AWIN Question

[Cameron2828]

I have a question about the yellow “new talk groups” that radio reference adds. When I go input these into my scanner, they never pop up for me to hear a transmission.

I’m just wondering, how do they get added to radio reference when I cannot get them to come up and hear anything. I have a sds100 so simulcast is no issue. Thanks.

 

[03msc]

So, on a P25 trunked system, you'll only hear talkgroups that are being used by radios affiliated with towers that are in your coverage area.

In other words, I'm in north central Arkansas...I can't 'hear' radio traffic from talkgroups in Little Rock or south Arkansas unless a radio affiliated with one of my area's towers is also using that talkgroup.

Does that make sense?

And talkgroups (and any other data) are added to the database here when people submit that data to the database and it's added by a database admin.

 

[Cameron2828]

Sorry, I didn’t mention but my area of frequencies I don’t hear, Benton Co. specifically. Some were added that’s not encrypted but I haven’t heard them.
That’s what I was referring to.

How does someone know the frequency or Talkgroup to add to radio reference but i can’t seem to ever hear it.

 

[03msc]

Could be they were using an SDR to run 'discovery' on a system and saw the talkgroups pop up. Could be they are not used much and they caught them during a special event. Could be that they are being added to the system but the group/agency using them haven't transitioned to AWIN fully yet.

 

[Cameron2828]

👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you!

 

[WesleyCarnicle]

I heard from some sources that AWIN will be encrypting all Arkansas State Police dispatch.

 

[carterbkk]

I heard from some sources that AWIN will be encrypting all Arkansas State Police dispatch.

I hope not

 

[WesleyCarnicle]

I hope not

That's what I heard nothing official but I'm listening to AWIN and I hear nothing on it I don't even hear troop e or f in my area since 2023.

 

[03msc]

That's what I heard nothing official but I'm listening to AWIN and I hear nothing on it I don't even hear troop e or f in my area since 2023.

Then your scanner is programmed wrong. They're active on there.

 

[Cameron2828]

I hear Troop L just fine, so I hope they don’t go encrypted. They seem to be pretty transparent especially with their YouTube video page.

 

[03msc]

They seem to be pretty transparent especially with their YouTube video page.

I haven't seen their YouTube channel. Is it new?

 

[Cameron2828]

Natural State Transparency

An Arkansan who shows the happenings of our first responders.

m.youtube.com

Under Home - ASP, you can choose which troop videos you want to watch, they are separated by troops.

 

[RMason]

They seem to be pretty transparent especially with their YouTube video page.

https://m.youtube.com/@NaturalStateTransparency
Under Home - ASP, you can choose which troop videos you want to watch, they are separated by troops

Note that the page is provided by “an Arkansan who shows the happenings of our first responders.”

 

[_sundown_]

I found this one as well

Arkansas Police Activity

Arkansas Police Activity provides unbiased and authentic footage of incidents captured on dash and body cams. We believe this footage can be used as an educational and informational guide for viewers to analyze and evaluate situations. The videos on this channel have been obtained through...

www.youtube.com

I just glanced at it and saw asp on there...worth a visit

 

[03msc]

Those aren’t official. Those are just citizens FOI’ing videos and posting them.

 

[jhsands]

I hear Troop L just fine, so I hope they don’t go encrypted. They seem to be pretty transparent especially with their YouTube video page.

ASP

Calhoun County uses MotoTRBO basic privacy on VHF. They on AWIN

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