Listening to HRM on a Uniden HomePatrol 2

[hfx1]

I'm just wondering if anyone in Nova Scotia is using one of these units?
I'm thinking on trying one to listen to HRM Fire. It says they are preloaded, but when it comes to scanners, I'm no good at programming them. Any info would be great.

 

[mciupa]

It isn't too hard really. In the settings put in your postal code and select a medium range (10 miles) It should come in for you.

 

[hfx1]

It isn't too hard really. In the settings put in your postal code and select a medium range (10 miles) It should come in for you.

Do you have one? Does it cover the ops channels for Halifax Fire?

I have a BCD796 that doesn't have the 700 MHz so it can't get the ops channels.

I know that scanner covers

758.0000	787.9950	NFM	6.25	Public Service Band
788.0000	805.9950	NFM	6.25	Public Service Band

What does Halifax Fire ops channels run on?

 

[mciupa]

I used to own one.

The HomePatrol 2 will find the closest site to where you are and the Halifax Fire talkgroups or channels are these:

Halifax Regional Municipality Talkgroups

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description	Tag
30000	7530	D	HRFE Disptch	Fire dispatch	Fire Dispatch
30001	7531	D	HRFE Ops 2	Fire operations channel 2 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30002	7532	D	HRFE Ops 3	Fire operations channel 3 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30003	7533	D	HRFE Ops 4	Fire operations channel 4 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30004	7534	D	HRFE Ops 5	Fire operations channel 5 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30005	7535	D	HRFE Ops 6	Fire operations channel 6 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30006	7536	D	HRFE Ops 7	Fire operations channel 7 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30007	7537	D	HRFE Ops 8	Fire operations channel 8 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30008	7538	D	HRFE Ops 9	Fire operations channel 9 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac

The HomePatrol 2 will display those 30000 talkgroups (whichever is active) and the Fire operations description while you are listening to the action. You don't have to worry about frequencies, the scanner looks after that for you.

 

[hfx1]

I used to own one.

The HomePatrol 2 will find the closest site to where you are and the Halifax Fire talkgroups or channels are these:

Halifax Regional Municipality Talkgroups

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description	Tag
30000	7530	D	HRFE Disptch	Fire dispatch	Fire Dispatch
30001	7531	D	HRFE Ops 2	Fire operations channel 2 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30002	7532	D	HRFE Ops 3	Fire operations channel 3 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30003	7533	D	HRFE Ops 4	Fire operations channel 4 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30004	7534	D	HRFE Ops 5	Fire operations channel 5 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30005	7535	D	HRFE Ops 6	Fire operations channel 6 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30006	7536	D	HRFE Ops 7	Fire operations channel 7 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30007	7537	D	HRFE Ops 8	Fire operations channel 8 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac
30008	7538	D	HRFE Ops 9	Fire operations channel 9 (on-scene)	Fire-Tac

The HomePatrol 2 will display those 30000 talkgroups (whichever is active) and the Fire operations description while you are listening to the action. You don't have to worry about frequencies, the scanner looks after that for you.

Yeah, I just have to figure out how to block most of the other stuff that it picks up as well because it takes too long to scan the channels it's picking up.

 

[west5alpha]

Just use Lock Out for the channels you don't want to listen to.