Let me start by saying I am very new to scanning in general but have some experience with my BC125AT. I've been casually listening to Air traffic for a few years and have just recently gotten into listening to the local fire frequencies. I live in Riverside County and have been able to listen to everything just fine but I was looking into SB county and realized I would need to upgrade to a Digital Scanner. For anyone wondering, I have been looking at the Whistler TRX-1.
My Questions:
1. I would like to listen to most of the fire agencies in the western part of San Bernardino county including SB County Fire, CAL FIRE BDU, Redlands, etc... When I look at the Radio Reference page it does not seem like there is a lot of information for all of those frequencies. Keep in mind I have little knowledge about P25 systems and Trunking but I can't seem to find all of the SB county fire and BDU fire. It appears to me they have a dispatch channel and maybe a tac for each division for county fire and I can't find anything on CAL FIRE BDU. (BDU might be using an analogy system but all I can find is CDF BDU 1, CDF BDU 2, CDF BDU 3, and BDC V19 through the CAL FIRE radio reference page. If this is normal please let me know.)
2. I understand that Simulcast can be an issue in some areas. Is this a problem in SB and other neighboring counties? If so I have heard that I would need to get an SDS 100/200. I don't have the extra 240 dollars to spend on it. Would there be any other options?
Any help is appreciated!
Sincerely,
Martin
My Questions:
1. I would like to listen to most of the fire agencies in the western part of San Bernardino county including SB County Fire, CAL FIRE BDU, Redlands, etc... When I look at the Radio Reference page it does not seem like there is a lot of information for all of those frequencies. Keep in mind I have little knowledge about P25 systems and Trunking but I can't seem to find all of the SB county fire and BDU fire. It appears to me they have a dispatch channel and maybe a tac for each division for county fire and I can't find anything on CAL FIRE BDU. (BDU might be using an analogy system but all I can find is CDF BDU 1, CDF BDU 2, CDF BDU 3, and BDC V19 through the CAL FIRE radio reference page. If this is normal please let me know.)
2. I understand that Simulcast can be an issue in some areas. Is this a problem in SB and other neighboring counties? If so I have heard that I would need to get an SDS 100/200. I don't have the extra 240 dollars to spend on it. Would there be any other options?
Any help is appreciated!
Sincerely,
Martin