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ScanOnt@yahoogroups.com
Jan 1, 2007 6:23 pm
45145
Chris, I have the cable for the Pro-97 but I cannot use the Win-97 software under "free or trial version" are there any other software programs to help me load...
I would like to wish everyone a happy New Year and I hope it brings everyone some new toys. As part of the new format change and the new year, I have updated...
For those who are located near Chatham I would be happy to hear of any interesting freqs since I'm at the Wheels Inn. (the games are my addiction!). Jason ...
Well, Chatham/Kent County is on an EDACS trunkedsystem, and the police coms are all digital, and fire and everything else is analogue. I don't know if you...
Jeff Kenyon
at649@...
Jan 2, 2007 1:03 am
45149
Thanks Jeff. I am listening to Fleetnet and Edacs (so far only heard fire). Just thought I would see what else is out here. ... [Non-text portions of this...
Not a problem. You also could try the Windsor Public Safety System that is near you as well. That is a Motorola trunked system that is analogue....
Jeff Kenyon
at649@...
Jan 2, 2007 2:34 am
45151
If there is Encrypted communications at a crime scene (referring to the OPP on Fleetnet), would the encrypted communications on the VHF side of things still be...
... I don't believe the portables are capable of encryption, much less P25 digital so the traffic going through a VR would have to be analog in the clear. I...
... Make sure you've got the Wallaceburg CACC TG's for fleetnet in your scanner - you will be able to hear both the C-Kent and Lambton TG's active as well as...
Why ask a question that you already know the answer to? ... From: "lambton6mike" <lambton6mike@...> To: <ScanOnt@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January...
... Yes it would however I think most Fleetnet vehicles that are capable of encryption don't have mobile repeaters. There's generally not much need for...
Collingwood FS' aerial is still at the scene of the church fire in Stayner. Looks like they retained their old simplex channel of 154.100 (162.2hz) as it's in...
I was wondering if anyone knows where to find out exactly what altitude you are at? I checked it out on Google Earth but wasn't too confident that is was very...
... Cheapest way is to grab a topographical map for your area and check your elevation on it. If you can grab a map with your elevation and the poi's...
Yes it would however I think most Fleetnet vehicles that are capable of encryption don't have mobile repeaters. There's generally not much need for equipping a...
... I'd say go to your local municipal offices. Their land and surveying department should have detailed topographical maps. Toronto has the Mono Viewer, which...
... Google Earth can be dead on, or miles off. Their satelite imagery is not corrected. You'll notice this from gross inaccuracies from the stitch points ...
Use the topo map from the government of Canada, available for free from the government's web site, that covers your area. It will be fairly close... and allow...
It looks like elevations in Moreland run about 70 - 75 mASL. The ground in Ottawa runs 60 to 90 mASL from what I can see. You're in the middle of a big bowl...
I've been paying close attention to the list trafic over the past year or so, and have recently decided to get back into scanning again after about a 5 or 6...
... if ... decent ... To fully listen to OPP you'll need a scanner capable of VHF Motorola trunking and APCO-25 digital. You can get limited analog OPP...
I have found that for general wideband receiving (100-1000 MHz) a 1/4 wave mag mount tuned on the VHF high band (around 160 MHz) works just fine. Chris...