[TrunkCom] Re: RADIO IDs

[Joe Hathaway]

"Jerry Kacprzycki" wrote:

Is it possible to get radio IDs using a Trunk Tracking type of radio scanner?


Jerry, forgive me if this is not what you asked, but my new PRO-93 will trunk-track Motorola systems in "open" mode when ONLY the control frequency is entered.  As it does so, the frequency and the IDs will flash on the LCD screen.  A few hours of this on a busy day will give the numbers for most or all of the system.  Of course, you'll hear every TG--trash trucks, school buses, whatever.  (The wizards at GRE did not include the ability to lock out any specific ID in "open" mode; you have to hear them all.)  After you have the public safety ID numbers, listening to them only in "closed" mode will gradually reveal if one is Tac 1, Detective, Traffic, or whatever.

The PRO-93 will do the same with EDACS, but only if you know all the actual frequencies (channels) and enter them in Logical Channel Number sequence.  (Trap:  The first channel in this radio in each bank is channel 00; LCN 1 MUST be in Channel 01, not 00.)

Joe