Edgar County/Paris IL

[TCcomm3240]

Is Edgar County Sheriff on the 151.265 repeater or have they switched to dispatching off Paris PD channel (154.785) which shows encrypted DMR. I’ve upgraded my SDS100 to DMR but yet to hear any voice traffic in any nearby area. Asking to see if I’ve wasted money on the DMR upgrade or should I just continue to monito? I’ve also a local DMR 800 MHz Trunked network (ClearTalk Connect+ & T3 system) and have heard nothing on the Paris tower. Is that site fairly active or is it a once in a blue moon I’ll heard come voice traffic. Ive been looking into DMR lately and found it a bit more interesting than P25 and NXDN. If anyone can confirm or deny any information above I’d greatly appreciate it.

73’s from Vermillion Co Indiana!!

 

[usswood]

Edgar is DMR as Paris PD, Edgar is clear and from what I can hear so is PD... However, PD might be mixed Clear with some encrytion... Not picking up the PD as well as the Sheriff from my QTH

 

[TCcomm3240]

Edgar is DMR as Paris PD, Edgar is clear and from what I can hear so is PD... However, PD might be mixed Clear with some encrytion... Not picking up the PD as well as the Sheriff from my QTH

When was the last time you heard any ECSO traffic? Paris PD shows fully encrypted according to RRDB, ive not heard a single word on that channel since I got this scanner and that’s been a few months ago, recently loaded ECSO dispatch and haven’t heard anything, thinking all law enforcement uses the Paris police encrypted channel for primary comms? Not sure, still been monitoring all day today (06/26) and not a single signal or anything comes in from my QTH which is right on 163 in Blanford about maybe 10 miles or less from Paris.

 

[BabaYaga60]

Is Edgar County Sheriff on the 151.265 repeater or have they switched to dispatching off Paris PD channel (154.785) which shows encrypted DMR. I’ve upgraded my SDS100 to DMR but yet to hear any voice traffic in any nearby area. Asking to see if I’ve wasted money on the DMR upgrade or should I just continue to monito? I’ve also a local DMR 800 MHz Trunked network (ClearTalk Connect+ & T3 system) and have heard nothing on the Paris tower. Is that site fairly active or is it a once in a blue moon I’ll heard come voice traffic. Ive been looking into DMR lately and found it a bit more interesting than P25 and NXDN. If anyone can confirm or deny any information above I’d greatly appreciate it.

73’s from Vermillion Co Indiana!!

Just a suggestion, but I would turn on the RSSM Signal Bar, so you can see when they transmit. I have mine positioned on the upper right, below the Volume and Squelch levels, and in Lime Green for added visibility.

 

[TCcomm3240]

Just a suggestion, but I would turn on the RSSM Signal Bar, so you can see when they transmit. I have mine positioned on the upper right, below the Volume and Squelch levels, and in Lime Green for added visibility.

I have mine on as well and I’ve had both channels in there own favorites list including all other DMR channels and not heard anything, I also programmed in ClearTalk DMR 800mhz TRS site in Paris. It reads it’s getting data on the Connect+ and T3 site. Not heard anything from there either. I also programmed Vigo DMR channels including the encrypted jail frequencies just to see if I’d get the encrypted audio sound and nothing. DMR key was pur directly from Uniden and the scanner has been recently updated with the latest RRDB version and everything. Im a little confused now

 

[TCcomm3240]

I have mine on as well and I’ve had both channels in there own favorites list including all other DMR channels and not heard anything, I also programmed in ClearTalk DMR 800mhz TRS site in Paris. It reads it’s getting data on the Connect+ and T3 site. Not heard anything from there either. I also programmed Vigo DMR channels including the encrypted jail frequencies just to see if I’d get the encrypted audio sound and nothing. DMR key was pur directly from Uniden and the scanner has been recently updated with the latest RRDB version and everything. Im a little confused now

To add:

Can someone dumb it down to the full simplest form too of how these filters work too. I’ve read they affect the scanner with DMR and other digital signals. I have it set to Wide Invert, ive done the recommendation of “playing around” with the filters but never honestly seem to understand it much. DMR is fairly new to me still. Im open to learning as much as possible

 

[BabaYaga60]

To add:

Can someone dumb it down to the full simplest form too of how these filters work too. I’ve read they affect the scanner with DMR and other digital signals. I have it set to Wide Invert, ive done the recommendation of “playing around” with the filters but never honestly seem to understand it much. DMR is fairly new to me still. Im open to learning as much as possible

Mine is set to Wide Normal, but I think you just sort of dink around with them to see what works best in your area. I don't think there's really a right or wrong to them.

 

[usswood]

When was the last time you heard any ECSO traffic? Paris PD shows fully encrypted according to RRDB, ive not heard a single word on that channel since I got this scanner and that’s been a few months ago, recently loaded ECSO dispatch and haven’t heard anything, thinking all law enforcement uses the Paris police encrypted channel for primary comms? Not sure, still been monitoring all day today (06/26) and not a single signal or anything comes in from my QTH which is right on 163 in Blanford about maybe 10 miles or less from Paris.

Today, earlier, right now! LOL

 

[TCcomm3240]

Today, earlier, right now! LOL

At the time I didnt have my scanner on me 😭😭, I will continue to monitor! Was it county or Paris PD?

 

[TCcomm3240]

Mine is set to Wide Normal, but I think you just sort of dink around with them to see what works best in your area. I don't think there's really a right or wrong to them.

Ive found Wide Invert works best out in the sticks here where I am. But I’ve had many issues with this SDS100 and hate that I went out and bought it. Ive tried selling it but can’t ever get a buyer or trader. Decided to suck it up and just keep working with it lol

 

[BabaYaga60]

Ive found Wide Invert works best out in the sticks here where I am. But I’ve had many issues with this SDS100 and hate that I went out and bought it. Ive tried selling it but can’t ever get a buyer or trader. Decided to suck it up and just keep working with it lol

PM me with more info , I might have a buyer.

 

[usswood]

Edgar Sheriff has had calls all day, best way to find digital signals, to know if your receiving them, is to use ANALOG.... If you can hear digital noise on the analog side, then you know your in range of the repeaters. Then its just finding the right settings on your scanner in digital mode to decode them.

 

[usswood]

@TCcomm3240 Their has been a lot of traffic on Edgar the past few days and nights, did you finally get your DMR to work? Also, are you hearing Paris' 154.785 Repeater?

 

[TCcomm3240]

@usswood I have still had some issues

 

[TCcomm3240]

@TCcomm3240 Their has been a lot of traffic on Edgar the past few days and nights, did you finally get your DMR to work? Also, are you hearing Paris' 154.785 Repeater?

I went out and got a DM-32 and programmed it to RX Only and turned off all group and private call match and still not a pep. Now, when I was in the town of Paris, I caught sheriff dispatch channel and the Paris police channel but PPD is using encryption but county isn’t. with me being right on the state line I would have thought that I’d be able to hear some traffic but nothing

 

[TCcomm3240]

Anyone watching this post that has a SDS100 and a DM32, can you message me for help regarding this issue?

 

[TCcomm3240]

I get the digital signal on both sheriff and police frequency but when I switch to digital mode on the dm32 I get full bars but no audio. I set the right CC and slot number and tested it and still had the same problem. I even made a RX group list for each channel and put only the TG of the frequency used for PPD and ECSO and still run into the same problem. Now the SDS won’t any DMR signals in Paris up unless im close to Paris so I found that odd. Again my QTH is in Blanford not far from Paris. The time i was in Paris they where using encryption on PD channel but I was in town Paris not outside. so confused on this. Only good thing about the sds is that is works well with the P25 system, it sucks in my opinion on DMR and kinda regret getting the upgrade haha

Edgar Sheriff has had calls all day, best way to find digital signals, to know if your receiving them, is to use ANALOG.... If you can hear digital noise on the analog side, then you know your in range of the repeaters. Then its just finding the right settings on your scanner in digital mode to decode them

 

[usswood]

Yeah, I tried that a few years back, they have RAS turned on, so without a scanner, portables won't open squelch without a repeater/radio ID .... DMR RAS ? check out that thread...

 

[cubn]

Yeah, I tried that a few years back, they have RAS turned on, so without a scanner, portables won't open squelch without a repeater/radio ID .... DMR RAS ? check out that thread...

I wondered about that but I always thought RAS only applied to Cap+ DMR. So far those are the only ones I have only been able to receive on my Uniden and not my TYT radios.

 

[usswood]

At the time I didnt have my scanner on me 😭😭, I will continue to monitor! Was it county or Paris PD?

I wondered about that but I always thought RAS only applied to Cap+ DMR. So far those are the only ones I have only been able to receive on my Uniden and not my TYT radios.

One of the reasons the TRX-1 worked best for me in this area, having DMR and NXDN at no additional fee, I pick up Clark County's NXDN 911 and EMS with no issues.... Greene County, IN Fire and EMS uses NXDN also.... That is becoming a very popular mode for PD/FD in this area and most are doing it on VHF and VHF High