did their rebanding last week an dI have teh exact symptoms you do.. Still not working perfectly but I did find teh new freqs. having an issue with talk group IDs...

 

[ampulman]

Am receiving system in So. Jersey with zero bars.

Possibly rebanded as transmissions fewer than normal.

Amp