Bad frequencies?

[Gonzogrenade]

I had a Uniden Bearcat BCT8 scanner mounted in my truck and I programmed the local Tampa, FL police/fire frequencies in it. All of them are either in the 150.0000's or 400.0000's range and I can not hear anything from any of the channels. I know the radio and antenna works from all the frequencies I have programmed in back home in NJ. I did nothing different when programming these Tampa ones and I'm not sure if they are outdated from the website?

 

[MFD4305]

Can You Receive EDACS?

Gonzo,
According to the database here, Tampa Fire and Police use the Hillsborough County system which is an EDACS trunked system. I'm sorry but I don't know if your scanner can track an EDACS system, but at least this should point you in the right direction to start.
Good luck!

 

[Gonzogrenade]

Yes I can pick up EDACS. I have a Uniden Bearcat BCT which can handle trunking. I am pretty new when it comes to trunking and have been doing some reading today about it. I also looked up the section under Tampa for MacDill AFB where I work to try and listen to their stuff too. Now I just need to figure out how to program them

 

[W8RMH]

With EDACS systems you need to enter the frequencies in the exact order as shown in the DB, also known as LCN.

That systems also uses ProVoice which is a digital format that current scanners cannot decode.

Read more about EDACS systems here.

The McDill AFB system is also digital. (Project 25 Phase I APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive) The BCT8 will not decode any digital.

You may be able to monitor McDill with a "digital" scanner but many AFBs are going to full time encryption which no scanner can decode.

 

[Gonzogrenade]

Dang :/ So I get the lucky draw that both the agencies I want to listen to are too high tech for my little Bear cat lol