On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:49:33 -0700, "Alex Clayton"
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"bpuharic" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:27:36 -0700, "Alex Clayton"
wrote:

"bpuharic" wrote in message
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live in montgomery county, pa...they have some info on their website,
but nothing specific. they tell you what freqs the trunking system
uses, but not what type of system it is.

It says this is Motorola Type II SmartZone. Most of this you can listen
to.
Anything with an A means analog, that scanner can pick it up.
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=724

cool! Thanks much!! I paid $40 for the scanner, but I don't know if
this area has been 'retrunked'...so if this works, it'll be a damn
cheap scanner. the scanner says it can copy type II systems...but
from what I've read, most radio systems have been 'retrunked'..so
we'll see


I think what you are trying to say is re banded. For several years now the
FCC has been talking about this. Some one dropped the ball with Nextel,
letting them use frequencies too close to the ones they were licensing to
Cities and such. Not all area's had this problem. We have the same system
here and it has never changed. If they do reband then that scanner will not
work on the 800 there.
A couple easy ways to tell. If you have the manual try to program in some
of these frequencies.

866.03750 866.32500 866.55000 866.77500a 867.13750a 867.65000a
868.45000c

If the scanner will take them, you are in. You can also set it to service
search in the Police 800 band and see what it's picking up. It's an old
scanner but if the towns have not rebanded it should work fine.
Have fun!

exactly...rebanded...will try this when i get the scanner...thanks
much for your help