OK so I live on hilton Head island SC. I would like to know what radio I need to listen to the cops.

I found a site that has a fair bit of info, it says they used a Uniden Trunk Tracker, heres some info and a link, hopefully ex or nzero could help more, also I just wanted to thank you again for the radios.

http://www.dragg.net/users/romanj/info/mystuff/hhi.htm


TRUNKED SYSTEMS - POLICE AND FIRE

Beaufort County
Hilton Head, SC System is used by all county agencies, though
most traffic consists of fire or sheriff.
System does not change frequencies until the
repeater "drops," which makes monitoring
somewhat easier. It is quite helpful to
program the scanner to search the frequencies
in the order 860,859,8,7,6.2125; 860,859,8.4375
MHz (licensed for 856,857.4375 also but don't appear
to be used). This system even appears to substitute
for the UHF MED frequencies when ambulances
contact the hospital while enroute.

Common Beaufort Co. Codes:
Signal 8 Marajuana
10-38 Traffic Stop
10-55 Drunk Driver
10-76 On Scene
10-90 Burglar Alarm

From a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous:
(Note: This list has been updated using a list that appeared in the February, 1998
Scanning Report column in Monitoring Times magazine. Most of the updates were
annotations to talkgroups already listed, but there are a few new talkgroups.)
The following are some id's that were found using Uniden's Trunk Tracker on Type II:

ID
336 Dispatch/PD (Sheriffs, Bluffton and Yemassee PD)
368 Dispatch/PD (Beaufort City, Port Royal Dispatch)
400 Dispatch/Fire (Beaufort, Bluffton, Burton, Fripp Is, Ladys Is, St. Helena, Yemassee)
This talkgroup is simulcast on 154.355.
432 Dispatch/EMS (HHI and Dafuskie Fire/EMS) Simulcast on 154.145.
464 Beaufort Co EMS Dispatch (Simulcast on 155.175)
496 Channel 6 PD (Sheriff, Secondary)
528 Channel 7 PD (Beaufort City PD, Secondary)
560 Channel 8 PD (Port Royal PD, Secondary)
592 Bluffton PD, Secondary
624 Yemassee PD, Secondary
752 Port Royal PD
816 Fripp Is Fire (Admin)
848 Fripp Is Fire (Fireground)
880 Fripp Is Fire (Talk Around)
912 Ladys Is & St. Helena (LISH) Fire (Admin)
944 LISH Fire Ground
976 LISH Talk Around
1008 Beaufort Fire (Admin)
1040 Beaufort Fire (Fire Ground)
1072 Beaufort Fire (Talk Around)
1200 Burton Fire (Admin)
1232 Burton Fire (Fire Ground)
1264 Burton Fire (Talk Around)
1296 Sheldon Fire (Admin)
1328 Sheldon Fire (Fire Ground)
1360 Sheldon Fire (Talk Around)
1488 Bluffton Fire (Admin)
1520 Bluffton Fire (Fire Ground)
1552 Bluffton Fire (Talk Around)
1584 HHI Fire, North End (Admin)
1616 City/Fire Inspectors (HHI Fire, North End (Fire Ground))
1648 HHI Fire, North End (Talk Around)
1680 HHI Fire, South End (Admin)
1712 HHI Fire, South End (Fire Ground)
1744 HHI Fire, South End (Talk Around)
1776 Dafuskie Is Fire (Admin)
1808 Dafuskie Is Fire (Fire Ground)
1840 Dafuskie Is Fire (Talk Around)
2160 HHI Ambulance (Admin)
2320 Sheriff (Supervisors)
2384
2704
2800
2864
2992
3024
3184 Beaufort Co. Jail (Use 460.3 MHz within the jail)
3216 USMC, Parris Is
3280 USMC Air Station (Fire Dept)
3952 Sheriff
3984 Sheriff
4048 Sheriff
4080 Sheriff
4112 Sheriff
4144 Beaufort PD
4624 Animal Control
4656 EMS "Med Channel" to Beaufort Memorial Hospital
4688 EMS "Med Channel" to HHI Hospital
4720 EMS "Med Channel" to Beaufort Naval Hospital
4752 HHI Airport (Crash, Fire, Rescue)
4784 Sheriff (Talk Around)
4816 Beaufort PD (Talk Around)
5008 PD
6640
6940 Public Works
7248

Out/In Frequency Notes
---------------- ------------------------------------------------
856.2125/811.2125 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs
856.4375/811.4375 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs; Not Used
857.2125/812.2125 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs
857.4375/812.4375 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs; Not Used
858.2125/813.2125 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs
858.4375/813.4375 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs; Not Used
859.2125/814.2125 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs
859.4375/814.4375 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs
860.2125/815.2125 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs
860.4375/815.4375 F8E 10-Channel trunked system with MDTs


Conundrum

Id like to stick with motorola's. If it can be helped especially if they are encrypting.

No problem on the radios its a pleasure to help others. Also thanks for the info.

Im not too informed about trunking but from what I can read up there, it looks like a Motorola 800mhz Type II Trunked System, with a lot of talkgroups. Something like MTX838 or MTS series radio in 800mhz split should work, from what at least ExKa has taught me about trunking. He will be able to clear it up a little better for you.

Posted by Mark OK so I live on hilton Head island SC. I would like to know what radio I need to listen to the cops.

Nice place, spent quite a few march breaks there a few years ago... None the less
Radioreference.com has all of the trunking codes...

I think its a type II system, as Nzero said, a MTSX 800mhz radio will do you... The programming is somewhat of an art, you'll prolly need to hack it to do more channels and whatnot, depending on the model. Makes sure it is programmed to NOT associate, kinda like logging onto the network my sending its "callsign"... Scanning = passive.

I woul reccomend to not get a MTS2000 unless you have to, it has TOOLPROOFING aka hack me and I die protection. I have a MTX8000 here that is working well on the Toronto system.

ciao

rosie

There's ways around the toolproofing.

-Mike

Posted by ExKa|iBuR There's ways around the toolproofing. -Mike

As there is with everything, but if you don't need the features that only a MTS2000 has, then its really not worth the risk or extra cost IMHO... It doesent get much easier then MTSX DEPOT to add things onto a MTX...

blah

rosie

So umm how do i program these in to the spectra,mtx when I get the cable for it, because all that data makes no sense to me.