[FEDCOM] DHS

[Arthur-Bryan E. Phelps]

This will be my last inquiry. I promise.  If I put in "none" then if I
understand your response, I should receive P25 and perhaps some junk.  Also,
I was sent a list of DHS Radio Net 1 frequencies.  Do they use all these
frequencies or are they assigned regionally? I like your suggestion
regarding the well known Treasury Common.

-----Original Message-----
From: fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:fedcom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Chris Parris
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:40 PM
To: Discussion of Federal Government Communications
Subject: RE: [FEDCOM] DHS

>>>
 If I put in the PL and the DHS transmission is P25 will the
scanner ignore the PL
<<<

Negative! 

One of the shortcomings of the current line of digital scanners is that the
CTCSS or DCS tone decoders have priority over the P-25 stuff. So if you
program a PL tone in to the scanner, it will ignore P-25 transmissions. I'm
hoping the next generation of digital scanners will allow CTCSS, DCS or
P-25 modes, so you can have a channel with PL tone and still receive
digital...

- Chris
 --
Chris Parris
Fed Files Columnist
Monitoring Times Magazine
chrisparris at monitoringtimes.com



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