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Two agencies using astro on the same frequency?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:26 pm
by nmfire10
Lets say you have two agencies on the same frequency using Astro. It is UHF conventional. Is there any way to make the Uniden 796D only hear one of those agencies since there is no PL/DPL?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:21 pm
by va3wxm
I'd say no.
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:47 pm
by dxon2m
i don't think so..
Just out of curiosity, which agency is it anyway?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:26 pm
by Dan562
If the Uniden 796D has the capability of Decoding Network Access Codes or just NAC, the Astro Digital equivalent of PL / DPL Codes then it can be done providing the Feds are not operating Encryption.
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:57 am
by nmfire10
I figured.
The PD here just started using their collasal waste of grant money by making their conventional UHF system Astro. Serves no purpose but to say "ha ha, look what I got", but that's another story. There is someone in Yonkers NY (I think) that has been using it for years and it comes in here when band conditions are good. There is also another PD on the other end of the state using analog. Both of those agencies used to be blocked by PL. I guess if you want to listen to just our PD now, you are screwed.
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:32 am
by Pj
The NAC is what the new scanners lack..don't know why..but it sucks. I ran into the same problem...unless its a new feature on the newest scanners.
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 4:04 am
by va3wxm
Maybe the newer offerings from Uniden will allow firmware upgrades to enable such a feature?
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:57 pm
by pfd radio
Does your scanner have the capability to reject a given PL? If it does then you could start knocking out the offending traffic. I have no experience with the 796D.
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:36 pm
by techie
It's digital.. the NAC is the equivalent of PL..
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 3:33 am
by K8TEK
Dan562 wrote:If the Uniden 796D has the capability of Decoding Network Access Codes or just NAC, the Astro Digital equivalent of PL / DPL Codes then it can be done providing the Feds are not operating Encryption.
techie wrote:It's digital.. the NAC is the equivalent of PL..
Uniden scanners are garbage.
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 5:49 am
by va3wxm
K8TEK wrote:Uniden scanners are garbage.
Sure, compared to any commercial P25 radio they are.
But at least you won't get a zillion questions asking "how do I program this here Astro Saber to following my police department's trunked system".
Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 9:20 am
by K8TEK
Sadly, I am not comparing them to commercial gear. I am actually comparing the PRO-96 to the BCD396T, which is absolute garbage.