BCD396T/BC996T: BCD996T P25 trunks not working

[freshfitz]

New to this, I got a BCD996T and loaded the channels with ProScan, All I seem to get is 160.185, Can this scanner not pick up the P25 Trunks?

I loaded this whole page - Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

 

[KevinC]

Looks like everything on that system is TDMA, which the 996T won't do.

 

[tvengr]

Welcome to the forums! As stated by KevinC, the Chester County Emergency Services trunked system is P25 Phase 2 (TDMA). The BCD996T is capable of P25 Phase 1 only. In addition, the main sites are simulcast. Depending upon your location, you will probably experience simulcast distortion with any phase 2 capable scanners other than the Uniden SDS scanners. The SDS scanners are the only ones specifically designed to receive simulcast sites. Simulcast distortion results in missed transmissions and garbled audio. Are there any other trunked systems you are trying to receive?