I am looking to get some help with a few questions. I am interested in getting a handheld that is capable of monitoring the local PD and SO digital channels. They are on UHF and I use UHF for work and would like to have one radio. I know a lot of people will say get a scanner and I appreciate that but I'd rather have it on my handheld. Not looking to transmit under any circumstances. Is it possible and what information would I need to have the radio programmed and what would be a good radio? I was thinking Astro Saber?
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Digital radio reccomendation
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First thing you want to do is find out what frequency these agencies are using by going to the database and then you want to find out if these agencies are using a trunked system or conventional P25. If you find out the frequencies are conventional P25 and they are not on a trunked system you can jump for joy for a few seconds but then have to find out if the P25 transmissions are encrypted.
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