[ScanIndiana] BC 796D?

[Robert L. Burns]

Quoting Drewpeters at aol.com:

> That's what I thought too, but, apparently Indian's Safe-T net, and  Michigan
> & Illionis new digital systems have a slight difference than the  regular
> digital systems; something has been updated with them as compared to 
> the  first systems.

Maybe I can clarify.

Indiana's Project SAFE-T is a Motorola SmartZone Omnilink trunked radio system
using 3600bps control channels. Any scanner that can follow a Motorola "Type
II" trunked system can keep up with the talk groups on SAFE-T. The catch is
that SAFE-T has both analog and digital talk groups. You should be able 
to hear
the analog talk groups with any scanner that can follow Motorola "Type II"
trunked systems. HOWEVER, many of the talk groups on SAFE-T are digital using
the APCO P25 Common Air Interface. You will need a scanner capable of decoding
APCO P25 data in order to hear those talk groups. I can't speak for every
scanner on the market, but the Uniden 396, 796, and 996 and Radio Shack Pro-96
all reportedly work with Project SAFE-T. I know the Uniden 396 works because I
have one.

Illinois and Michigan are using APCO P25 Standard trunked radio systems with
9600bps control channels. This is different from Indiana's system. You will
need a scanner that is fully compatible with the APCO P25 standard to scan
those systems. Again, I can't speak for the entire scanner market, but I know
the Uniden 396 works in Michigan because I've done it.

Bob...