Batboard

question answered.

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.

mes90265 wrote: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.

'nuff said. thanks

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).

Pj wrote: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.