Middlesex County Programming
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Dec is short for Decimal and those are not frequencies they are talkgroups on a trunking system. You need a trunking capable and perhaps digital capable scanner to listen to those.
tvengr
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Talkgroup ID's on a trunked radio system on scanners are usually programmed using decimal (DEC) codes. Decimal codes use only numbers. Hexadecimal (HEX) codes use the numbers 0 thru 9 and the letters A thru F. HEX codes are used for NAC on P25 conventional frequencies and Site NAC's.
wtp
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what radio do you have ?
wtp
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you will not have to worry about it, that is a conventional reception only radio.
This won't pick up a trunked radio system at all, so they will mean nothing to you.
As already noted above, the system that you are wanting to program is a trunked system. Your radio is not capable of receiving a trunked system, nor is it digital.
In order for us to suggest what radio options you might want to explore, we'd need to know your location, to look at what kind of system is in use. For location, your city, or county, and your state would help determine what systems are in use in your area. Respond with your location. It would also be helpful, if you have questions that come later in a different post, if you would add your location to your profile.
Also where are you located so we can get eyes on the database to be able to make an informed scanner recommendation for you and point out potential pitfalls which may hinder your scanning experience: the most common being encryption & simulcast distortion but there may be others. Just because a talkgroup is RRDB listed doesn't guarantee it can be monitored. Welcome to the RR forums!
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As far as scanning local Police for the Middlesex County area, depending on where you are, you would be out of luck as most are now digitally encrypted/scrambled. Only Woodbridge, Jamesburg/Helmetta, Milltown, South Brunswick, and County Sheriff are currently in the clear. Everyone else in Middlesex County as far as law enforcement are scrambled. I'm not sure about Dunellen Police, as they are on the Somerset County system, which I am out of range for monitoring. You would also need a P25 digital trunking scanner that can handle P25 Phase 2 digital mode communications with simulcast enabled. The only reliable scanners that can do this are the Uniden SDS series scanners, and Unication G4/5 (type) pagers. Everything else besides an actual public safety radio will get you less than desirable results and you'll become very frustrated with scanning. And if you do decide to purchase said scanners/pagers listed above, then expect to spend in the area of $500-$700, depending on what features and digital modes are installed in the radio already. Plus you would also need to properly program it, which is a learning curve. I'm from the Edison area, so if you have any further questions, you can respond to this thread or send me a private message.
As far as your Baofeng UV5-R radio, that's for the most part useless for scanning police frequencies for Middlesex County. It's an analog only radio, and you would only be able to scan the County Hotline and SPEN 1 (State Police Emergency Network) on it, which limits what you can hear.
As far as your Baofeng UV5-R radio, that's for the most part useless for scanning police frequencies for Middlesex County. It's an analog only radio, and you would only be able to scan the County Hotline and SPEN 1 (State Police Emergency Network) on it, which limits what you can hear.
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wtp
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65MHz-108MHz(Only commercial FM radio reception)
VHF:136MHz-174MHz (Rx/Tx).
UHF:400MHz-480MHz (Rx/Tx)
VHF:136MHz-174MHz (Rx/Tx).
UHF:400MHz-480MHz (Rx/Tx)
| 154.680 | KA2785 | BM | 131.8 PL | SPEN 1 | SPEN 1 (Primary Agency to Agency) | FMN | Interop |
| 155.475 | KA2785 | BM | CSQ | SPEN 2 | SPEN 2 (Nationwide / Outside of NJ Agencies | FMN | Interop |
| 154.725 | KA2785 | BM | 131.8 PL | SPEN 3 | SPEN 3 (Alternate to Primary) | FMN | Interop |
| 153.785 | KFG687 | BM | 131.8 PL | SPEN 4 | SPEN 4 (Statewide Mobile Public Safety Coordination ) | FMN | Interop |
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