Wish I could help you John...I'm In the same boat...I want to talk to some one who has a SDS 100... think I want one but so expensive...I live in Farmers Branch need to find someone in the area to visit with about The SDS 100 to see if it's as great as I think it might be
Name is Jim text 214 460 1589
The SDS series scanners handle simulcast very well. Farmers Branch is on the Metrocrest Quad Cities system, which is simulcast.
Metrocrest Quad Cities Public Safety Radio System Trunking System Profile
www.radioreference.com
Unfortunately, the dispatch channels for the PDs in Farmers Branch & the other cities on the same system are encrypted, so no matter what scanner you have, you would not be able to listen. Fire is not encrypted, and there are some other DFW Metro areas that are not encrypted, but your home town is.