Tipton county TN

[dgmccain]

I live in Tipton county Tn and just got a Uniden BCD436HP but am not picking up the sheriff’s department. Can someone look at the database at the type of system they have and tell me if this scanner can pick up the general dispatch frequency? I entered my zip code and can see it in the scanned list but am not hearing communications

 

[hiegtx]

Make sure that you have the latest database in your scanner. If you have not updated it since receiving the scanner, likely it is out of date. Install Sentinel, if you have not done so already, and update it's database information, then write that to the scanner. Also be sure that you have the correct Service Types enabled. The default types when the scanner is shipped are Dispatch for Public Safety (Law Dispatch, Fire Dispatch, EMS Dispatch, etc). Also be sure that the Tac and Talk types are enabled as well (Law Talk, Fire Tac, Multi-Dispatch Tac, etc).

Looking at your county in the database, I see some conventional frequencies used by the county S.O. and for Fire. However, I also see that the county has a DMR Trunked system. Did you also purchase the DMR upgrade for your scanner? If not, you would not hear that system. I also see that there are only a few identified talkgroups listed for that system, but those that are listed, are also tagged as encrypted, so you would not be able to hear them regardless of whether or not you have the upgrade. There's only six listed, but those are all showing TE in the Mode column (DMR & encrypted). There may be other, non-encrypted, TGIDs in use, but if so, none have been submitted for inclusion in the database. A neighboring county, Haywood, also has a DMR system. Only a few TGIDs are in the database, and they show possible part time encryption (the lower case e in the mode column indicates some use of encryption, but not full time).

You might get a more complete answer as whether any other talkgroups are used for your county, and whether or not they are encrypted, if your thread is moved to your state forum. To do that, do not create a new thread. Instead, click on the Report in the lower left corner of one of your posts, and request that a moderator move your thread to the state forum. Someone in the area would be more likely to see it there.

 

[dgmccain]

I live in Tipton county Tn and just got a Uniden BCD436HP but am not picking up the sheriff’s department. Can someone look at the database at the type of system they have and tell me if this scanner can pick up the general dispatch frequency? I entered my zip code and can see it in the scanned list but am not hearing communications

Hi Steve,
Thank you for your responses. In reply to your suggestions:
- I did update the database when I first set up the scanner
- I installed Sentinel, updated its database, and wrote it to the scanner
- the Service Types are enabled (law talk)
- I have not purchased the DMR upgrade yet
- I see the 6 talk groups that you mentioned and after clicking deeper I now see the "TE" tag in the mode column indicating encryption. I didn't see that before.

Oh well, I guess I won't be able to hear the agencies closest to me.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.