[ScanIndiana] Re: APCO P25 Scanner

[Bob Burns K4RXR]

At 02:19 PM 4/9/2006, Bill and/or Theresa Dragoo wrote:
>Does anyone have any information on hand held scanners that will 
>scan APCO P25?

Yes, I have a Uniden BCD396T that I'm fairly happy with. It will cost 
you around $525, but it is an extremely capable scanner.

>   I am interested in receiving this mode to scan the Indiana SAFE-T system.

Project SAFE-T uses Motorola's Type II SmartZone Omnilink trunking 
system, so scanning the talk groups is pretty much the same as 
scanning any other Motorola Type II system. However, SAFE-T uses both 
analog and digital talk groups. The digital TGs use the APCO P25 
Common Air Interface, so you will need a P25-compatible scanner in 
order to listen to the digital TGs. My BCD396T does a decent job 
scanning Project SAFE-T.

>   Also, what is this mode and how does it work?  ANY information 
> would be welcome.

Well, there's a lot to learn. I can recommend two sources:

1. SAFE-T Yahoo Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SAFET/

2. RadioReference.com at http://radioreference.com/index.php

Bob...