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HARRIS XG100P PROGRAMMING P25 PHASE 2 NEW YORK SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE

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Hey would you mind if I sent you my mission plan to take a look at it. I'm no expert and I'm asking for help. I can send it to your email if you say its ok.
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I’m not sure if you are familiar with Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park but I have noticed that the people who work there use harris radios. I have been trying to figure out what frequencies they are using but I can’t find any clear evidence as to how they are operating and/or if they are operating on the Suffolk County trunked system. I believe that the maintenance/other workers at Sunken Meadow are using Harris P7300 radios or at least something that looks very similar to that based on what I have seen. I know that nys parks police operate on Suffolk County trunked system but I’m not sure if they are using Harris radios or Motorola. I do know that the workers at Sunken Meadow are using some kind of Harris or MA/com radio. The only question is are these radios being used on the Suffolk County system? If they are than it would be a good sign that you are able to listen into the Suffolk County system with Harris radio. Just trying to find in Radio Reference Database for the Suffolk County system what talkgroup these Harris radios might be on if they are even on the Suffolk County system?!
 
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Seanm214 said:
I’m not sure if you are familiar with Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park but I have noticed that the people who work there use harris radios. I have been trying to figure out what frequencies they are using but I can’t find any clear evidence as to how they are operating and/or if they are operating on the Suffolk County trunked system. I believe that the maintenance/other workers at Sunken Meadow are using Harris P7300 radios or at least something that looks very similar to that based on what I have seen. I know that nys parks police operate on Suffolk County trunked system but I’m not sure if they are using Harris radios or Motorola. I do know that the workers at Sunken Meadow are using some kind of Harris or MA/com radio. The only question is are these radios being used on the Suffolk County system? If they are than it would be a good sign that you are able to listen into the Suffolk County system with Harris radio. Just trying to find in Radio Reference Database for the Suffolk County system what talkgroup these Harris radios might be on if they are even on the Suffolk County system?!
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No. Suffolk County is not using Harris and is using Motorola APX series radios. The Harris XG100P and similar 7/800 mhz Harris radios will properly passively scan the Suffolk system in its current configuration.

NYSP may be using Harris on the Suffolk system because NYSP historically has used radios from Harris (now anyway, they started with GE radios way way back IIRC).
 
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No. Suffolk County is not using Harris and is using Motorola APX series radios. The Harris XG100P and similar 7/800 mhz Harris radios will properly passively scan the Suffolk system in its current configuration.

NYSP may be using Harris on the Suffolk system because NYSP historically has used radios from Harris (now anyway, they started with GE radios way way back IIRC).
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Suffolk county is not using APX radios yet they are still operating phase I smartzone even though they are capable of that. Some entities may be using the APX radios on the system but most of them are still using old Motorola radios like XTS5000 including Suffolk County Police. Even if they were using APX radios it would be on the phase I system. What I am trying to figure out is are the WORKERS at Sunken Meadow State Park (not nys park police) operating on the Suffolk County Trunked System with their Harris radios? I am aware that Suffolk County Police are using Motorola radios (XTS series) but the question is are there other brands of radios on the system like Harris that are operating on this system like from Sunken Meadow or NYSP?
 
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Suffolk county is not using APX radios yet they are still operating phase I smartzone even though they are capable of that. Some entities may be using the APX radios on the system but most of them are still using old Motorola radios like XTS5000 including Suffolk County Police. Even if they were using APX radios it would be on the phase I system. What I am trying to figure out is are the WORKERS at Sunken Meadow State Park (not nys park police) operating on the Suffolk County Trunked System with their Harris radios? I am aware that Suffolk County Police are using Motorola radios (XTS series) but the question is are there other brands of radios on the system like Harris that are operating on this system like from Sunken Meadow or NYSP?
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Harris (and other brand) radios are capable of operating on the new P25 system, but not the Type II/Smartzone system. So if they're using Harris radios, it would have to be on the P25 system or some sort of Harris legacy system like EDACS (or conventional).

Pre-P25, radios and systems were manufacturer specific; a Motorola system required Motorola radios, a Harris (or M/A-Com, Tyco, Ericsson, GE) system required Harris (M/A-Com, Tyco, Ericsson, GE) radios, etc. The only exception was toward the end of the Smartnet/Smartzone days, when EFJ came out with a line of radios which would work on Motorola Smartnet/Smartzone systems as well as EFJ. Being locked in to one brand of radios was a massive PITA.
 
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Suffolk county PD switched to 100% encryption earlier this year
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False. Suffolk County PD still operates primarily in analog mode on the SmartZone system, with the talkgroups also being carried on the new ASTRO 25 system. The County PD talkgroups are in the clear on both systems.
 
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They used EDACS before and now just switched over to P25 Phase II if I’m not mistaking tho… and yeah it’s been a while.. don’t go out there much
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Nassau County PD has been operating on the 500 MHz P25 system for over a decade, and prior to that they were operating on conventional UHF repeaters, not EDACS. But this thread is/was about Suffolk County, so we're off topic now.
 
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