[MarinTeams] Marin Emergency Radio Authority (MERA)

[Harlen]

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> On Jan 13, 2026, at 3:10 PM, Michael Tharin <m.k.tharin47 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> please, when responding, use reply not reply all.
> Thank you,
> 
> 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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