Wayne Twp

[SCPD]

Anyone know what radio's Wayne uses? PD in paticular the signaling they use sounds different.

thanks,

 

[sacharoffm]

I think they use HT-1000's with the GE-Star signaling.

 

[SCPD]

Is that even possible to use Motorola radio's with different signaling?

 

[sacharoffm]

Yes, some of the older Motorola radios had different signaling installed. The newer radios have them installed only on as needed basis.

 

[SCPD]

Ok. I didn't know that. I have always used CDM and HT1250's and they come with MDC1200. I think what you're saying is they can put a board w/ GE Star?

 

[Alarmguy]

Wayne PD uses Motorola MCS2000 Model 1 mobile Radios, and Motorola HT1000 Portables with GE-Star signaling. From what I understand the now discontinued MCS2000 and HT1000 radios had a flash with an option for GE-Star signal, they are not using addon boards. Most cars have 2 Radios installed some MCS2000 Model1's on UHF and VHF-HI, some have a CDM1250 on VHF-HI. VHF-HI is for SPEN stuff and a private frequency that is not recorded at the main console. FD and EMS use Mostly MCS-2000's and HT1250 portables, for whatever reason they have higher end model 2's for FD and Model 3's for EMS.

 

[SCPD]

Is GE-Star signaling better? What's the difference if any?

I notice some department's, even Wayne use a mix of MDC1200 and GE Star.

 

[Alarmguy]

GE-star is an old signalling format, way before Modat and MDC-1200. In fact I believe it debuted in the 1970's. Yes some departments do use a combo, probably newer radios have been installed that are not flashed with GE-Star. Allendale uses GE-Star with addon boards in their Kenwood radios on 460.1250.

 

[RocketNJ]

The main reason they probably use GE Star is that Wayne used GE radios exclusively for years. The infrastructure is set up to decode Star.

 

[SCPD]

I asked......because I was considering getting a radio to decode GE-Star.

Thanks!

 

[SCANdal]

What would be the point?

I asked......because I was considering getting a radio to decode GE-Star.

Wow, now that's hardcore scanning - wanting to that portable radio 102 just keyed up.

 

[SCPD]

Wanting to that? Grammer check.

Why do you care? Please don't answer,it's rhetorical.

 

[Joseph11]

Me and K2NNJ are hardcore scannists.