And I am more than willing to bet, that once the state PD get the new system up and running, it will probably be all encrypted. So, we will not be able to hear anything.
Yea i think it's going to be all encrypted.
So, reading all of this...what is the PSP new system to replace O.S., where can I find it in RR to reprogram scanner. Also the statewide 700 system is programmed as trunked and can hear both...do I really need the inputs. I usually don't program input frequencies...should I do this with all systems?? (I hope not...it took me three days to program all states in my area...)
As has been discussed ad nauseum in this thread the PA 700 MHz system is optimized for air traffic and cannot be heard on the ground in most parts of the Commonwealth. PSP talkgroups on the 700 system are also only active when an air unit affiliates with it.
You do not need the input frequencies to listen to a trunked system - just the outputs. Also with P25 systems you only need the control channels to monitor.
The new P25 system being licensed and getting ready to be built out is not in the database yet because it is not active. When a user notes activity on the system it will then start to appear in the database and you will be able to start programming your receivers for it.
Are they using the 700 system throughout the state in the Pike county area or are they still on Open sky ?
It was mentioned earlier that the testing would start in NW PA this year, but may have been delayed. I'm in Erie, so what's the best way for me to look for activity? I've only got a BC396T, so can I tell anything with this scanner since it doesn't do Phase II? Also, I've been looking for licensing activity in Erie County by the state, and have seen nothing so far.
Yea i think it's going to be all encrypted.
I am sure their interoperability is crap at this point.Actually, if you watch the Congressional hearing posted further up in this thread you;ll see that the PSP commander now in charge of the system talks quite a bit about interopability and the lack thereof with the OpenScam system. I personally think they will employ encryption but not across the board.
New DCNR users on the air-ground system:
Unit ID's:
5754108 - ID'd on air as "Lima Recon"
5754109 - ID'd on air as "Weiser Recon"
5754110 - didn't log voice traffic
Groups:
2247 - got a single affiliation from Lima Recon and the unidentified unit above, no voice.
2250 - caught brief voice comms from Lima Recon here calling any Lima unit, no ID on the channel
2251 - ID'd as "Region East" by Weiser Recon and "Aristes" which is the base for DCNR District 18. I wonder if this is Air Region East since there are three VHF repeaters, East, Central, and West. Did anybody copy Weiser Recon on VHF today?
Based on what I got, there must have been traffic on one of the other 700 sites the past few days because the traffic was only briefly showing up on the Geigertown site.