Channel 104 ? - CT State Police TRS

[Budman0231]

Does anyone know what talkgroup channel 104 is associated with ?

It is not listed on Radio Reference. My guess is it's an encrypted channel because the Tactical Team switched over to it after transmitting on ESU 119. I never heard them again.

Does anyone know if you can actaully hear any audio from an encrypted talkgroup...?

 

[800crazy1]

youll recieve the encrypted talk group , but wont be able to understand a thing they say , its totally unintelligable.....iv heard the radio techs a couple of times using encrypted talk groups and once on the private call (i-call) if you have a uniden digital scanner , if thier in encryption , the display will flash "NFM" P-25 and then ENC that will positivily let you know its encrypted , and believe me when you hear it , youll know it without looking at the display

 

[800crazy1]

also , its possible they went to a low power channel , simplex type thing , so maybe thats why you lost them also , just a thought

 

[800crazy1]

see i found ch. 104 on thier low power system right here on radio reference 800 MHz Conventional - Digital

Frequency Type CH Description Mode
868.93750 RM 97 LP/D1R Low Power APCO-25
868.93750 M 98 LP/D1S Low Power APCO-25
868.95000 RM 99 LP/D2R Low Power APCO-25
868.95000 M 100 LP/D2S Low Power APCO-25
868.96250 RM 101 LP/D3R Low Power APCO-25
868.96250 M 102 LP/D3S Low Power APCO-25
868.97500 RM 103 LP/D4R Low Power APCO-25
868.97500 M 104 LP/D4S Low Power APCO-25
868.98750 RM 105 LP/D5R Low Power APCO-25
868.98750 M 106 LP/D5S Low Power APCO-25

 

[Budman0231]

So the low power channels, although digital modulation, use a specific frequency as opposed to being part of the trunked system correct ?

 

[joetnymedic]

I would think that the low power channels would be direct as opposed to repeatered as if the low power channel would trigger the repeater why have it that way in the first place. Low power obviously is there for privacy to avoid everyone hearing whats going other than those in the immeadiate area. That would be my take.

Joe