Does anybody have any radio they can give me to start radios

[ElroyJetson]

That's not answering the question. An answer would be "San Antonio police and fire rescue". As an example.

Radio, software, programming cables, learning curve, time and money, breaking laws to access trunking systems....and no knowledge base to fall back on. This is a recipe for disaster.

Get a scanner. Much safer, achieves your goal cheaper, faster, easier, and safer. The RATIONAL choice is obvious.

 

[dave3825]

I would love to get one to learn and look cool with 😊

Just curious, is your daily driver a crown vic?

 

[jruta]

Will you tell us your age? Might clear a few things up

 

[n0xvz]

...but I would do anything for an APX!

Except save the money to buy one.

 

[northstarfire0693]

700-800 and Police and fire

Trunking or conventional ? If you want help, you need to give more information.

 

[northstarfire0693]

That's not answering the question. An answer would be "San Antonio police and fire rescue". As an example.

Radio, software, programming cables, learning curve, time and money, breaking laws to access trunking systems....and no knowledge base to fall back on. This is a recipe for disaster.

Get a scanner. Much safer, achieves your goal cheaper, faster, easier, and safer. The RATIONAL choice is obvious.

I'm not shocked by his response. He has been very vague. I want to think he wants help, but seems to me he's trolling. I wouldnt be shocked if a mod locks it down at this point. If the guy wants help, he needs to be more open.

 

[MTS2000des]

Classic whacker. Wants to look cool (his/her words). Wants CopSounds™ blaring from their radio. Cop cosplay. No desire to do anything technical, just pose and be a spectacle.

 

[mastr]

Add a worn out former cruiser with about half of the Galls catalog attached and antennas like a Russian "fishing trawler" and he/she/they will have it down.

 

[Randyk4661]

Let him spend his money on a radio and find out,
#1 The system is encrypted, or
#2 The radio ESN(?) isn't programmed into the system and is a paperweight brick.

 

[Spankymedic7]

🙄 you Trollin me

Ya think?

 

[ElroyJetson]

The system he wants to listen to uses LLA and ASK. Good luck!!!!

 

[GTR8000]

The system he wants to listen to uses LLA and ASK. Good luck!!!!

Yeah, hi, me again. Neither of those means a thing in the context of setting up passive monitoring with an MSI subscriber (aka "NAS").

Link Layer Authentication simply prevents rogue subscribers from registering on the system, as they won't meet the authentication challenge since they wouldn't have the KEK loaded. Makes no difference for a radio programmed for passive monitoring.

An Advanced System Key, as you surely must be aware of by now, only applies to radios that lack the Software System Key option in the flashcode, and instead require an ASK (physical dongle) to program a trunked system into CPS. The system itself never, ever, sees the ASK or requires an ASK. It's a CPS thing only.

The way you exclaimed "Good luck!!!!" leads me to believe that you thought either of those options would prevent the OP or anyone else from passively monitoring a trunked system. Perhaps you are confusing LLA with LLE (Link Layer Encryption), aka encrypted control channel. That is an exceedingly rare option on P25 systems, so normally doesn't apply to the majority of systems on the air. Heck, even federal systems aren't using that yet.

 

[mbnv992]

700-800 and Police and fire

Why am I not at all surprised by this answer.


Man, I will again say what everyone else has been saying. Get a damn scanner. True this is a radio enthusiast group. But your first post wanting to monitor PD and you picking up a 7/800MHZ XTS radio can only spell trouble.


Go on eBay, get an MTS, xts3000 or SOMETHING in UHF, pay to get your GMRS license ( it’s really cheap now and there’s no test ) - and have some fun with that.

But something tells me you have zero interest in doing that.

 

[2154]

It's not luxury...yet...but a Unication G4 or G5 will also give you the ability to listen into your local stuff without any risk of transmitting in a much more portable package. That way you can listen both in your crib or out taking your Ferrari (or vic) for a joyride between acting gigs.

 

[scfd4]

It's not luxury...yet...but a Unication G4 or G5 will also give you the ability to listen into your local stuff without any risk of transmitting in a much more portable package. That way you can listen both in your crib or out taking your Ferrari (or vic) for a joyride between acting gigs.

But sarge 😂

 

[ka3aaa]

can you say "wanna bee" because thats what it sounds like he wants to "play radio" without any knowledge whats required or even if he needs a license to transmit, the next thing he will want is help programming his radio.

by the way i have several boxes of radios you can have, but you will need to pick them up.

 

[northstarfire0693]

The system he wants to listen to uses LLA and ASK. Good luck!!!!

What system. I would love to see what he will need to do.

 

[dryfb]

Classic whacker. Wants to look cool (his/her words). Wants CopSounds™ blaring from their radio. Cop cosplay. No desire to do anything technical, just pose and be a spectacle.

That seems to be the case. I look like a whacker with my radio strap tho so maybe I have no room to talk lol

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Funny to think that if the OP eventually gets into radios then they'll probably want to submit a name change request if they choose to stay active here

 

[scfd4]

Funny to think that if the OP eventually gets into radios then they'll probably want to submit a name change request if they choose to stay active here

Maybe the new name will be “wants to get into system keys” 😂