From what I saw on my log today, Gun Barrel PD may be dispatched on the county's encrypted TG, and use the city's TG for talk-around. There were 6 short transmissions of < 10 seconds over a 4 hour period. If you heard nothing at all on TG 3015 today, it may be encrypted as well.
Need help programming SDS100 for Gun Barrel City
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👀 at you logging things on Proscan already. That's addicting isn't it ??
I have GBC set to flash yellow. I did see it flash and showed TG 3015, just a few seconds but heard nothing.
I wish I could get mine set up to work correctly, that's another problem I have. I get some kind of speaker error.
I haven't ventured beyond the programming and logging screen yet, I'm only a couple days into it though. Sorry I can't help on your original problem, I'm way to far away to assist any way in that beyond programming which it already sounds like the guys have taken care of. Good luck!
I suspect that Gun Barrel, being a small city, GBC may not have their own, dedicated, dispatcher. At least, not full time. On the city's web page is a link to a form to request information on "After Hours Emergency Contact". They could be full time encrypted, with most dispatching, or at least 'after hours', being done on TGID 1004, listed as "West County PDs' dispatch by the Sheriff's office. That is listed as full time encrypted, so unless we get lucky, and catch a conversation in the clear, from what seems to definitely be a GBC officer, and record the radio's UID in logging. If we get lucky & determine at least one confirmed GBC radio's UID, then you may be able to at least see some of the activity, even though no clear audio, by seeing the UID come up on TGID 1004 (West County PDs) or TGID 3015, which is shown as assigned to GBC.
I still wonder what you, or EAFrizzle might see if you parked the scanner on either 1004. or 3015. With it sitting on the talkgroup, you still would not hear audio if encrypted, but with the scanner sitting on the talk group, you should see an indication that there is a transmission, with ENC shown on the display, along with the UID (radio's ID). If you are logging, via ProScan, you can look at the radio IDs captured, and sort them by the TGID it has used. I use that when trying to determine usage of unlisted talkgroups. If the UID often comes up on, say, as Dallas PD TGID, but also occasionally on a, so far, unknown TGID, then there's a hint that the talkgroup is used by PD for something not currently shown. The quote just below is what I'm suggesting.
What kind of audio problem are you seeing?
Also, if you're interested, you should have good reception on the Kaufman County system, as well as the Ellis County portion of NTIRN. You could add them, and assign a quick key to make it easier to toggle them on & off.
While, so far, the new system is not 'live', once Van Zandt County gets their new system up and fully functioning, you may well be able to hear it as well. The fire departments in your area probably work together on fires, especially wild fires, that are either on (or near) the county lines, or that have grown larger & mutual aid is needed.
K5MPH
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If GB went Encrypted forget it on hearing anything thats what happen here in Brownsville .......
If they maintain full time encryption, never “in the clear”, then, of course, you will not hear them.
My point was that if you “hold” on the talkgroups, you might be able to confirm that the TGID was correct and being used. At least that would help confirm that it was correctly programmed and was being used.
Well, I am finally making some headway. I got both scanners SDS100 and My new BCT15X to record online. I will set it on the GBC talk group and see if anything gets recorded. Thanks everyone for all the help!
You might not get any audio recorded if they maintain full time encryption. But, with the scanner ‘holding’ on the talkgroups, you would be able to confirm that TGID is being used, and identify some of the radio ID’s in use.
Watch that UID, and you might see it pop-up “in the clear” on a different talkgroup, if, for example, the PD unit needs to contact which ever fire department units responding to a vehicle accident.
Well, I really don't know what the heck I'm doing but I am getting it slowly. I actually got both scanners hooked up to Proscan and was able to listen in on The Golden Gate Bridge in California and I was also recording on my received transmissions that I have programmed. I probably should have only bought one and learned it first before buying the BCT15T. I don't know anyone in GBC that is into scanners or any type of radio and I have been here 20 years. It's not like the old CB days when everyone in your neighborhood had one. Thanks again for all your help.
tomtexan
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I am in Henderson County on the other end. You won't hear much without an outdoor antenna. I have a discone 40' in the air and receive all towers, depending on the weather with a couple of those. The only traffic you will hear is mostly the VFD's. ALL law enforcement is encrypted. I've yet to DISCOVER Gun Barrel FD. Not sure where they are at. I'll find them someday.
I use this for reviewing audio files.
Universal Scanner Audio Player | Page 10 | RadioReference.com Forums
(download link is in the bottom of the post)
This let's you review recordings, sort & index them by user, frequency, or talkgroups, among other choices.
I set my SDS200 to record everything, then copy them from the scanner's SD card to a folder on my laptop. I sometimes set one or more of my other scanners (x36HP or my SDS100) to record activity, for later review, then copy those to a different folder on my laptop.
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