Cleburne County SO gone digital?

[wbswetnam]

I live just south of Batesville, and lately I've been picking up a lot of digital traffic on 460.350, which is Cleburne County Sheriff dispatch channel. My Pro-96 isn't decoding it, so it doesn't seem to be P25. Have they gone digital, like Mototrbo or some other digital format?

 

[W8RMH]

I live just south of Batesville, and lately I've been picking up a lot of digital traffic on 460.350, which is Cleburne County Sheriff dispatch channel. My Pro-96 isn't decoding it, so it doesn't seem to be P25. Have they gone digital, like Mototrbo or some other digital format?

According to the data base they are licensed for P25 (8K10F1E) and MOTOTRBO (7K60FXE). Note the emission designators.

WNPE449 (CLEBURNE, COUNTY OF) FCC Callsign Details

 

[wbswetnam]

Yep, that's it then. Guess I need to delete it from the scanners now.

 

[INDY72]

TY for confirmation of the TRBO usage, will get that properly set asap.

 

[wbswetnam]

This is most likely an ignorant question, but I will stick my neck out and look ignorant anyway by asking it.

Since MOTOTRBO cannot (yet!) be monitored by any available police scanner on the market, is it possible to simply buy a MOTOTRBO radio like the Motorola XPR 6500, and monitor a MOTOTRBO system using that radio? These radios are openly sold on ebay so it's not like you must be a LE agency to buy one.

 

[wbswetnam]

I can also confirm that Lawrence County is using MOTOBRO on its dispatch channel of 156.210.

 

[INDY72]

You can buy a TRBO radio, but then you have to get it programmed with the Color Codes, Slot Groupings, etc. And please be sure you do make sure it can NEVER transmit... EVER. If you do go that route, feel free to submit the CC's and Slot Usage for the freqs.

Oh almost forgot.... If they are using enhanced encryption, then it won't matter if you have a TRBO HT, Mobile, or whatever, you still won't hear them.

But still ty for any info you can provide.

Or you can use your PC to monitor TRBO using software.

 

[INDY72]

Also to clarify, Pretty much all but the latest models of commercial radios are available on E-bay, and you don't have to be a Public Safety person of any kind to own them. Its the access to the network that is the key. Remember that if you do not work for an agency, or have written permission to access a radio network using gear that is made to actively access it (AKA Actual Radios, scanners do not actively access a system, they only recieve it), then accessing that system is illegal. And if you do get caught monitoring said system using actual radio, that gives them all the justification they need to turn on encryption to prevent said illegal access of their network. Yes I know, there will be a million replies to this that its your right to hear em etc... Bogus Salami.

Otherwise, have fun, stay safe, and enjoy!