[Scan-DC] Non-trunked --> Trunked: how widespread?

[Dave Sparro]

Alan J. Weiner wrote:

>I just got my first scanner - an AOR 8200MKIII (woohoo!)  It seemed like a
>good idea at the time, but I'm reading more and more about groups moving to
>trunked transmissions.  Did I just buy a Beta VCR while everybody else is
>changing over to VHS?
>  
>

No.  In th DC area, the metaphor would be more like "You just bought a 
Beta VCR when everybody else is changing over to DVD."  Most DC area 
public safety agencies are switching their radio systems over to  
APCO-25 _digital_ trunked systems.

Dave