Manchester question

[cookandcamera]

Just curious if the MFD had a non-trunked simulcast channel that could be heard from the Laconia region.

I have 866.0125 and 154.965 already programed, but will not be in NH until later this summer. I am just checking if those are active frequencies, or if the EDACS is the only way to listen in.

 

[jmarcel66]

No they don't and the VHF frequency isn't in use. 866.0125 is utilized by portables only as a mobile repeater to the selected talkgroup. The EDACS is the only effective way to monitor them and the range is very limited.

 

[cookandcamera]

Thanks,

That is what I figured. I noticed the limited range last year. Down here in CT a lot of the cities around Hartford County simulcast on VHF. Just a curiosity.

 

[jmarcel66]

Nashua simulcasts fire dispatches on VHF and can patch their VHF Fireground frequency into an 800 Talkgroup. Manchester is supposed to have this capability eventually.

 

[ronhl]

An alternate for smartphone users is to download one of the scanner apps available like 5-0 Radio Pro.