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Ya, you need a scanner that can follow a trunk system.  It uses 14 different frequencies and has a control channel that assigns a free channel.  So the conversation will jump from frequency to frequency, so I don't think older scanners work so well with this system.

Oh, shoot, I see:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunked_radio_system

My dad's old 10-channel Uniden scanner he dropped off this weekend works great for GEXR chatter ("Go for stretch!" :: crashhhh :, but I see how it would never work for this.

So, next question  What scanner do you have/what do you recommend?  This would be so helpful for trying to track testing. I found this:

https://www.scannermaster.com/Trunking_P..._s/270.htm

I have this one: https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/BC780XLT   The link you provided, I would go for this one: http://www.scannermaster.com/Uniden_Bear...501892.htm

From what I read, the region is switching to P25 radio system sometime this year, which might go all digital and encrypted, so no more listening?