Firecop203
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Is it possible to scan McClain and Grady counties? If so, what kind of scanner do I need? I really need to update, but I have no idea what I need.
McClain and Grady County
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ecollins11
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here is some info from the database for McClain County McClain County, Oklahoma (OK) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference and here for Grady county Grady County, Oklahoma (OK) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference Purcell PD is Mototrbo which a scanner will not pick up but I have heard Purcell PD on the State 800 System analog and Lexington PD and FD is on the State 800 system they are P25 Digital, You need to get a Digital trunking Scanner a RadioShack Pro 197 is a great mobile or base scanner ot Pro 106 handheld scanner, I have a pro 163 analog trunking scanner and now I have the Pro 197 digital scanner.. here is the link to the state 800 system State of Oklahoma Trunking System, Various, Oklahoma - Scanner Frequencies I hope this will help you..
Firecop203
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Thanks for the reply.
I've already visited the database where the frequencies are linked and I don't think they are up to date. Right now, the information listed on the 800 link you provided doesn't make much sense which is telling me that I have a lot more to learn.
I've already visited the database where the frequencies are linked and I don't think they are up to date. Right now, the information listed on the 800 link you provided doesn't make much sense which is telling me that I have a lot more to learn.
ecollins11
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The 800 is a trunked system and you will need a Trunking scanner and you enter the Lexington site here are the freqs 856.43750 857.43750 858.43750 (859.43750a 860.43750c) you will only need the 2 channels 859.4375 which is the alt control channel and 860.4375 which is the control channel and the talk group for Purcell PD is 61712 .on the link i sent you for the 800 system it has the system freqs and all you have to do is enter the freqs for the sites that you need just the ones in red and blue and the talk groups, the easy way to program the scanner is with your computer. There are several different programs to get, I use PSREdit500 for my Pro-197 and PSREdit300 for my Pro-163 and I downloaded from the RR Database to the program and then uploaded to my scanners . I have 675 talkgroups programed into my Pro 197 scanner I have the Ada, Lexington, Tecumesh, Norman, Shawnee sites programed in and I can hear just about everything in OKC, MWC, Dell City, Norman, Moore Purcell Lexington, Chickasha PD Chickasaw LightHorse PD on the State 800. I live here in Ada using a Indoor antenna because I live in an Apartment. The Ada site has Pott Co OHP Ardmore and OHP OKC and LightHorse not too much on the Ada site But I hear everything else on the Lexington and Tecumesh sites.
Firecop203
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Thanks for the help. It gives me a place to start.
Firecop203
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Can the frequencies listed on the database for McClain and Grady be monitored with a digital scanner? Are they up to date? Is there another source for the information?
I'm going shopping for a new scanner payday and I need to make sure. I'm sure they're not cheap.
I'm going shopping for a new scanner payday and I need to make sure. I'm sure they're not cheap.
ecollins11
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I been hearing Purcell PD on on the 800 system using analog and chickasha PD too , I noticed Purcell on 155.460 using TRBO (which no scanner will pick up) that is listed in the database and heard nothing on their VHF Freq . Ada PD upgraded to TRBO and it is not working on the Dispatch Consoles so they are back on analog, they should have went to 800 digital P25. Lindsay PD is TRBO guess they are having problems with it heard them using analog. I have a Pro 197 Digital Scanner ordered it online from Radio Shack for 327 total got it the next day. Sounds great on Digital and Analog,
Firecop203
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I just wasted two days. I bought a digital trunking scanner from radio shack, paid 69 bucks and some change for a programming program and access from this site and listened for two days and heard absolutely nothing but sirens running up and down the road by my house. I took it back and got a refund.
n5bew1
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Sorry it wasn't made clear to you sooner that McClain counties use of Mototurdo is a mode that cannot be scanned.
Firecop203
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What about Grady and Cleveland counties? Can they be received?
n5bew1
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Cleveland county mostly uses the OKWIN 800 SYSTEM. Their main talk group 26896 is repeated on the Norman, Lexington, OKC, and Pink sites maybe more. They also use a VHF repeater on 154.265 which is a repeater
on a Cleveland County owned 300 ft tower about 6-7 miles due east of downtown Norman on east Alameda.
I don't know what Grady county is using anymore.
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browkurs
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does any one know if blanchard is the same way or can it be scanned
KX5MOT
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Blanchard is now MOTOtrbo also.
browkurs
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so a Digital scanner wont work with it
KX5MOT
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Nope, there are currently no scanners that will decode MOTOtrbo.
browkurs
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thats not cool I'am glad i didnt buy one I was about to
n5bew1
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Jon I have noticed the 2 new Mototrbo repeaters at the Cleveland county barn. I guess they can just buy all new mobiles for the 154 Mhz machine and switch the SO all over on 12/31/2012 or sooner.. The county road crews also.
I'm pretty sure analog voice can still fit in a 12.5-kHz channel, so as long as the mobiles are also narrowband-capable, there isn't any reason to go to the proprietary, uninteroperable MotoTRBO ... unless Motorola sales has convinced them otherwise ...
Which is likely the case.
n5bew1
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Yeah I have no idea if they have any newer narrowband radios in the cars or not. They can work that out by 12/31/2012. The new repeater is narrowband capable anyway.
JRayfield
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MOTOTRBO is based on the DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) protocol, which is NOT proprietary. There are now several manufacturers that produce/market equipment that is compatible with conventional MOTOTRBO systems. And it's just as interoperable as P25 conventional is with P25 trunking, using the latest off-the-shelf interoperable bridging systems.
And there are several reasons to move to MOTOTRBO from analog, for example, better range and advanced digital features, two 'virtual' channels on each repeater, and built-in GPS.
John Rayfield, Jr. CETma
And there are several reasons to move to MOTOTRBO from analog, for example, better range and advanced digital features, two 'virtual' channels on each repeater, and built-in GPS.
John Rayfield, Jr. CETma
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