The BCD352P2 (the P2 there
I think is meant to convey P25 Phase II support but I could be wrong) is more than capable of monitoring all the local police/fire/EMS traffic in the Las Vegas metropolitan area without any problems. As far as programming is concerned because of how it works with the Sentinel software it
should be pretty easy to get up and running within 5 minutes out of the box but that's just how I look at it - the Sentinel software once installed should be updated to the latest available database info, then that transferred to the scanner would be a relatively painless operation overall.
The S.N.A.C.C. system - the big huge multi-agency system here in our area that covers pretty much every police and fire and EMS service except the LVMPD is now fully moved over to using P25 Phase I - the LVMPD is the only system using P25 Phase II in the 770 MHz band in our area and of course the BCD352P2 covers all of that without issues.
Now, as for programming it with a lot of custom stuff that could be a bit more complicated, sure, but since Sentinel itself pulls from the RR database it means programming the data already there won't require much in terms of hands on.
iirc the BCD352P2 is also capable of using the DMR upgrade ($60 at last check) to allow for DMR decoding (another digital format spreading fast) and here in Las Vegas there is a ton of DMR activity in the 450-470 MHz range these days, a few uses in the 150-155 MHz area, and a few in the 850-860 and 935-940 MHz areas as well with more expected as time passes and systems move from analog to digital.
So yes, the BCD352P2 will allow you to monitor all the services you specified and more if you get that upgrade which is entirely optional and
not required if you don't wish to monitor local businesses that are moving towards DMR.
And welcome to RR.
