Pro-96 in Sheboygan

[wkroitzsch]

Anybody in Sheboygan county using a Pro-96? I have A pro-95 and it works great would love to upgrade to a 96 if it is worth it,,,,,,would love to comments on the Pro-96 in the Sheboygan area.........

 

[andertom]

Is there a need for the digital trunking yet?? It doesn't look like any municipalities in Wisconsin are using it yet. I plan on waiting a year, then pro-96 will probably be a lot cheaper.

 

[SCPD]

PRO 96 In Sheboygan

I have looked on the internet and found out so far that the Sheboygan County TRS is using it's Motorola System. So far that I know of the counties in Wisconsin that will be going digital or that are testing digital
Conventional Frequencies operating in Digital Mode (P25)
are the counties in Wisconsin of 154.8150 Ripon Police (Fond Du Lac County)
155.1300 Pierce County Sheriff (Have been heard testing recently)
155.5350 Marinette County Sheriff (Most radio traffic is digital and encrypted)
155.5950 Portage County Sheriff
155.6550 Pierce County Sheriff (Have been heard testing recently)
155.6700 Stevens Point Police (Portage County / Only partially digital)
155.7300 Forest County Sheirff
Trunked Radio Systems in Wisconsin operating in Digital Mode (P25)
State of Wisconsin VHF TRS (Although, this appears to not be used anymore)
Oxford Federal Correctional Institution 400MHz TRS
440th Air National Guard 400MHz TRS

Listing of Agencies / System Rumored to be Going to a Digital System
City of Racine Police Department
Dodge County Sheriff
Milwaukee County Trunked Radio System
Washington County Sheriff's Department (Other County agencies??)

Brad

 

[triryche]

Really none of these are probably of any interest to a listener in Kohler.. However I will make some corrections here..

Marinette Sheriff P25 is 100% encrypted WHEN IT'S USED. Not 100% of use on 155.535 is P25. Some is in analog mode but when P25 is used, it is always encrypted. Oconto Co. has interest in a countywide system like Marinette's and will more than likely involve digital for law enforcement.
The WI Statewide 139 MHz system was a test only and never got off the ground. However, look forward to a possible Statewide system in the future involving VHF P25 Trunking. All the other "rumors" are just that and should be treated as hearsay until official.

Lastly, Radio Shack is often a popular place to purchase scanners due to the fact they are the only one that sells them in most cities. Sadly enough, Radio Shack scanners are not always very good units. The Pro-96 is a very fine scanner but is of really no use to a Sheboygan County resident. The BEST handheld scanner on the market today if one does not require digital is the Uniden BC246T. I have owned probably 30 models of scanners over the years and none has come CLOSE to topping this. Not even my beloved BC780's! Look for full digital versions to be released early 2005 with mobile units later on.

 

[SCPD]

Pro 96

Here is some new digital information for Wisconsin.
P25 Digital Public Safety Frequencies
154.7925 Racine Police Department (Full-time Encryption used - so far)
154.8150 Ripon Police (Fond Du Lac County)
155.1300 Pierce County Sheriff (Have been heard testing recently)
155.5350 Marinette County Sheriff (Most radio traffic is digital and encrypted)
155.5950 Portage County Sheriff
155.6550 Pierce County Sheriff (Have been heard testing recently)
155.6700 Stevens Point Police (Portage County / Only partially digital)
155.7300 Forest County Sheriff
163.4875 Mitchell International Airport - 128th Air National Guard Base Security
172.1500 Transportation Safety Agency @ Mitchell International Airport *



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P25 Digital Non-Public Safety Frequencies (Public Utilities, etc)
153.4550 Xcel Energy Services Inc (Various locations in northern & western WI)
153.4550 Eau Claire Electric (Eau Claire Area)
153.4850 Eau Claire Gas (Eau Claire Area)
153.4850 Xcel Energy Services Inc (Various locations in northern & western WI)
153.6050 Xcel Energy Services Inc (Various locations in northern & western WI)
451.2750 Jackson Electric Cooperative (Black River Falls area)
451.2750 Richland Electric Cooperative (Richland Center)
451.6750 Clark County Electrical Cooperative
451.6750 Scenic River Energy Cooperative (Lancaster Area)



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Trunked Radio Systems in Wisconsin operating in Digital Mode (P25)
State of Wisconsin VHF TRS (Although, this appears to not be used anymore)
Ozaukee County TRS **
Oxford Federal Correctional Institution 400MHz TRS
440th Air National Guard 400MHz TRS



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Future Digital Systems
These agencies/radio systems are possibly going to include P25 digital

Dodge County Sheriff Department (VHF Conventional System)
City fo Greenfield Trunked Radio System (System should be P25 capable now...no digital talkgroups, yet)
City of Kenosha Police (VHF Conventional System)
Milwaukee County Trunked Radio System (Currently upgrading current TRS to P25 Digital)
Washington County Sheriff's Department (Other County agencies??)



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* 172.1500 is a nationwide frequency for TSA. It might also be used at other major airports in the state

** Some Ozaukee county agencies are using some Pro-Voice talkgroups on their EDACS Trunked Radio System. These cannot be monitored by any radio scanner currently on the market.

Brad

 

[cruise228]

pro 97 is nice I live in washington co.

 

[SCPD]

Pro 96

Where did you get your Pro 97 from? Radio Shack told me that they will not release them until late March.

Brad