Total n00b here so I might be completely misunderstanding something but here goes:
I'm attempting to program the CPD talkgroups listed here:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=581
into my PRO-668 (screenshot below). The conventional frequencies (citywide and zone dispatch) work fine. My understanding is that talkgroups will allow me to hear what the actual people in the squad cars are saying to each other at the scene of the crime, after they have already been dispatched, assuming that my radio is within range (since unlike the city-wide/dispatch channels these are not necessarily repeated throughout the city). Is that right?
However, I have yet to hear a single peep on any of these talkgroups. Pretty sure the scanner is doing something since while scanning a bold "T" lights up which the manual says means "Trunking data." Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong? Am I completely misunderstanding how talkgroups are supposed to work? Is there a way to listen in on what local conversations are going on other than what is on the citywide/dispatch frequencies?
I'm attempting to program the CPD talkgroups listed here:
https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=581
into my PRO-668 (screenshot below). The conventional frequencies (citywide and zone dispatch) work fine. My understanding is that talkgroups will allow me to hear what the actual people in the squad cars are saying to each other at the scene of the crime, after they have already been dispatched, assuming that my radio is within range (since unlike the city-wide/dispatch channels these are not necessarily repeated throughout the city). Is that right?
However, I have yet to hear a single peep on any of these talkgroups. Pretty sure the scanner is doing something since while scanning a bold "T" lights up which the manual says means "Trunking data." Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong? Am I completely misunderstanding how talkgroups are supposed to work? Is there a way to listen in on what local conversations are going on other than what is on the citywide/dispatch frequencies?