SNACC P25

[SCPD]

Henderson only site possibly

On this site I only hear Henderson Fire and Police and comes in great

Control 853.225, 851.1125, 852.1125, 852.4375, alternate control 852.950 , 857.1125


Another site may be Boulder City nothing much going on the site

Control 859.4625, 851.25, Alternate control 854.4125, 856.4375, 856.7625, 857.4875, 858.7625

 

[kevininlasvegas]

My scanner was programmed at Amateur Electronics Supply when I bought it back in 2008. Looks like I will have to go there tomorrow and have it reprogrammed on the new SNACC system. I got the Uniden BC346XT handheld

 

[bryan_herbert]

My scanner was programmed at Amateur Electronics Supply when I bought it back in 2008. Looks like I will have to go there tomorrow and have it reprogrammed on the new SNACC system. I got the Uniden BC346XT handheld

The BC346XT is analog only, you will not be able to receive the new SNACC system which is P25 (digital). In order to receive SNACC P25 you will need something like the BCD396XT or BCD346HP, the BCD346HP will also allow you to listen to Metro and the future Nevada Shared P25II system.

 

[br0adband]

Just an FYI for the record: it's not entirely absolutely necessary to have an actual physical digital scanner to monitor P25 these days, or some other formats like DMR/NXDN that no modern scanners are really capable of doing. That's where SDR comes in, and can be done relatively cheaply but yes it does require an actual computer in the mix to make things happen which can be inconvenient for some folk just to be able to listen in but that's how it goes nowadays.

Personally for myself while I'd love to have something like a Uniden 436HP these days, I find that my laptop + a variety of SDR software and other utilities (free, thankfully) + "a cheap USB TV tuner" aka an RTL stick (a digital TV broadcast tuner for the European market that can be used as a wideband radio receiver at minimal cost, like $10-25 depending on the model) provide more interesting monitoring these days with a lot more potential as well.

As for LVMPD and their P25 Phase II system, even that is capable of being monitored but it requires using Linux + OP25 which is a software based solution to make it happen and it works quite well but it is definitely beyond the ability of a great many people who simply lack the skills necessary to set up a computer with Linux and then compiling OP25 as required (it's far from Windows-style point-click-run setup.exe run the program you're done kind of typical usage, I mean) but it's pretty amazing if/when it's done properly and it actually works.

It's nice that digital scanners exist but, they are not the only solution nor are they technically required these days so it's worth considering as an option before forking over a few hundred bucks on one of them. If you require mobility aka a handheld or even mobile/vehicle mounted scanner then yes a real physical one still has great value in that respect but again not an absolute requirement just to be able to monitor such digital comms.

 

[wa7rat]

Just an FYI for the record: it's not entirely absolutely necessary to have an actual physical digital scanner to monitor P25 these days, or some other formats like DMR/NXDN that no modern scanners are really capable of doing. That's where SDR comes in, and can be done relatively cheaply but yes it does require an actual computer in the mix to make things happen which can be inconvenient for some folk just to be able to listen in but that's how it goes nowadays.

Personally for myself while I'd love to have something like a Uniden 436HP these days, I find that my laptop + a variety of SDR software and other utilities (free, thankfully) + "a cheap USB TV tuner" aka an RTL stick (a digital TV broadcast tuner for the European market that can be used as a wideband radio receiver at minimal cost, like $10-25 depending on the model) provide more interesting monitoring these days with a lot more potential as well.

As for LVMPD and their P25 Phase II system, even that is capable of being monitored but it requires using Linux + OP25 which is a software based solution to make it happen and it works quite well but it is definitely beyond the ability of a great many people who simply lack the skills necessary to set up a computer with Linux and then compiling OP25 as required (it's far from Windows-style point-click-run setup.exe run the program you're done kind of typical usage, I mean) but it's pretty amazing if/when it's done properly and it actually works.

It's nice that digital scanners exist but, they are not the only solution nor are they technically required these days so it's worth considering as an option before forking over a few hundred bucks on one of them. If you require mobility aka a handheld or even mobile/vehicle mounted scanner then yes a real physical one still has great value in that respect but again not an absolute requirement just to be able to monitor such digital comms.

SDR is making scanning fun again and is the future. I'm starting a SDR project to install in my truck using a Raspberry PI.

https://learn.adafruit.com/freq-show-raspberry-pi-rtl-sdr-scanner/overview

Looks like others are getting SDR portable working:

PortaPack for HackRF One is Imminent! | ShareBrained Technology

 

[kd7mxi]

in bullhead system goes back and forth ,,,, type 1 and type 2 ,,,,, system goes dead some days on my type one scanner , active other days ,,,,

 

[kd7mxi]

bullhead/laughlin system

 

[kd7mxi]

tg 2565

 

[3mary2]

SNACC

Are you sure about the talk group 2565? My records, RR Database show this as being CCFD East Dispatch..

 

[kd7mxi]

yep ,, i hear medical dispatches from vegas ,,, ive heard local fd on tac tg or 2 but forget what ones ,,,, med/fd usualy dispatch on vhf and uhf and bullhead city hospitals are the closest facilities

 

[kd7mxi]

852.450 = o461h-0228 ,,,, bullhead laughlin area ,,, tg 2565 ,,,,, other tgs are rare

 

[kd7mxi]

i hear 1537 off and on

 

[SCPD]

852.450 = o461h-0228 ,,,, bullhead laughlin area ,,, tg 2565 ,,,,, other tgs are rare

Also heard 461h-0229 in the area

 

[mohavewolfpup]

Anyone hear the automated dispatcher yet? I've heard these types in Dallas,Texas and sometimes even on the Nellis AFB P25 system.

I caught one for Henderson Fire. is there a specific talkgroup to hear it? Came and went quickly

 

[mohavewolfpup]

With Sentinel Add a site to your SNACC Favorites like I posted above CC ONLY "Site not Department"
Remember the TGID formats for the new p25 SNACC are all four digits as shown in the sentinel db.
Don't use the old analog TGID's
Do use the old cc's from the old SNACC.
Remember to edit the band plan on those sites.
Should be something like this picture.
Remember to activate the service types you want to listen to.
This works great for me for now on my BCD536hp.
PSR-500 also great just use the cc's in the freqs list and download the four digit TGID's into a new TSYS.

How come your copy of sentinel allows editing of the bands, but mine doesn't? Botched update and older is better?

Having a hard time that the LVFR dispatches are so quiet here while LVMPD and NHP are hopping

 

[cudab]

The HFD Voice Lady is on TGID 2577. HFD Control also uses 2577 for dispatch and talking to HFD units. All are digital now.

For the most part, LVFR dispatchers do not rebroadcast the calls as much as in the past. Thus the talk is held to the minimum unless additional help is needed or the unit AVL and/or the CAD system is not working.

 

[mohavewolfpup]

The HFD Voice Lady is on TGID 2577. HFD Control also uses 2577 for dispatch and talking to HFD units. All are digital now.

For the most part, LVFR dispatchers do not rebroadcast the calls as much as in the past. Thus the talk is held to the minimum unless additional help is needed or the unit AVL and/or the CAD system is not working.

Hmm. wonder if that changes during a major fire, or it's just as silent.

Kinda ironic pre P-25 LVFR was hopping and LVMPD was dead (obviously) Now it's switched

 

[cudab]

With three frequencies used by LVFR, one would think that there would be more chatter on the radio. When the first fire engine/truck arrives,
on scene at an incident, the first report is made on the radio. For a minor incident, one may not hear another report. For major incidents, until all pieces are in place, there is a lot of chatter. For many of the medical calls, there is no voice communication between the dispatcher and the rescue. One other factor to consider is that my radios as well as yours, may not be receiving all the new digital signals.

 

[SCPD]

For major incidents they use a Tac channel those are very busy when there are working a large incident or fire.

 

[kd7mxi]

yep