West Hartford P25 system

[DrStrange]

Was trying to program this into a BC296d. Had it working until a couple of days ago. Now I don't get any audio. Does anyone know if they switched to Phase 2 or something?

 

[doctordialtone]

Had it working until a couple of days ago. Now I don't get any audio.

Working fine here on a 996XT (Phase 1 scanner)

Fire Dispatch just now.

 

[DrStrange]

OK. Thanks. Then I have a vexing problem. May just resolve it by picking up a 335p2. Miss hearing CSP and the whole story of CLMRN is interesting.

 

[prcguy]

I had a Harris radio programmed during a trip there a month back and the freqs listed in the RR database were active.

 

[doctordialtone]

May just resolve it by picking up a 335p2.

A 325P2? Yep, works great for the CSP.

 

[DrStrange]

A 325P2? Yep, works great for the CSP.

Yep. Should have read '325p2'. Phone keyboards are small.

Now I need to figure out why I'm not stopping on active talkgroups. Or wait.

 

[darkness975]

A 325P2? Yep, works great for the CSP.

From everywhere except my place

 

[awasser1]

Dont hear much from the Police on this new system. And schools are out. Mostly Fire DPW. Alec N1AJW

 

[darkness975]

Dont hear much from the Police on this new system. And schools are out. Mostly Fire DPW. Alec N1AJW

Did they go dark or are they just not as active in west htfd these days ?

 

[doctordialtone]

There's an average amount of Police Activity.

West Hartford isn't a hot spot for crime like Hartford or New Haven

 

[darkness975]

There's an average amount of Police Activity.

West Hartford isn't a hot spot for crime like Hartford or New Haven

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If you follow Farmington ave / Asylum it tends to creep over from there.

 

[prcguy]

Last month I did a ride along with the Hartford PD on the evening shift. Very professional organization and lots of interesting stuff happened but there is also a ton of paperwork for anything that you respond to. I hate paperwork, glad I'm not a cop. During some down time I did happen to scan the West Hartford PD and it worked fine from Hartford. The officer I was riding with thought it was amusing to hear the neighboring town.

There's an average amount of Police Activity.

West Hartford isn't a hot spot for crime like Hartford or New Haven

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[doctordialtone]

Last month I did a ride along with the Hartford PD on the evening shift.

Their I-Calls are perpetual!

I grew up listening to them on low band - then UHF. They used 4 channels. North - South - Records - and DMV

 

[DrStrange]

I see their talkgroup IDs showing up, so I know they haven't gone dark. My guess is they use their computer terminals for a lot of things that used to be done on radio (NCIC checks and registration checks, for example)

 

[darkness975]

Last month I did a ride along with the Hartford PD on the evening shift. Very professional organization and lots of interesting stuff happened but there is also a ton of paperwork for anything that you respond to. I hate paperwork, glad I'm not a cop. During some down time I did happen to scan the West Hartford PD and it worked fine from Hartford. The officer I was riding with thought it was amusing to hear the neighboring town.

I miss hearing Hartford iTalk and PD.

He thought it was amusing but was there any indication he thought you shouldn't be able to hear it?

 

[prcguy]

The ride along officer knew I was a radio guy so he had no problem with me having other radios in the car. I didn't run them during normal patrols to avoid confusing things. A year or two back I did another ride along with Hartford and with a higher up that could cover all areas. On that ride I did have my radio running on all Hardford channels to find the best stuff to respond to. We had many red lights and siren runs that day.

I miss hearing Hartford iTalk and PD.

He thought it was amusing but was there any indication he thought you shouldn't be able to hear it?

 

[doctordialtone]

By the way, I'm watching ADAM 12 on MeTV now.

It airs at 5PM Eastern.

What a riot!

 

[darkness975]

The ride along officer knew I was a radio guy so he had no problem with me having other radios in the car. I didn't run them during normal patrols to avoid confusing things. A year or two back I did another ride along with Hartford and with a higher up that could cover all areas. On that ride I did have my radio running on all Hardford channels to find the best stuff to respond to. We had many red lights and siren runs that day.

Good to hear a positive attitude towards scanners.

 

[prcguy]

BTW, I met Martin Miller and Kent McCord in the early 70s when they were filming Adam 12 in my town. I got to stick my head in the police car but they didn't want me to sit in it.

By the way, I'm watching ADAM 12 on MeTV now.

It airs at 5PM Eastern.

What a riot!

 

[doctordialtone]

I met Martin Miller and Kent McCord in the early 70s when they were filming Adam 12 in my town.

That's cool! I watched it when it was originally on.

Here's the episode they're on today.

"Adam-12" Sunburn (TV Episode 1974) ⭐ 8.3 | Crime, Drama

25m | TV-PG

www.imdb.com

IMDB points out the technical goofs in every episode.

They air two episodes per day.

I made a list of all the stuff that's outdated. Fun to watch!