-> I do this with the local 800 MHZ trunked systems local to me.  Works
-> great. The one draw back is you can't scan any other freq.  :)  I
-> guess that's the advantage to the Trunk tracking scanners.
I too, do this with both the 500 and 800MHz trunked systems,
after locking out the annoying control channel freq, and it does work
fine.  You might miss an occassional reply by another unit keying up on
a incremental freq, but overall it does work fine.
-> One thing I can't understand is why some municipalities in NJ are
-> switching to trunked systems, when there is hardly much action or
-> traffic.  NYC isn't even using trunked systems for their precincts
-> and there is constant radio action.  You should try to pick up SI or
-> Brooklyn police.  Some days it comes in loud and clear where I am.
-> If you want the freq, I'll post them for you.
Same here.  I monitor local municipalities and it seems that there
really isn't a need to go trunked.  I'm surprised Piscataway went
trunked.  I believe they did, however, have an older simplex-based
system, so they could've just went to a repeater based system instead of
trunked.  I've heard through the grapevine that Edison, NJ's system will
be going trunked in the near future.  That'll be one more headache and
one more township I won't monitor.  From what I've heard, trunking is
good if the system is done right, and even then it's not 100% reliable.
"More headaches than it's worth" sort of thing.  I know it's inevitable,
but I hope most townships around here in NJ don't go the trunked route.
I guess though, that that would still be better than going completely
digital, making scanning _totally_ impossible.
Tony
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