We have finally wrapped up our first three trunk radio systems, LTR, Motorola, and EDACS. Scanners that monitor these three systems are usually called "Trunk Tracker III" scanners. They are scanners that do not support pure digital trunk systems such as P25, DMR (MotoTRBO), or NXDN. (note - some of the links below are affiliate links. Scanner School will receive a small commission if you use these links to purchase a BCT15X at no additional cost to you. This is a great way to help support the Scanner School podcast) (more…)
EDACS Trunk Radio Systems (Enhanced Digital Access Communications System), is similar in ways to LTR Trunking, which we talked about in Session 8 of the Scanner School podcast. In Session 9 of Scanner School, we discuss the multiple forms of EDACS Trunking, how they operate, and how the talk group id's are configured (more…)