Motorola MDT System Monitoring

[SoCalRescue]

question answered.

[Squad5]

I believe you would need the software of the CAD they use and then the proper log in for it. i really would doubt this.

[escomm]

Hey Guys,

I have a motorola MDT available to me for very cheap. I was wondering if it's possible to "monitor", for example, Los Angeles County Fire's MDT system without changing anything on the system or affiliating with it -- as if you were just scanning a radio... Any thoughts?

Yes, monitoring an MDT would be unauthorized access of a computer system. That's not legal in California.

[SoCalRescue]

'nuff said. thanks

[Pj]

Prior to all the newer CAD and formats, you could monitor the LAPD system (and others) as it was all unencrypted. There is/was a scanner program floating around called MDTMon that did it. The problem with large systems is that you might not be able to filter out the large amount of traffic. I was never in an area that had such a system so I never played with it.

Motorola DataTAC radios/MDT's REQUIRE affilation to display the data, so without a valid modem ID, its not happening anyways (for Moto equipment at least).

[motorola_otaku]

There is/was a scanner program floating around called MDTMon that did it.

And it only worked on MDC4800, which is long dead.

Monitoring public safety mobile data on any carrier or system is a state jail felony in Texas, btw.