Phase ll use

[rcpilot_971]

Does any one know if phase ll is being used in my area sacramento county or placer county
or when its going to switch over to phase ll
looking to get a Homepatrol not sure if I need HP-1 or HP-2

I live in placer county and would like to listen to police and fire mostly in placer & Sacramento county


Thanks Tim

 

[Sac916]

Eventually Sac "can" be Phase 2

You've got a few years so I wouldn't worry about it now

 

[Emoney250]

I pick up Sacto CHP (north I believe) on USER ID 105 on the CIRN system. YES, it is in use NOW. RR database has the frequencies.

 

[mkewman]

To answer your question: Phase II isn't in use yet. It will be in a few years, but at this point it isn't. So it's really up to you whether or not you'd like to spend the money right now on a Phase 2 scanner, or if you'd like to wait. All the P25 I know of in Sacramento is Phase 1 currently.

Personally, I plan to wait until Phase 2 talkgroups are actually starting to be used in Sacramento to purchase a Phase 2 scanner... or when I get another bonus from work (ha).

The closest Phase 2 System I know of in Northern California that is actually transmitting Phase 2 signals *at this time* is the Silicon Valley system in the South Bay.