Sds200 sentinel

[Jonmarshall8922]

Hello, I recently purchased a sds200 scanner in the Dayton Ohio area, should I get pro voice? I feel like I’m missing out on some activity in west Dayton that’s going on? Or is it all encrypted? Thanks for your time, and help.

 

[n8yid]

Welcome to RadioReference!

Large amount of information on here, and can take some time to understand it all...

As far as ProVoice update for the Dayton area; no entity uses it around the area, so you are good with not having it...
DMR (Trbo) would be money well spent; if you are interested in monitoring Business & School channels.....
NXDN - there are very few users around the area, so if you felt like you needed to throw some money at it...

What "activity" do you feel you are "missing" in the area..?

Dave T.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Welcome to the RR forums,
Don't bother with Provoice if you have no intentions on monitoring any of the following systems. The protocol has been long EOL'ed so no new systems will ever be coming online. I'm sure there are a few on this list slated for replacement anyhow (I know for a fact Lebanon County is)

System Name	City	State	Flavor	Voice	Last Updated
Denver Radio Electronics	Denver	CO	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2019-05-08
Volusia County (EDACS)	Volusia County	FL	Networked Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2023-11-19
Brevard County	Brevard County	FL	Networked Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2023-05-20
Hillsborough County (EDACS)	Hillsborough County	FL	Networked Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2023-09-04
Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (EDACS)	Statewide	FL	Extended Addressing w/ESK	ProVoice and Analog	2024-03-11
Honolulu County Public Safety System	Various	HI	Networked Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2022-03-13
Metro Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago	Chicago	IL	Narrowband	ProVoice Exclusive	2021-06-02
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority	Boston	MA	Extended Addressing	ProVoice Exclusive	2024-03-22
Harrison County Public Safety	Gulfport, and 4 others.	MS	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2024-03-05
NYCOMCO (EDACS)	Various	NY	Networked Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2024-01-31
Parma	Parma	OH	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2015-03-29
W/S Electronics EDACS	Xenia	OH	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2018-06-07
Lebanon County	Lebanon County	PA	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2020-07-29
Casino de Montreal	Montreal	QC	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2023-04-11
TMRS (EDACS)	Various	TAS	Networked Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2023-09-02
Four County Coastal Bend Interoperational System	Corpus Christi	TX	Networked Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2023-12-08
Edinburg	Edinburg	TX	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2022-06-10
Copperas Cove	Cooperas Cove	TX	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2022-06-11
Denver Radio Electronics and Technology	Varies	UT	SCAT	ProVoice and Analog	2022-09-10
Ozaukee County	Countywide	WI	Standard	ProVoice and Analog	2024-01-20
Denver Radio Electronics and Technology	Varies	WY	SCAT	ProVoice and Analog	2022-09-10

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I feel like I’m missing out on some activity in west Dayton that’s going on? Or is it all encrypted? Thanks for your time, and help.

Your county operates on the state trunked radio system. Program in the Dayton site, scroll down through the first link I provided and peruse through Montgomery County talkgroups (too many to list here) but good news is very little is encrypted (full encryption is denoted in the RRDB as mode "DE", mode "D" talkgroups are clear)

 

[wa8pyr]

Your county operates on the state trunked radio system. Program in the Dayton site, scroll down through the first link I provided and peruse through Montgomery County talkgroups (too many to list here) but good news is very little is encrypted (full encryption is denoted in the RRDB as mode "DE", mode "D" talkgroups are clear)

No, do not use the Dayton site; this is a single site used primarily for the local state correctional facilities and some other state agencies.

Use the Montgomery County simulcast; it has much better coverage throughout the county.