txscan
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I am going to be moving to Amarillo and looking to buy a new scanner for there, which would you buy and why? Not too much trunking there?
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Anyone in Amarillo?
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If you're planning on listening to DPS you're going to need a digital radio and all of them have trunking capability anyway...............................
Most of the caprock is still VHF. I don't pick up much from that far, I'm in Oklahoma, but I go thru there about once a month. DPS is P25, Amarillo PD is still VHF.
Check the DB for all you need to know.
It is just like any other area of rural texas with heavy VHF. Xcel Energy has the P25 800 MHz trunk system, and that is about as high tech as it gets up there. I can't think of any EDACS up there at all, correct me if I am missing one.
loumaag
Silent Key - Aug 2014
Sorry for the delay in putting in my $0.02, but I was out of town when you posted this initially.
After living in Amarillo for almost 1.5 years I can agree that most of what you want to listen to (public safety wise) is on VHF/UHF conventional. The local main security service uses the Omega LTR system. As pointed out, DPS is on P25 conventional but they also appear on both Potter Co. and Randall Co. channels in analog a lot. If you want to hear Xcel Energy, you are going to have to spring for a digital since they converted to a P25 TRS in the fall of 2007 and since it is the high plains Xcel stays pretty busy in the snow months. What you might find yourself in need of is more than one scanner. Trying to scan Amarillo PD/FD/EMS channels and the two counties on one scanner will guarantee you miss things. I normally had three going at all times.
After living in Amarillo for almost 1.5 years I can agree that most of what you want to listen to (public safety wise) is on VHF/UHF conventional. The local main security service uses the Omega LTR system. As pointed out, DPS is on P25 conventional but they also appear on both Potter Co. and Randall Co. channels in analog a lot. If you want to hear Xcel Energy, you are going to have to spring for a digital since they converted to a P25 TRS in the fall of 2007 and since it is the high plains Xcel stays pretty busy in the snow months. What you might find yourself in need of is more than one scanner. Trying to scan Amarillo PD/FD/EMS channels and the two counties on one scanner will guarantee you miss things. I normally had three going at all times.
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