StarCom21 -- Motorola P-25 Trunked Radio System for Illinois
Statewide 700 & 800 MHz --- System ID: 0140
   

SC21 is an APCO Project-25 Trunked Radio System for voice and data operations for the State of Illinois. Motorola will install, operate and maintain this ASTRO 6.3 compliant system. Other state, county and local users are invited to join the system as the wish.  Ameren also now operates on some sites and have licensed their own frequencies to add to the system.

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PLEASE Read the info below first!
I personally have a BCD-396T
and now have a Pro-106 !!!

STARCOM21@Yahoo!Groups

Towers/Site Reception Area Comments

Wiki Page on RadioReference.com

CARMA Chicago Area Radio Monitoring Association

CARMA StarCom21 Profile

StarCom21 on RadioReference.com

Motorola Starcom21  Brochure  Website

ILEAS SC21 Info

Older Information

SC21 News, Information & Updates

6/8/09

Macon County & Decatur Police/Fire has moved to SC21

6/1/09

Madison County - Edwardsville PD has Dispatch, UHF simulcast and possilby an encrypted TG.

 
5/28/09

Madison County - Troy & Granite City PDs are now using SC21.  Edwardsville PD has simulcast and possilby an encrypted TG.

1/25/09

Site 325 changed from 700 MHz to 800 MHz

1/7/09

Site 359, St Clair County has rebanded its system.

What Scanner Do I Need to Monitor StarCom21?  

You need a digital capable scanner (APCO-25). Both Uniden and Radio Shack/GRE make these, but they do differ on what capabilities they have.
Here is a list of the various digital scanners, and what each can do on SC21. There are no other scanners available that can monitor or track SC21 than those listed.

Radio Shack Pro-106


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SRP (approx)

$500

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

No

NAC Decode

Yes

GPS Abilities

No

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

Hex

Radio ID

Yes

Discriminator Tap

Yes*

PC Programming

S

Antenna   

BNC

Comments:  NEW, November 2008; * audio only, use with Pro96com

Radio Shack Pro-197


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SRP (approx)

$500

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

No

NAC Decode

Yes

GPS Abilities

No

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

Hex

Radio ID

Yes

Discriminator Tap

Yes*

PC Programming

S

Antenna   

BNC

Comments:  NEW, November 2008; *audio only, use with Pro96com

Uniden BCD396XT


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SRP (approx)

$495

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

Yes

NAC Decode

Yes

GPS Abilities

Yes

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

Dec

Radio ID

Yes

Discriminator Tap

Yes

PC Programming

B

Antenna   

SMA

Comments:  Announced 11/08; available first quarter 2009

Easily Program your Scanner using the database on

GRE PSR-500


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SRP (approx)

$550

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

No

NAC Decode

Yes

GPS Abilities

No

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

Hex

Radio ID

Yes

Discriminator Tap

Yes*

PC Programming

S

 Antenna  

BNC

Comments:  *audio only, use with Pro96com

GRE PSR-600


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SRP (approx)

$550

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

No

NAC Decode

Yes

GPS Abilities

No

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

Hex

Radio ID

Yes

Discriminator Tap

Yes*

PC Programming

S

Antenna   

BNC

Comments:  *audio only, use with Pro96com

Uniden BCD396T


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SRP (approx)

$500

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

Yes

NAC Decode

No

GPS Abilities

No

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

Dec

Radio ID

No

Discriminator Tap

Link

PC Programming

B *L

Antenna   

SMA

Comments: 

WiNRADiO

 
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SRP (approx)

Varies

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

?

NAC Decode

?

GPS Abilities

?

Rebanding Flash

?

Tower ID

?

Radio ID

?

Discrimator Tap

?

PC Programming

?

 Antenna  

?

Comments:  WR-G305e   WR-G305i 

Uniden BCD996T


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SRP (approx)

$495

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

Yes

NAC Decode

No

GPS Abilities

Yes

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

Dec

Radio ID

No

Discrimator Tap

Link

PC Programming

B

Antenna   

SMA

Comments: 

Uniden BCD996XT

Coming
Soon!!!



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SRP (approx)

$

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

?

NAC Decode

?

GPS Abilities

?

Rebanding Flash

?

Tower ID

?

Radio ID

?

Discrimator Tap

?

PC Programming

?

 Antenna  

?

Comments:

Programming Software - Key/Links

B -- bcTool
B -- Butel

A5 -- Arc500 Purchase  YahooGroup
for GRE PSR-500 and PSR-600 and
RadioShack PRO-106 and PRO-197. 

A96 -- Arc96  Purchase  YahooGroup
for RadioShack PRO-96 & PRO-2096

S / W5 -- Win500 (Starrsoft)  YahooGroup

P -- PSR Edit   YahooGroup 

ScanControl  Link

ID Tracker II  Link

UniTrunker -- Link

Pro96com -- Link

Radio Shack Pro-2096


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SRP (approx)

$500

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

No

NAC Decode

No

GPS Abilities

No

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

?

Radio ID

No

Discrimator Tap

Link

PC Programming

A96

Antenna   

BNC

Comments:  Discontinued, Sold out from Radio Shack online 1/09; may be available in store
      Not recommended for Starcom21; cannot track 700 Mhz sites, but can monitor with a mod.

Radio Shack Pro-96


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SRP (approx)

$

YahooGroup

Link

MFR Webpage

Link

RR Wikipage

Link

Owners Manual

Link

Purchase Radio

Link

eBay Search

Link

Fire Tone Out

No

NAC Decode

No

GPS Abilities

No

Rebanding Flash

Yes

Tower ID

?

Radio ID

No

Discrimator Tap

Link

PC Programming

A96

Antenna   

BNC

Comments:  Discontinued; Not recommended for Starcom21; cannot track 700 Mhz sites, but can monitor with a mod

 

See RadioReference Wiki for a larger scope chart for comparing digital scanners  LINK

Another Pro-96 YahooGroup

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The StarCom21 contract with the State of Illinois guarantees coverage across 95% of the geographic area of the State with a mobile radio (vehicle mounted). In addition, there are certain metropolitan locations across the state that provides in-building portable radio coverage. The in-building requirement is to provide radio coverage into a small commercial structure or home. The areas include: McHenry County, Lake County, Kane County, Cook County, DuPage County,Will County, Rockford, Moline, East Moline, City of Kankakee, City of Peoria, Bloomington/Normal, City of Champaign, Decatur, Springfield, Carbondale, and East St. Louis. Keep in mind portable coverage is also possible if you are located near one of the 186 planned tower sites. Coverage in heavier buildings may be achievable, but is not guaranteed.

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