[Scan-DC] RadioReference Newsletter for Dec 13th 2009

Mon Dec 14 21:25:05 EST 2009

This makes no sense.

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Per a request from Grant to post this to the Scan-DC group. The Word
document was stripped out.

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From: russellswim at yahoo.com [mailto:russellswim at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 5:19 PM
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I thought you could share this with scan DC
Grant KB3EMT
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From: "jbanderson" <jbanderson at verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:19:44 -0500
To: 'Anthony Russell'<russellswim at yahoo.com>; <alan at henney.com>; 'AI2C -
Norm Styer'<ai2c at earthlink.net>; 'Brian'<wc4j at comcast.net>; 'Don
Kawalek'<Don.Kawalek at Loudoun.K12.VA.US>; 'Frank
Gentges'<fgentges at mindspring.com>; 'Jeff Slusher'<jeffslusher at gmail.com>;
'Perry Crabill'<w3hqx at arrl.net>; 'Ralph'<pak43l71 at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: RadioReference Newsletter for Dec 13th 2009

Anthony and everyone else – FYI – for those who monitor using 800mhz
scanners for emergency services monitoring 

If you hear that you can no longer copy Loudoun Law Enforcement on 800mhz
scanners – that is CORRECT!

I have been inundated with “it doesn’t scan anymore” “No one is talking” and
so on

The Law Enforcement groups in Loudoun – Sheriff and Town Police agencies
made the switch 2 weeks ago to a new radio system that will be split
trunking digital and NO SCANNERS are made that can pick them up!

This is the result of an FCC “P25 program” implementation and apparently
most were not aware you will no longer hear anything!

This will be happening to Loudoun Fire Recue in Loudoun on Dec 15 as well.

You can find info by typing “P25 compliance” in Google or start here for a
Virginia rundown:

http://www.safecomprogram.gov/SAFECOM/press/factsheets/1338.htm

I attached a word doc of the site for anyone that wants it.

Prince Georges County Arlington County have also changed – Fairfax is in the
process –

NOTE: By next December ALL COG region jurisdictions will be on the digital
split-trunking frequencies and will also go encrypted as well!

A LOT of people spent $5-600 and more on radios this past year and are
REALLY upset the will no longer be of use. Some people bought 2 radios –
home and vehicle!  NO ONE publicized the information and people have been
buying them for their own use, as presents for others, and just to listen to
the excitement. NO MORE! Let everyone know this has happened before they
waste money and can’t return the units!

"J.B." Anderson, II

Past Chief - Leesburg Vol. Fire Company

308 Valley View Ave SW

Leesburg, Va. 20175

703-777-7337 Home

571-331-3507 Cell

EMail - jbanderson at verizon.net

EMail -  WA4VVJ at veizon.net

Webpage -  http://jba2.com

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From: Anthony Russell [mailto:russellswim at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 12:41 PM
To: alan at henney.com; AI2C - Norm Styer; Brian; Don Kawalek; Frank Gentges;
JB; Jeff Slusher; Perry Crabill; Ralph
Subject: Fw: RadioReference Newsletter for Dec 13th 2009

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Sent: Sun, December 13, 2009 11:58:43 PM
Subject: RadioReference Newsletter for Dec 13th 2009

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