Cochise County System

[Hearken]

Hello Arizonan's,
Just wanted to ask if Cochise County is a P25 or possibly a Harris, Nextel radio system? I spent two weeks in Tucson AZ, Two days in the Tombstone city area and could not pick up the listed radio reference frequencies. Maybe you could reeducate me and let me know. I was using two Whistler TRX-1's, and both came out negative for reception. My wife and I enjoy coming to Arizona once a year. Thanks for your time in this issue.

 

[GlobalNorth]

Cochise County operates a P25/II system for CCSO, Tombstone Marshal's Office, Sierra Vista PD, County FD. among others. Other agencies may still use analog systems or have some access to CCSO's P25 system.

 

[radiochuck]

I was just down there a couple of weeks ago. It's P25 type 2 and I did hear a fair amount of traffic while I was in Tombstone.

 

[es93546]

I was just down there a couple of weeks ago. It's P25 type 2 and I did hear a fair amount of traffic while I was in Tombstone.

Just to avoid my confusion did you mean a P25 Phase 2 system?

 

[es93546]

Hello Arizonan's,
Just wanted to ask if Cochise County is a P25 or possibly a Harris, Nextel radio system? I spent two weeks in Tucson AZ, Two days in the Tombstone city area and could not pick up the listed radio reference frequencies. Maybe you could reeducate me and let me know. I was using two Whistler TRX-1's, and both came out negative for reception. My wife and I enjoy coming to Arizona once a year. Thanks for your time in this issue.

I'm not familiar with the TRX-1, is it capable of Phase 2 trunking?

 

[es93546]

Hello Arizonan's,
Just wanted to ask if Cochise County is a P25 or possibly a Harris, Nextel radio system? I spent two weeks in Tucson AZ, Two days in the Tombstone city area and could not pick up the listed radio reference frequencies. Maybe you could reeducate me and let me know. I was using two Whistler TRX-1's, and both came out negative for reception. My wife and I enjoy coming to Arizona once a year. Thanks for your time in this issue.

Forget my earlier post, I looked it up and the TRX-1 does receive Phase 2 systems so this is not the potential problem I thought it might have been.

 

[radiochuck]

Just to avoid my confusion did you mean a P25 Phase 2 system?

Yes, sorry. My brain wasn’t multitasking very well when I wrote that.

 

[es93546]

Hello Arizonan's,
Just wanted to ask if Cochise County is a P25 or possibly a Harris, Nextel radio system? I spent two weeks in Tucson AZ, Two days in the Tombstone city area and could not pick up the listed radio reference frequencies. Maybe you could reeducate me and let me know. I was using two Whistler TRX-1's, and both came out negative for reception. My wife and I enjoy coming to Arizona once a year. Thanks for your time in this issue.

When I looked up the TRX-1 I noticed it has 4 batteries. I wish I had bought it rather than the BCD325P2, which only has 2. Excuse me for getting off topic here.

I wonder why you weren't getting any receptions when others did? That remains the mystery here.