scanthewaves
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Yes it does, so I am receiving them on Falfurrias, getting a TG ID of 1? any idea what that might be?
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Can you monitor State Troopers in Kingsville area?
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That "Talkgroup 1" is just a default TGID, which you may see on P25 conventional channels. In this case, it's not a trunked system, but the scanner sees that default talkgroup & displays it. You do not need to program it as a P25 One Frequency Trunked system. Just leave it as a conventional channel, with a NAC instead of a PL or DCS code.
Hi Robert and others,
Thanks for the responses. I'm very familiar with interop and the P25 project. I've written and presented MOU's to elected officials for approval related to radio, P25 and other topics. I've edited and helped write an interop guide for the radio system I use and conduct interop training in my part of the state. I've also given DPS and other agencies access to my agencies radio channels, have gotten access from other agencies, and have gotten their system keys and encryption.
I asked the question because I have heard several times over the years that there was a law saying DPS had to have a sheriff's office radio. I'm not aware of a law that requires DPS to have one or even be given access to an agencies radio channels. That doesn't mean there isn't one, just that I am not aware of it so I was hoping someone could cite it if it existed. It's also very possible that some funding sources require access be given to state agencies.
Agencies in my county barely had enough money to purchase radios for themselves, let alone purchase extras for other agencies. In fact, grants were used to purchase a large percentage of radios on the system when it was first implemented in 2013ish.
In my county DPS recently added a DPS specific talk group to the trunked radio system because the DPS repeaters don't cover the county well. DPS was already dispatched to crashes on the S.O. dispatch channel. Now there is an added step of the S.O. taking the call and then having to relay it to a DPS dispatcher to dispatch a trooper on the DPS talk group.
Thanks again to those who responded to my question.
It has been a long time but I think the purpose was to provide "access" to the SO radio system rather than a radio itself. In the VHF days that was pretty simple. Today that could get pretty complex but nowadays applies to encryption.
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scanthewaves
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Without having to start a new thread and since it's part of DPS, any chance of monitoring Rangers in the Troop D Southeast area or is that not possible? I can't find any indication in the database.
Troopers have been an elusive bunch. At a trial in San Angelo, Rangers were part of the security detail at the courthouse. I never saw one with a radio on their belt!! My somewhat educated guess, after decades of monitoring the DPS that they show up on regular frequencies, we just don't have an indication of the unit numbers they use...
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It would make sense that they would be elusive given the everyday tasks and details they are assigned. While it may be Hollywood, the old radio show Tales Of The Texas Rangers, back than they communicated via shortwave car radios and Walker Texas Ranger, mainly by cellphone does depict their roles rather accurately, albeit a bit outdated for today
Agreed...
You having any better luck hearing the Troopers in the CC area? I have a scanner on the Mineral Wells dispatch office as well as the TG on the Parker County trunked system, and there just isn't a lot of activity! It does get fun if a chopper is out and involved!!!
You having any better luck hearing the Troopers in the CC area? I have a scanner on the Mineral Wells dispatch office as well as the TG on the Parker County trunked system, and there just isn't a lot of activity! It does get fun if a chopper is out and involved!!!
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