Yes, it is the standard of digital that APCO has made and that Motorola
created, and it is the type of digital you will be able oo monitor once
the new scanners com out.





On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Bob Tinney wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Do you know if western and the state police are using the same digital
> modes?
> 
> I talked to Uniden yesterday and they said that they are coming out with the
> BC250D handheld and the 785D desktop-mobile scanners by the end of the year.
> I was refered to a web site,
> http://www.strongsignals.net/access/news/news.cgi?type=single§ion=radio&entr
> y=597
> for more info.
> Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> www.access-devices.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Analog to digital sure does turn a good police scanner into
> junk
> 
> 
> > The state system is all digital, while Western has both digital and
> > analogue with maintenance and building services in analogue, and public
> > safety being all digital, and the state system is all digital.  I don't
> > know the freqs off the top of my head, but go http:///www.trunkedradio.net
> > and select Michigan, and all the systems across the state will be listed,
> > and Western should be there.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Bob Tinney wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Jeff
> > >
> > > I haven't listened to Western yet, but a friend told me they were using
> the
> > > same system as the state police.  I understand that western is using a
> range
> > > of frequencies beginning with 850.7375 through 860.7375.  How do the
> Western
> > > and State systems differ?
> > > Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> > > www.access-devices.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:40 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Analog to digital sure does turn a good police scanner into
> > > junk
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, the state's system, and Western's system are two separate systems,
> > > and Western's system has some analogue users, but that is mainly campus
> > > maintenance, but all the public safety on there like the college is
> > > digital, but that system is just for Western, and I don't know how far
> > > away from Western you are, but I have heard that there are somecoverage
> > > problems on campus because of the hills and things like that.  I would
> > > imagine though that off campus there are some coverage problems as
> > > well.  Have you monitored the Western Michigan TRS at all?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 3 Jul 2002, Bob Tinney wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Jeff,
> > > >
> > > > The Kalamazoo Township Police are using the same digital system that
> the
> > > > State and WMU Police are using.  I don't know enough about the system
> to
> > > > know if its a trunk tracking system plus digital voice or not.
> > > > Bob Tinney, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> > > > www.access-devices.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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