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Post by FG103 »

Is anyone else having trouble listening to South Metro Channel. I can hear VKI but not the vehicles.
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Post by robbage »

Stuff like this has been happening on a few channels lately. Some times you can hear all cars but not VKI. It's going to get worse…
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Post by bradley »

yeh iam having same problem.i was listening to it fine on saturday night,then sunday could only hear vki.whats the reason for this.
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Post by CHEV4EVR »

There are issues with the analogue patch which normally they try and fix asap. In this case seeing the patch will be pulled in just over a week they will just let it run as the cost can't really be justified.
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what do you mean when you say the patch will be pulled in a week.
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bradley wrote:what do you mean when you say the patch will be pulled in a week.
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Post by CHEV4EVR »

That's right Mr G.

Digital - No analogue patch = no police scanning.

Make the most of it while you can guys.
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Post by DocMartians »

Great ,after 14yrs out of the force i went and bought a scanner on Saturday to see what was happening around the traps.And now nada.

That was a waste of $160.

Maybe I should have looked here first. :oops:


Encrypting the signal will kill the alot of fun for alot of people and positive promotion of the Service.

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With all due respect here... - It's been all over the media in recent years, and very well discussed within this forum - heaps of "notice" has been given, the question was a matter of time of when... it would happen...
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Post by DocMartians »

gkoutlis wrote:With all due respect here... - It's been all over the media in recent years, and very well discussed within this forum - heaps of "notice" has been given, the question was a matter of time of when... it would happen...
I never got your letter. And i've had another life away from all this. So i never knew.
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Post by yorky »

I'm surprised you didn't get the memo! (yes kidding :lol:)

And yes frankly they could have gone nil analogue patch many moons ago if they wanted to since all (well most) vehicles have been converted for months now, I think its been what 2 years since the roll out started?

When the radios go dead we will give it a moment of silence for our fallen transmission. And then another few thousand moments because you won't hear anything :lol:
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Post by playworth »

when do i say amen :?
NJ102 to VKI,where the option button on tadis.
VKI to NJ102,we dont have option button up here
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Post by yorky »

playworth wrote:when do i say amen :?
This time next week :wink: :cry:
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Post by grant_oz »

The way around listing to the cops is buy a motorola xts3000 S 3 mine cost me $675 from the states and i can hear them all,at $675 its cheaper than the digital scanners that dont work :lol:
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Post by yorky »

grant_oz wrote:The way around listing to the cops is buy a motorola xts3000 S 3 mine cost me $675 from the states and i can hear them all,at $675 its cheaper than the digital scanners that dont work :lol:
Me thinks your going to have to elaborate on that one. How do you know what channels to program? Are the digital channel encrypted yet?
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