Charleston City Police

[marke241]

It appears that the City of Charleston Police have switched over to the Charleston County APCO 25 system.

 

[W4LNY]

Yes it seems they are, I am hearing units talk id'ing as team 1 members on the P25 system, I am trying to map out the talk group id's.

David

 

[marke241]

City of Charleston PD

After further monitoring yesterday, it appears that the only channel being used on the APCO 25 system is channel 1 ( Teams 1 & 2). Channel 2 (records ) and channel 3 (Teams 3& 4) as well as the traffic channel are still in use on the city's analog system.

 

[brian]

Are these channels using talkgroups that are already listed in the database for system 1D9?

 

[marke241]

Yes, as far as I can tell. I have only heard the one talkgroup at this time.

 

[W4LNY]

Not hearing anything on their talk groups today, not sure if they changed them or something else going on, but not hearing any Charleston PD traffic on their P25 talk groups anymore.

 

[W4LNY]

Well part of the problem was I was scanning the Charleston Simulcast site I only had the primary control channels programmed in, they switched to using one of the secondary channels, I went to wild card mode after programming them in and I am picking up other traffic again, but still not City of Charleston Police, I also added the Mt. Pleasant site and set my PSR500 to roam mode, I am picking up a lot f traffic except the City, still not sure what is going on, anyone else?

 

[W4LNY]

It looks like they did switch back to their old system, and were only on the P25 system for a few days, not sure what is going on? Anyone hear anything about this?

 

[BRabbit]

Charleston City,County and North Charleston

Hi,i have a Uniden BCT8.I have all the county sheriffs programmed and Goose Creek where i live.I really want to try and listen to North Charleston,Charleston City and County and the HP,i do alot of highway travel.Do i need to have a digital scanner to listen to the main police departments in the area?I know the basic things to do to my scanner.If there is any insight you could give me i would be grateful.I am looking to buying the BCD996XT.If i need to look at a different model please let me know.Thanks again.
Brian

 

[INDY72]

To hear North Charleston, Charleston County agencies you will need a digital scanner. City of Charleston is from what is being siad bouncing on both the analog system and the new P-25 system.... SCHP has tg's on the new P-25 system and the old Palmetto 800. Berkeley County has TG's on the Palmetto 800 and is mainly analog with a couple of digital tg's....

 

[BRabbit]

charleston county

thanks milf!!i will have to get the money to buy the digital scanner i want and get the wife talked into it,lol.thanks again

 

[W4LNY]

Charleston Police were just testing for that week, my understanding is that it went well, I am still not sure when the full switch over will occur, but it will happen and City Fire will go over with the PD when the change occurs.

 

[BRabbit]

Uniden bc796d

Can anyone help me,got a question?i was wondering if this is a good scanner to buy to be able to listen to North Charleston,Mt Pleasant,Charleston City,etc..I have been looking at the new Uniden Home Patrol.If i would be better off getting the 996XT or the handheld version 396XT.Thank you for anyones help out there.

 

[LarrySC]

In the upstate area you will find 1- Uniden Digital scanner to 50- Radio Shack/GRE Digital scanners, The PRO-106/197 uses a simple XL format. I've tried the Uniden File system and found it takes more time to build systems. Some, however, will use Uniden regardless. Even though the PRO memory is dynamic you can still set it up in 20 Banks. Lots of people like to argue this term. The secret it to find someone that already a scanner programmed that works and pay them for a clone. Its worth every dime. Trying to build the system from scratch should take you about 6 months. HaHa. Good Luck.

 

[BRabbit]

i am trying to see about getting my hands on my friends Uniden BC785D.its apco 25 capable.would this be an inexpensive solution for me to listen to the agencies that are digital in Charleston SC?is there anyone in the area i could possibly get together with to help me program my BCT8 with possible police frequencies i dont have that i could be able to listen in on.THANKS!!!

BRIAN

 

[brian]

The 785d will not trunk-track APCO-25 systems with 9600bps control channels, which is the kind of system used in Charleston. So you want to avoid that. You may find the 796d performs poorly on the Charleston Co. TRS because it is a simulcast digital system that uses CQPSK modulation. Even the newest radios struggle with it, but I would definitely test out the 796d before you buy. Some have said the HP-1 is among the best at decoding simulcast systems, and it is easy to get up and running for folks new to the hobby (easier programming) but may be limiting for advanced users.

I agree with Larry in the value of finding someone else in the area to close your radio from.

The BCT8 is not digital, so you'll be limited to SCHP, MUSC, DNR, etc. You'll miss all FD, EMS, SD, and PD traffic from Charleston Co, Charleston City, MP, NC, etc.

 

[evan]

BRabbit-If you decide to go with the GRE500 or Radioshack Pro-106, I'll be happy to send you a file you can use to program your radio with free trial software.