The town of Southbury has switched over the VHF with the EMS on 155.0625 (R) PL-141.3; DPW on 154.9875 (R) PL-131.8; Fire on 153.7925 (R) PL-107.2 and the PD on 155.0325 (R) APCO 25. Fire is simulcasting with 33.700 Mhz PL 127.3
Southbury
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Does anyone have a confirmed pl for ems the above does not match the database?
Anyone?
are you saying they are encrypted or asking? Just because they are digital does not mean encrypted (although if you don't have a digital capable scanner, the end result is the same)
chris
chris
wolfking
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I have been hearing the police on 155.0325 and 155.0625. Sometimes it's P25 and other times conventional. Anyone have an idea if it went trunking or trunking digital. Have been searching with a BC796D.
MarkB513
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A few things.... The ambulance repeater uses a DPL of 506, not a PL of 141.3.
The PD is apco-25 and supposedly (although I've never heard them) does encrypt at
times, but they aren't full time encrypted.
The FD is simulcasting on 33.920 (127.3) - not 33.700 (Litchfield County - Woodbury FD).
The HW is operating on 154.9875 with a PL of 131.8.
Now the question is whats happening I wonder with all those newly licensed narrow high
band and UHF frequencies Woodbury has? Did the FD scrap the UHF for narrow high
band along with the Police/Highway?
MarkB
The PD is apco-25 and supposedly (although I've never heard them) does encrypt at
times, but they aren't full time encrypted.
The FD is simulcasting on 33.920 (127.3) - not 33.700 (Litchfield County - Woodbury FD).
The HW is operating on 154.9875 with a PL of 131.8.
Now the question is whats happening I wonder with all those newly licensed narrow high
band and UHF frequencies Woodbury has? Did the FD scrap the UHF for narrow high
band along with the Police/Highway?
MarkB
MarkB513
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Southbury Ambulance
When they first started using their repeater on 155.0625, it was using a DPL of 506, but I
discovered a few days ago while traveling in the area, it is indeed now a PL of 141.3.
Not sure why they changed, but I was wrong in that last message!
MarkB
When they first started using their repeater on 155.0625, it was using a DPL of 506, but I
discovered a few days ago while traveling in the area, it is indeed now a PL of 141.3.
Not sure why they changed, but I was wrong in that last message!
MarkB
Southbury//Woodbury
I also noticed Southbury Ambulance switched to 141.3 for operations. They also have some other PLs for admin purposes. Southbury PD is APCO-25 digital so you need one of the digital capable scanners to monitor them. All you'll hear is noise on a conventional scanner, so the end result is similar to encryption.
Woodbury has scrapped the UHF idea for a VHF plan. Some of the equipment has begun to be installed. They are (apparently) going with two digital base repeaters, one for fire/ems, and one for police. A third analog base will be used for fire/ems tones.
It's all well and good, however digital systems are really not too handy for fire services since they're typically not capatible with mutual aid towns, nor can you scan analog and digital channels at the same time with motorola radios. The other big disadvantage of operating with digital is that pagers and {most} scanners can't receive those systems, so responding volunteers cannot monitor who's going to the firehouse, what trucks have signed on, etc.
I also noticed Southbury Ambulance switched to 141.3 for operations. They also have some other PLs for admin purposes. Southbury PD is APCO-25 digital so you need one of the digital capable scanners to monitor them. All you'll hear is noise on a conventional scanner, so the end result is similar to encryption.
Woodbury has scrapped the UHF idea for a VHF plan. Some of the equipment has begun to be installed. They are (apparently) going with two digital base repeaters, one for fire/ems, and one for police. A third analog base will be used for fire/ems tones.
It's all well and good, however digital systems are really not too handy for fire services since they're typically not capatible with mutual aid towns, nor can you scan analog and digital channels at the same time with motorola radios. The other big disadvantage of operating with digital is that pagers and {most} scanners can't receive those systems, so responding volunteers cannot monitor who's going to the firehouse, what trucks have signed on, etc.
FireMedic79
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Uniden BCT 8
I have a Uniden BCT 8. I'm new to scanning the trunking and digital stuff, and I'm wondering if my scanner will be able to scan Southbury PD, and if it can, how do I set it up? Anyone?
I have a Uniden BCT 8. I'm new to scanning the trunking and digital stuff, and I'm wondering if my scanner will be able to scan Southbury PD, and if it can, how do I set it up? Anyone?
No, it will not be able to receive any digital traffic.
chris
chris
Southbury/Woodbury
Southbury EMS changed from DPL to PL because they went to a Simulcast system, 2TX sites and 5 RX sites in town. Thats what everyone on the town wide systems work off now. PD is digital and has encryption also if they want to use it.
Woodbury has cross patched the new fire channel (APCO-25) with the new paging channel (Analog) and will continue to do that so all you need to listen to is the analog to hear everything.
If you listen to the new VHF paging channel right now you will hear everything on 33.70 also untill they completly go to VHF
And Motorola radios have no problem scanning Digital and analog channels at the same time, you can even add an encrypted channel and scan all 3 without a problem
Southbury EMS changed from DPL to PL because they went to a Simulcast system, 2TX sites and 5 RX sites in town. Thats what everyone on the town wide systems work off now. PD is digital and has encryption also if they want to use it.
Woodbury has cross patched the new fire channel (APCO-25) with the new paging channel (Analog) and will continue to do that so all you need to listen to is the analog to hear everything.
If you listen to the new VHF paging channel right now you will hear everything on 33.70 also untill they completly go to VHF
And Motorola radios have no problem scanning Digital and analog channels at the same time, you can even add an encrypted channel and scan all 3 without a problem
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