[ScanIndiana] SAFE-T system in Indy and BC296

Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:33:19 -0500

I just got home from the Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield...  I took a
Pro-96 down and was really impressed with the audio and volume I was getting
on the digital Safe-T system...  I was hearing D52, D53 and many others that
I haven't deciphered yet...  There was even talk of tower crews breaking the
guy cables to the new tower and needing 2 more days...  The other party
involved said it was good money for the crane that has it hanging in the air
until its repaired...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Bandy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:36 AM
Subject: [ScanIndiana] SAFE-T system in Indy and BC296

> Hi all, I decided to purchase a BC296XLT to be able to monitor the SAFE-T
> system, and other future digital systems.  I just received it yesterday
> afternoon, and was playing around with it last night.  My plan is to put
all
> of the control channels for the SAFE-T systems in my area in the unit,
then
> use control channel trunking to monitor the system.  I realize that the
unit
> will lock onto the first control channel that it finds, which is fine.
Last
> night, while playing around, I had a reasonable control channel signal
from
> 3 sites (Morgan County, Greenwood, and Indpls.).  I am reasonably sure
that
> I had programed the unit properly, and was searching for IDs.  I
programmed
> the MECA I system in the same way, and it was catching lots of traffic.
> With the unit locked onto the Indy SAFE-T site however, I never once
picked
> up any traffic, analog or digital.  This morning, on my way to work, I
> picked up a little digital and analog traffic from the Morgan County site,
I
> think.  Anyway, my question is, should I have heard something last night
on
> the Indy site?  I am located on the far west side of Indy, between
> Plainfield and Avon, so I might not have had a good enough signal,
perhaps.
>
> Also, what software have folks had luck with for programming the radio?
It
> seems like the software that comes with the unit is OK, but maybe a little
> "clunky".
>
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
>
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