Simulcast

[K7RRT]

Newbie question here... I live in an area outside (and over the mountain) from the greater Salt Lake area in Utah. I was wondering if a "simulcast" frequency (control channel) carries all Talk Groups in a state-wide system like UCAN

Utah Communications Agency Network (UCAN) System - UtahRadio .

In other words, could I listen to radio traffic 200 miles away in another county as long as I enter the corresponding TGID under a simulcast control channel? Or do the simulcast's only carry the radio traffic for the geographical area they cover? I hope I explained that in a way someone can understand my question. :-/ I would love to be able to hear the bigger cities when my smaller town is less active.
Second question...If I have programmed a trunked system into my scanner (from RR) but have not traveled to that area as of yet, would the scanner (PRO-164) not flash the "T" symbol until I have been in range of that systems control channel, or should the "T" be there on any PROPERLY programmed trunking system regardless if the radio has "picked-up" the control channel signal?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[RoninJoliet]

I live in ILL and monitor the ILL-Digital Starcom multisite system, i can only hear the TG's that are assigned to the cars up here in the Chicago area unless one comes up this way and acess's one of our related towers, until then there are many TG's not associated with the towers or CC's around my area....I also have a Motorola TYPE11 analog system that uses a CC 60 miles away where my daughter lives, i cannot see that "T" or hear that CC and trunk system till i get in that area....Hope this helps....

 

[K7RRT]

Thank you, it does.

 

[vinzep491]

My 2cents - I've found with my simulcast big-system experience that the simulcast will only carry local TG's, interop TG's, and a few other random TG's that won;t pop up often. As someone said above, this could change if/when a unit from a different geological region comes and associates with your tower that you are listening to.