ACSO switched to NXDN on 158.850 at the end of last week. Guess NXDN wasn't secure enough for them. They are also 100% Encrypted.
Another NEXEDGE Agency....
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Guess LPD will be next, any way the County Police which merged with the SO a few years ago still get dispatched from City on there old freq.
Put Mercer County on the list.
ULS Application - Public Safety Pool, Conventional - 0003936567 - MERCER COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
ULS Application - Public Safety Pool, Conventional - 0003936567 - MERCER COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
The Harlan County system was approved today. The licenses are WQKU681 & WQKU682 and it does indeed apear to be NXDN.
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Allen County (pending)
Anderson County S.O.---158.850 RAN 41
Christian County----UHF Trunking
Garrad County Fire---155.880 (pending)
Garrad County S.O.--155.580 (pending)
Harlan County---UHF trunked
Jessamine County Fire--143.325 (pending)
London P.D.-- 460.0375
Mercer County Fire Protection---158.760
Rockcastle County---154.745 RAN 2
Versailles P.D.---159.390 RAN 41
Versailles P.D.---154.695 RAN 43
Whitley County--- 154.995
Whitley County Rescue---155.685
Whitley County---154.055
Whitley County---155.265
Woodford County EMS---155.1075
Allen County (pending)
Anderson County S.O.---158.850 RAN 41
Christian County----UHF Trunking
Garrad County Fire---155.880 (pending)
Garrad County S.O.--155.580 (pending)
Harlan County---UHF trunked
Jessamine County Fire--143.325 (pending)
London P.D.-- 460.0375
Mercer County Fire Protection---158.760
Rockcastle County---154.745 RAN 2
Versailles P.D.---159.390 RAN 41
Versailles P.D.---154.695 RAN 43
Whitley County--- 154.995
Whitley County Rescue---155.685
Whitley County---154.055
Whitley County---155.265
Woodford County EMS---155.1075
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Does anyone from the Paris/Bourbon County area have an update on which flavor digital they are switching to and if the switch has occured? I received a phone call from someone saying they needed their Kenwood mobile reprogrammed because they no longer hear them. I am not sure if the switch has occured or if he is having "issues" with his mobile.
Mercer County Fire Protection---158.760 they are now testing the NXDN side of this system.
Larry Malone and Bill Kidd put on a demonstration a couple of weeks ago for them. Looks like they liked what they saw,
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unitcharlie
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You guys are not totally SOL. You can monitor NEXEDGE systems, but you'll just have to buy a NEXEDGE capable radio and either have it programmed for receive only, or buy the programming software. Monitoring systems like NEXEDGE, Pro Voice and MotoTRBO can all be done, if it is not encrypted, by just buying the proper radio equipment yourself. I am sure the radios are not cheap, depends how bad you want to listen.
I do know for NXDN there is a basic encryption scheme that comes with all radios. It has to enabled. I am not sure on the amount of codes, but Kenwood lists this built-in security system as "basic" security. I haven't read the document in a while, but I think the number of possible code selections for the basic built-in encryption was less than 30,000. I know, that is still enough to stop most listeners, but whoever programs the radios has to go in and select this option. Most likely, they will just run normal NXDN. Aftermarket encryption boards (DES/AES) can also be installed as an option.
Good luck.
Update: The built-in encryption system on Kenwood NXDN radios, if enabled, has 2^16 possible keys, or 65536 possible keys.
I do know for NXDN there is a basic encryption scheme that comes with all radios. It has to enabled. I am not sure on the amount of codes, but Kenwood lists this built-in security system as "basic" security. I haven't read the document in a while, but I think the number of possible code selections for the basic built-in encryption was less than 30,000. I know, that is still enough to stop most listeners, but whoever programs the radios has to go in and select this option. Most likely, they will just run normal NXDN. Aftermarket encryption boards (DES/AES) can also be installed as an option.
Good luck.
Update: The built-in encryption system on Kenwood NXDN radios, if enabled, has 2^16 possible keys, or 65536 possible keys.
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So you can just program a radio to listen to any nexedge system? You sure about that?
here is a copy of a post I made from the Paris/Bourbon Co NXDN thread.
Tthe situation with NXDN now, is the same as P-25 was when it started becoming popular. You will have to buy a capable radio and have it programmed.
No currently manufactured scanner will decode NXDN. The only way to monitor it is to buy a Kenwood radio capable of doing NXDN. (NX-200, NX-700 for VHF and NX-300, NX-800 for UHF and having someone program it for receive.
Or you could purchase an ICOM radio capable of IDAS and have it programmed. NXDN and IDAS are interchangeable, when used conventionally.
UNLESS they are Encrypted. If they are Enc. you are out of luck.
Tthe situation with NXDN now, is the same as P-25 was when it started becoming popular. You will have to buy a capable radio and have it programmed.
No currently manufactured scanner will decode NXDN. The only way to monitor it is to buy a Kenwood radio capable of doing NXDN. (NX-200, NX-700 for VHF and NX-300, NX-800 for UHF and having someone program it for receive.
Or you could purchase an ICOM radio capable of IDAS and have it programmed. NXDN and IDAS are interchangeable, when used conventionally.
UNLESS they are Encrypted. If they are Enc. you are out of luck.
All the agencies we were discussing are conventional. Other than Christian Co there are no NXDN trunking systems in KY that I konw of at this time. At least there are not any in this part of the state for me to try this on. I would think that you could program a NXDN radio in conventional mode with a RAN of none and it would decode the voice, it just woldn't follow the traffic. But, I was told a few months ago that it wouldn't work. I just haven't been able to try this to find out one way or the other.
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