[MarinTeams] Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)

[Michael Tharin]

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Michael

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM Joshoa Alex <joshoa.alex at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello
>
>
> Yes, you are right. Since they switched to Phase2 - voice no longer
> decodable on Phase1 devices (but the control channels are still OK -
> this is how I discovered that they have switched to Phase2.
>
>   My old app was able to decode traffic, pages, logins etc, but no audio
> from any of the voice channels)
>
> Also, vast majority of MERA communications are not encrypted, but
> Detectives and TACs, I believe, DO use encryption
>
> As of device to use - I personally just use SDR receiver (HackRF) and
> SDR-Trunk (https://github.com/DSheirer/sdrtrunk) windows application
>
> If you are interested in something hardware based and mobile - Bearcat
> SDS100 would be the best choice. But you have to check what are the
> features are active and possibly purchase P25p2 license for it
>
>
> Oleg
>
> KN6KJS
>
>
> On 1/13/2026 11:57 AM, Rene Henke via MarinTeams wrote:
> > Hi Joshua,
> >
> > thanks for this information... I did a bit more research and also
> > checked the site you shared... seems you 100% right... guess I can
> > recycle the Home Patrol 1 device!
> >
> > They have a newer version Home Patrol 2 which seems can handle the new
> > Phase II and looking at the site all channels in Marin run mode T
> > which if I understand correct and not encrypted so this should work...
> >
> > Any better suggestion or less expensive you can recommend?
> >
> > regards,
> > Rene'
> >
> >
> > On 1/13/26 08:29, Joshoa Alex wrote:
> >> Hello
> >>
> >>
> >> They have switched to P25 phase 2 and the frequencies are different now
> >>
> >> There is a topic on RadioReference
> >>
> >> https://www.radioreference.com/db/sid/12838
> >>
> >>
> >> Oleg
> >>
> >> KN6KJS
> >>
> >> On 1/12/2026 7:11 PM, Rene Henke via MarinTeams wrote:
> >>> Hi All,
> >>>
> >>> I wonder if anybody got some insight into this topic
> >>>
> >>> I used to monitor MERA <https://www.meraonline.org/> (/Marin
> >>> Emergency Radio Authority)/
> >>>
> >>> using an Uniden HomePatrol-1! worked great in Novato... I had this
> >>> offline for a while and now it seems no longer to work (can't pickup
> >>> any communication from them)
> >>>
> >>> I may have missed it... did they switch to encrypted digital
> >>> communication/trunks?
> >>>
> >>> Thoughts?
> >>> Cheers
> >>> Rene'
> >>>
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