I was listening and scanning Fort Lauderdale Fire Channels, when I heard some digital traffic on my Pro-96. It had the traditional R2D2 sound, with DG in the upper right hand corner of the display. They were talking on Tac Delta, which I have heard the radio shop use for radio tests in the past. Any ideas from the other listeners that would explain this?
Digital Fort Lauderdale?
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Were you able to get Intelligible voice? Was it truly digital? I myself have not heard digital on the Fort Lauderdale system. If you hear it again, make a note of what frequencies the digital appeared on, as it's not likely that all 23 repeaters are digital capable.
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I wasn't sure if the OP was refering to DVP or simply digital modulation. I remember seeing the Pompano Beach Police (before they joined BSO) using DVP on some channels, but only a few repeaters on the system could support it, if I recall correctly.
Ok, so I'm not crazy and it was entirely possible that digital transmissions were being said. I didn't hear the actual voice, the radio was too loud. I could hear the tones on my scanner, but not actually understand the voice.
Was it P-25 digital modulation like you could receive on a PRO-96, or was it DVP encryption? Big difference.
I don't know. I thought I heard someone say the word "clear" at the end of the transmission. I just remember seeing the "DG" in the upper right hand corner of my Pro-96 and saying to myself "wait a minute, I'm scanning Ft. Lauderdale's system, not Hollywoods. What's going on here?".
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