Ok this makes alot of sense so it would actually be a waist of money.. It would be better to just do it through a scanner and a tone board i would guess.... Thanks for explaining this to me...
Mississauga/Caledon Fire Pager?
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No! A tone won't work! Again, the only thing you can do to decode there pages is a pager or a pc program. A scanner will NOT cut it!
The no part was refering to a poster who said they'd just use their scanner and a tone board - that won't work.
I don't have a page format handy here, but it basically lists the trucks that are dispatched, interesection, address, call type and map page.
I don't have a page format handy here, but it basically lists the trucks that are dispatched, interesection, address, call type and map page.
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I agree with Excalibur in regards to the description of the messages sent to the Fire Pagers.
The easiest way to decode a pager is simple.
1-Do the descriminator mod to you scanner.
2-Build a 2-level data slicer which plugs one end into com port 1 and the other into your scanner descriminator tap.
3-Tune scanner to desired pager frequency
4-Download and run freeware software (PDW)
5-Enjoy
The easiest way to decode a pager is simple.
1-Do the descriminator mod to you scanner.
2-Build a 2-level data slicer which plugs one end into com port 1 and the other into your scanner descriminator tap.
3-Tune scanner to desired pager frequency
4-Download and run freeware software (PDW)
5-Enjoy
exkalibur said:
No I meant as you said it has to go out of a tap from the radio to the sound card of a computer (and yes software running on the computer of course) Do you require the data slicer or no? I know the 396 will do a tone out would that work instead of tapping the radio?
The tone out feature has NOTHING to do with what we're trying to accomplish here. That feature has one purpose only and that is to decode 2-tone pagers, such as those used by a fire department. It is of no use for text pagers.
The BEST way is to take a discriminator tap into a 2 (or 4) level slicer, and run any number of pager programs. Personally, I think POCFLEX is the best, but that's DOS based. POC32 and PDW seem to be really good if you'd prefer windows.
POC32 and PDW allow for the audio to be taken from the sound card, so you wouldn't need a discriminiator tap.
The BEST way is to take a discriminator tap into a 2 (or 4) level slicer, and run any number of pager programs. Personally, I think POCFLEX is the best, but that's DOS based. POC32 and PDW seem to be really good if you'd prefer windows.
POC32 and PDW allow for the audio to be taken from the sound card, so you wouldn't need a discriminiator tap.
But you would still require a slicer?exkalibur said:
Chrome69 said:
No. Earphone of scanner -> line in of soundcard. Done.
last stupid question you set the freq in the scanner to FM or WFM?
WFM should only be used for television etc. FM is what you need.
Got my first one but had it set to WFM so maybe thats why i got some garbage..
0099050 02:09:41 03-09-06 POCSAG-1 ALPHA 512 24-DIFF BRTH/CH
5 LISA ST `"?
Map:87B Tac:7
P201 <
X1:8 SILVER MAPLE C
X2:192 CLARK BV
0195746 02:09:44 03-09-06 POCSAG-1 ALPHA 512 ???????P$w1]?????[???
2010001 02:09:45 03-09-06 POCSAG-4 ALPHA 512 24-DIFF BRTH/CH
5 LISA ST
Map:87B
0989934 02:09:47 03-09-06 POCSAG-4 NUMERIC 512 60260
0214535 02:09:47 03-09-06 POCSAG-3 ALPHA 512 A@@@@@@@@@@@@?0ctpŸG3?-?%Y??!??A??0etbrd@???%A-A@@@?@@@@@@@@?]GuFl`dplbl?p
Thats what i got
0099050 02:09:41 03-09-06 POCSAG-1 ALPHA 512 24-DIFF BRTH/CH
5 LISA ST `"?
Map:87B Tac:7
P201 <
X1:8 SILVER MAPLE C
X2:192 CLARK BV
0195746 02:09:44 03-09-06 POCSAG-1 ALPHA 512 ???????P$w1]?????[???
2010001 02:09:45 03-09-06 POCSAG-4 ALPHA 512 24-DIFF BRTH/CH
5 LISA ST
Map:87B
0989934 02:09:47 03-09-06 POCSAG-4 NUMERIC 512 60260
0214535 02:09:47 03-09-06 POCSAG-3 ALPHA 512 A@@@@@@@@@@@@?0ctpŸG3?-?%Y??!??A??0etbrd@???%A-A@@@?@@@@@@@@?]GuFl`dplbl?p
Thats what i got
You should set your scanner to FM or NFM depending on the system, WFM is only used on FM ot TV audio broadcast.
Are you using a scanner with a discriminator tap? You may have some success using the ext speaker audio of your scanner but for best results you need unfiltered baseband audio from your scanner.
Are you using a scanner with a discriminator tap? You may have some success using the ext speaker audio of your scanner but for best results you need unfiltered baseband audio from your scanner.
Yep. What NSV said. POC32 may work with the earphone audio, but you will get MUCH better decoding if you use a discriminator tap. They're super easy to do, just google "(scanner model) discriminator tap".
Yes i will have to grab a base model, all i have here is portables 246,330T and my 396 Funny it worked a bit better in WFM then FM on the 396 but that was at 3am which their wasn't alot of calls/pages.... Will play with it today with my 246...
You can try out 149.7700 and 140.1600. They're very busy during the day, it's Bell Canada's VHF commercial stuff.
Oki Doki, I will be picking up today a 898 so i will tap that to make life easier.... 
Ok Guys i tapped my 898 and running it on PDW v2.14 and i have to say one thing...
This is ****ING Cool !!!!!!!!
Sorry for the language but i can't get over this software and way it works... Now i want more Freq to listen in to....
I did notice one thing, you have to have a really good signal or you still will get the garbage.. I have a antenna on the back of the 898 and got garbage, but when i threw it on my outdoor antenna... "Mr Perfecto" Very happy Camper right now...
This is ****ING Cool !!!!!!!!
Sorry for the language but i can't get over this software and way it works... Now i want more Freq to listen in to....
I did notice one thing, you have to have a really good signal or you still will get the garbage.. I have a antenna on the back of the 898 and got garbage, but when i threw it on my outdoor antenna... "Mr Perfecto"
Very happy Camper right now...The nice part about a discriminator tap is your are now ready to run other decoding programs like Mtrunker for Fleetnet and Seatty to decode S.A.M.E. on the Weather Radio transmitters.
I have an old Pro2001 I added a discriminator tap to and use only for the purpose of Trunker/PDW/seaTTY which keeps my other scanners free for regular scanning.
I would recommend everybody pick up an old boat anchor and tap it, if you blow it up you have nothing to lose and it opens up a whole new world of scanning.
Here is a great site dedicated to adding discriminator taps to all sorts of modern and in my case not so modern scanners and receivers if anybody else feels brave enough to tackle their own. The degree of difficulty is not that great, look your radio up on the site and you may be surprised.
Also anybody with a Ham Rig with a 9600 baud packet port may already have what they need with no modification needed except making the proper cable to interface the radio to the soundcard.
Trial and error is your best friend, just don't let the blue Genie out.
I have an old Pro2001 I added a discriminator tap to and use only for the purpose of Trunker/PDW/seaTTY which keeps my other scanners free for regular scanning.
I would recommend everybody pick up an old boat anchor and tap it, if you blow it up you have nothing to lose and it opens up a whole new world of scanning.
Here is a great site dedicated to adding discriminator taps to all sorts of modern and in my case not so modern scanners and receivers if anybody else feels brave enough to tackle their own. The degree of difficulty is not that great, look your radio up on the site and you may be surprised.
Also anybody with a Ham Rig with a 9600 baud packet port may already have what they need with no modification needed except making the proper cable to interface the radio to the soundcard.
Trial and error is your best friend, just don't let the blue Genie out.
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