counties going digital?

[scanpro12]

Im not a scanning expert but i keep hearing talk about a lot of the counties going digital or using only trunking systems. Dose this mean I wont be able to listen the the police at all anymore on my sc230?

 

[wogggieee]

If it is not a digitial trunking scanner you'll have to upgrade. Sucks but its not the end of the world.

 

[scanpro12]

What will I still be able to listen to? Im sure the industrial or commercial channels that i get will still work right? but is that about all i will be able to pick up besides air and rail?

 

[mmtstc]

Most counties retain a legacy (VHF) frequency to activate their fire pagers since they dont make a fire pager for digital systems... yet... you also will still be able to get aeromedical, and units visiting metro that are not yet on digital such as visiting SP, EMS, etc...

 

[wogggieee]

Some public works haven't changed yet either. But yes mostly business, air and private stuff will be what is left.

 

[JT-112]

Umm, air is going digital as well.

 

[wogggieee]

Umm, air is going digital as well.

When is that going to happen, i haven't heard anything about that.

 

[mmtstc]

there is only one EMS helicopter in the state that has a radio capable of digital and it (N145MC) is not even setup on the system yet...

 

[1alpha]

No digital pager? We sure have them in Florida.

 

[stmills]

WE have digital paging in Minnesota too. What is not available is a voice pager that receives APCO 25 trunked format.

 

[1alpha]

Oh right. Yeah you need a radio for that.

 

[JT-112]

When is that going to happen, i haven't heard anything about that.

I'll have to look up the transition dates, it's a ways off yet but it's coming.