Defiance City Police changed to MARCS portables

[AnneMitchell]

On my old Uniden Bearcat desktop scanner I can now only hear the Dispatcher for the City of Defiance Police; none of the officers in the field come through. They switched their portables within the last couple of weeks. A former officer who is a friend said they switched to MARCS radios. I am NOT a technically inclined woman, however I want to purchase an upgraded scanner that will still allow me to listen to all the local agencies that I have for years but ALSO allow me to pick up transmissions on these new systems. How do I know what to purchase??

 

[keary]

Hello Anne.
I do not see in the database where the Defiance PD has switched over to MARCS. I would hold off purchasing a new scanner till we figure out what has changed. According to the RR database, the Defiance police are still dispatched on 155.580. I am not sure why you cannot the patrol officers. Keep us posted.