Monitoring PG&E

[PCTEK]

Greetings. The last time I was able to monitor PG&E (Pacific Gas and electric), they were on their VHF-HI frequency. It is my understanding that they have since moved to a MPT-1327 system. Since then, I read that they have again moved to a P25 system.

I have an SDS200 and have not been able to find frequencies to download from RR. Does anyone know if they indeed moved to a P25 system, and where in RR it might be? If they are still on the MPT-1327 system, is the SDS capable of monitoring that protocol?

Thank you

 

[FrensicPic]

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Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) Trunking System, Various, California

Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE) Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

 

[PCTEK]

Yes, I did see that in RR, but I was under the impression that the SDS200 is unable to scan a MPT-1327 system. Is that correct?

 

[wtp]

from RR,
It uses analog audio on talk channels, and can therefore be monitored by commercial scanners, but no scanner presently decodes the control channel, so true trunk-tracking is not supported - though Winradio and external computer-controlled scanning of MPT-1327 systems is possible.

so that would mean you could manually set it up as conventional and hear them, just not track them.

 

[IC-R20]

Trunkview software with the UBC3500XLT can track it.