Kent county in De

[Barnjake56]

I want to buy a SDS 100 scanner to listen to Delaware Kent county public safety, like fire and Ems, are the frequencies encrypted, rendering the big dollar SDS 100 unable to listen to Fire and Ems call. All the police depts in de have gone encrypted. What’s left?

 

[maus92]

Most Fire and EMS in Kent County are not encrypted.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Here's a pro tip for you. Look at the mode column in any given table of talkgroups on the RRDB page...
T = unencrypted
TE = Full encryption
Te = partial-encryption (not seeing this on DE's new system from what's been ID'ed so far so looks like it's all or nothing)

 

[tvengr]

You can purchase an SDS-100 pre-programmed for your area from Scannermaster (link at the top of the RR page). Go to their website and see if the radio / programming pricing makes works for you. I think they charge $40 for one county., $60 for two counties.

That would be a bad idea. Delaware is in the process of switching over to the new P25 system. There will be many updates yet to come. If you get the SDS100, I would be happy to put together a Kent County favorites list for you which you will be able to import with the free Uniden Sentinel software. Besides the Fire and EMS talkgroups, there are also a couple of mutual aid and interop talkgroups which should be included. I have been keeping up with the new system and have all of the current talkgroups in an Excel file. All I need to do is to copy and paste everything into Sentinel. I can give you an updated file at a later time once the system is finalized. Is there anything thing else you would like to have such as air traffic control for Dover AFB? Here is the link to Sentinel: http://info.uniden.com/UnidenMan4/BCDx36HPSentinel Download and install it.

 

[Joesprograming]

Hello everyone up to now I have been able to get Kent County Delaware fire departments and E.M.S but now I can not I still get Sussex County fire and e.m.s and I still get new castle county and other departments as well can anyone please tell me what may be going on. Thank you

 

[maus92]

Hello everyone up to now I have been able to get Kent County Delaware fire departments and E.M.S but now I can not I still get Sussex County fire and e.m.s and I still get new castle county and other departments as well can anyone please tell me what may be going on. Thank you

What radio / scanner / software are you using?

 

[Joesprograming]

I have a RadioShack digital trunking scanner

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

What scanner(s) are you using? You didn't inadvertently avoid Kent did you?

I have a RadioShack digital trunking scanner

Need exact model please

 

[maus92]

I have a RadioShack digital trunking scanner

What exact model? It may not be capable of receiving the state's new Phase 2 system if you haven't already programmed it. Fire departments are in the process of migrating off the old system and onto the new system. Sussex is mostly off the old system now, not sure about Kent or New Castle.

 

[Joesprograming]

Sorry for the delay I’m texting you and working as soon as I get home I can get the information to you that you are asking for

 

[Joesprograming]

The thing that is puzzling me is why am I able to pick up new castle and Sussex County and not Kent County I pick up other Kent County state agencies

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Also which system are you monitoring, State of Delaware Public Safety or State of Delaware P25? As previously mentioned, the state is migrating to the latter P25 Phase-II system. The Radio Shack Pro-18 & the Pro-668 are the only two scanners that can track said Phase-II system but simulcast distortion may be a factor if you're within monitoring range of two or more towers on the Kent simulcast

The thing that is puzzling me is why am I able to pick up new castle and Sussex County and not Kent County I pick up other Kent County state agencies

If you're monitoring State of Delaware P25 then you're likely only within range of one tower on Sussex and one on New Castle for simulcast distortion not to be a factor

 

[Joesprograming]

I am not sure if it is the p-25 system but like I said I will get you the model number and everything else when I get home I do however want to thank you for the information that you gave me already and look forward to hearing more from you on this topic thanks