Fairfield PD, Fire Vacaville PD and Suisun PD what happened to their frequencies?

[stingray327]

I no longer pick them up on my Home Patrol II and BCT 436 like I used to. Did they change freqs? Or did they go encryption?
Both of my scanners per database for Home Patrol II and BCT 436 indicate that each scanner is up to date.

 

[HighFreak]

Stingray, all three have converted to Digital, Project 25. Not Encrypted.

 

[consys]

The county shifted systems in January. The info in the database is good. I'm using an old BCD396T. With simucast, it is less than ideal with the duck antenna. I have a small outside yagi pointed at the Cement Hill site about 3 - 4 miles from my house, quite usable with that antenna but not portable. I send the audio to a bluetooth transmitter and use a BT speaker to roam around the house/garage.

 

[kg6nlw]

As others have mentioned, there is a switch to the 700Mhz P25 system. Time to upgrade if those scanners don't handle P25 Phase 1... For now, simulcast with the VHF analog channels will continue but is due to change by fall.

Regards,

-Frank C.

 

[stingray327]

The county shifted systems in January. The info in the database is good. I'm using an old BCD396T. With simucast, it is less than ideal with the duck antenna. I have a small outside yagi pointed at the Cement Hill site about 3 - 4 miles from my house, quite usable with that antenna but not portable. I send the audio to a bluetooth transmitter and use a BT speaker to roam around the house/garage.

Are you referring to the Sentinel database for the Home Patrol II and BCD 436?

 

[consys]

Referring to the Radio Reference database. Under Solano County, look for the Solano County Regional Communications System for Fairfield, Suisun, Vacaville. Vallejo is on / moving to one of the Contra Costa systems, I don't know why not Solano County. I don't monitor them any more, so haven't paid much attention there.

 

[officer_415]

Is the old 800 MHz Smartnet system still online?

 

[consys]

Is the old 800 MHz Smartnet system still online?

Not to my knowledge. They are still in the database but they went silent about the end of January. I dumped them and went with the new system.

 

[kg6nlw]

Is the old 800 MHz Smartnet system still online?

It should not be online. A friend works on the system and they're definitely on P25 and VHF only at this time.

Regards,

-Frank C.

 

[officer_415]

Confirmed, it's offline. Submitted to DB.