[TheList] TheList Digest, Vol 121, Issue 3

Tue Feb 11 13:16:58 AEDT 2020

because isnt ambulance in wellington on P25 network now?

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> From: gklm <gklm at slingshot.co.nz>
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> Subject: Re: [TheList] Is Wellington all digital?
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> Before you buy a scanner, there is something else to consider. For some
> reason, later Uniden scanners cannot successfully decode the Ambulance
> trunking in Wellington (that is ONLY my experience anyway.) An older
> UBCD396T decodes successfully, i.e. you can monitor Ambos in WGN no
> problem.
>
> With a UBCD396XT, and indeed, a USDS100, you see the scanning of the
> trunked network pause, display the talk group briefly, then continue to
> scan. No audio is ever heard.
>
> I have tried to research this and adjust parameters etc, but no luck.
>
> Anybody else able to monitor ambulance in Wellington on a Uniden?
>
> Mark.
> Auckland.
>
>
> On 2020-02-11 13:21, DogSecurity - Richard wrote:
> > The obvious choice would be a USDS200. Be aware that you won't get
> > much change from a grand. You'd need to approach a uniden dealer to
> > see if they'll bring them in. I bought my 100 about 8 months ago and
> > it had to come from Aussie. If you want to receive DMR, it'll be an
> > extra $75.
> >
> > If you're not in a hurry, you could also get an American model from
> > scannermaster/ebay/amazon/universal-radio/zipscanners like a BCD536HP
> > or BCD996P2, or over in the whistler camp a TRX-2.
> >
> > You'll need to work out the control channel (
> > http://www.w2sjw.com/radio_sounds.html or download Artemis for what
> > P25 sounds like) and then use your current scanner and scan the ESB
> > band. The uniden scanner, once programmed with the talkgroup and your
> > local control channel, will track the channels itself (only enter the
> > control channel frequency) I'd assume the Whistler is the same but I'm
> > no help there. They won't track DMR trunking (ie, if you were
> > following a user on the Vital tier3 network [the successor to
> > Fleetlink/Actionnet] , you need to know the control channel AND the
> > voice channels)
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> > Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse my brevity, punctuation and
> > spelling.
> >
> > On 11 February 2020 11:48:37 am NZDT, No Name <kino_flo at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >     Does anyone have any suggestions for a car-based scanner that
> >     could pick up the unencrypted digital Wellington Free, as well as
> >     other analogue freqencies.  Would be using an external whip antenna.
> >
> >
> >     On Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 12:19:22 am NZDT, DogSecurity -
> >     Richard <richard at dogsecurity.co.nz> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     WFA is digital, not encrypted on the VHF P25 network. The analog
> >     frequencies are still active for St John when they come into the
> >     area.
> >
> >     Fire is still on ESA
> >
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> >     Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse my brevity, punctuation
> >     and spelling.
> >
> >     On 10 February 2020 9:32:32 pm NZDT, Dan News <dan at dannews.co.nz>
> >     wrote:
> >
> >         Just looking at the Radio Wiki info for Wellington and I'm not
> >         sure about fire or ambo being digital/encrypted or not?
> >
> >         Does anyone know if they are?
> >
> >         Also, are they linked to include areas further up the North
> >         Island?
> >
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> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:14:24 +0000
> From: Brendan Sheehy <shiters_r_us at hotmail.com>
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> I was able to monitor it on both my sds100 and ubcd396t when I was last up
> there.
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> Brendan
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> Subject: Re: [TheList] Is Wellington all digital?
>
> Before you buy a scanner, there is something else to consider. For some
> reason, later Uniden scanners cannot successfully decode the Ambulance
> trunking in Wellington (that is ONLY my experience anyway.) An older
> UBCD396T decodes successfully, i.e. you can monitor Ambos in WGN no problem.
>
> With a UBCD396XT, and indeed, a USDS100, you see the scanning of the
> trunked network pause, display the talk group briefly, then continue to
> scan. No audio is ever heard.
>
> I have tried to research this and adjust parameters etc, but no luck.
>
> Anybody else able to monitor ambulance in Wellington on a Uniden?
>
> Mark.
> Auckland.
>
>
> On 2020-02-11 13:21, DogSecurity - Richard wrote:
> The obvious choice would be a USDS200. Be aware that you won't get much
> change from a grand. You'd need to approach a uniden dealer to see if
> they'll bring them in. I bought my 100 about 8 months ago and it had to
> come from Aussie. If you want to receive DMR, it'll be an extra $75.
>
> If you're not in a hurry, you could also get an American model from
> scannermaster/ebay/amazon/universal-radio/zipscanners like a BCD536HP or
> BCD996P2, or over in the whistler camp a TRX-2.
>
> You'll need to work out the control channel ( <
> http://www.w2sjw.com/radio_sounds.html>
> http://www.w2sjw.com/radio_sounds.html or download Artemis for what P25
> sounds like) and then use your current scanner and scan the ESB band. The
> uniden scanner, once programmed with the talkgroup and your local control
> channel, will track the channels itself (only enter the control channel
> frequency) I'd assume the Whistler is the same but I'm no help there. They
> won't track DMR trunking (ie, if you were following a user on the Vital
> tier3 network [the successor to Fleetlink/Actionnet] , you need to know the
> control channel AND the voice channels)
> ________________________________
> Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse my brevity, punctuation and
> spelling.
>
> On 11 February 2020 11:48:37 am NZDT, No Name <kino_flo at yahoo.com><mailto:
> kino_flo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions for a car-based scanner that could pick
> up the unencrypted digital Wellington Free, as well as other analogue
> freqencies.  Would be using an external whip antenna.
>
>
> On Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 12:19:22 am NZDT, DogSecurity - Richard <
> richard at dogsecurity.co.nz><mailto:richard at dogsecurity.co.nz> wrote:
>
>
> WFA is digital, not encrypted on the VHF P25 network. The analog
> frequencies are still active for St John when they come into the area.
>
> Fire is still on ESA
> ________________________________
> Sent from a mobile device. Please excuse my brevity, punctuation and
> spelling.
>
> On 10 February 2020 9:32:32 pm NZDT, Dan News <dan at dannews.co.nz><mailto:
> dan at dannews.co.nz> wrote:
> Just looking at the Radio Wiki info for Wellington and I'm not sure about
> fire or ambo being digital/encrypted or not?
>
> Does anyone know if they are?
>
> Also, are they linked to include areas further up the North Island?
>
>
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