Uniden BCD325P2

[bjarnold1985]

I am new to the site and scanners all together. I have the Uniden BCD325P2 scanner and I programmed the scanner through radio reference and FreeScan. I programmed the Fire Department and Sheriff's department into the scanner and the fire department comes in clear and I hear every broadcast. When the scanner stops on the sheriff's broadcast, it stops but no sound is heard. Any thoughts on how to fix that? I have Stafford County VA programmed.

 

[Voyager]

Looks like many SO TGs are encrypted - including SO Dispatch.

In short, you are out of luck hearing them.

 

[bjarnold1985]

So under the "mode" in radio reference, if it is an "E". Than that means encrypted and I cannot hear them?

 

[teufler]

4501 1195 E SCSO A1 Disp A1 Dispatch Law Dispatch
4503 1197 D SCSO MutAid Mutual Aid Interop
4504 1198 E SCSO DspSec? Dispatch Secondary? Law Dispatch
4505 1199 D SCSO Coord Coordination Interop
4506 119a E SCSO A2Tac1N A2 Tac 1 North Law Tac
4509 119d D SCSO Tac 4 Tac 4 Law Tac
4512 11a0 D SCSO Motor Motor Ops Law Tac
4526 11ae E SCSO Ct 4526 Court Law Tac
4527 11af D SCSO Ct 4527 Court Law Tac
4533 11b5 D SCSO SpEvt1 Special Event 1 Law Tac
4534 11b6 D SCSO SpEvt2 Special Event 2 Law Tac
4813 12cd D SCSO SIRS SIRS Patch Interop
appears Stafford Cty is keeping dispatches SECRET. Program the Stafford Cty Sheriff and get what they say in the open. Times even normal dispatch will go to open.

 

[Voyager]

So under the "mode" in radio reference, if it is an "E". Than that means encrypted and I cannot hear them?

Correct.

 

[kmi8dy]

its usually the county fathers, or the sheriff himself that pushes for encryption. and it boils down to two reasons why. # 1-they dont want the people to know what their ( the cops ) are doing as in bad language, ethnic slurs, talking how many times a cop hit someone with a night stick, how long that they go out of service at a dunkin donuts ect, ect, ect. # 2-they dont want people listening to drug busts, warrant service, swat situations. i totaly agree with # 2, but no law enforcement agency is doing that 24-7. most encrypted radios have a switch on the radio to encrypt or not encrypt. go to your next city and county counsel meeting and ask them "WHY". i did that very same thing several years ago and i brought along with me about 35 or 40 people with me all wondering about the same thing. the county supervisor was replaced ( fired ) and about 6 months later the sheriff was replaced. 3 months after that the encryption was turned off, and now only the dispatcher can turn on or off. then it was found out that the county supervisor made the desion without input from the concel.