Bear cat Frequencies Questions

[Wogg]

A ?, If I may please..
I am looking to get back in the police scanner world. Not at all up to date with new technology.
I want to purchase a new scanner, Probably bear cat, other brands considered,, that will receive all the frequencies in my area, (EVEN IF They ARE NOT PUBLICLY PUBLISHED.) I have not really decided on anything as of yet. All I want is a preprogrammed, or usb programmed scaller that will receive analog & digital Freqs. I do understand that encrypted freqs are off limits and have no interest in them. Not the most expensive but not the cheapest. Preferably a base unit....Thanks...Jim

Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Where in "SE Ok" are you?

 

[Wogg]

Where in "SE Ok" are you?

Hughes County

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I want to purchase a new scanner, Probably bear cat, other brands considered,, that will receive all the frequencies in my area, (EVEN IF They ARE NOT PUBLICLY PUBLISHED.

Emergency ops in your county look primarily analog conventional. So I'm assuming by your statement in red above you'd be looking to track businesses, schools, hospitals, etc? This would drive up the price tag quite a bit from analog only since you'd need a scanner to cover & trunk track DMR/MotoTRBO & NXDN,. What's your budget? Expect to spend a minimum of $400+ for a scanner with all the "bells and whistles". The Uniden offerings are the only scanners that properly trunk track MotoTRBO & NXDN. However a software defined radio paired with DSDPlus (or SDRTrunk sans NXDN) can also do this for a fraction of the price. Only drawback is they are dependant on a computer and software to run

Hughes County, Oklahoma (OK) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Hughes County, Oklahoma (OK)

www.radioreference.com

Chickasaw Personal Communications	DMR Tier 3 Capacity Max	Oklahoma
Davis Correctional Facility	DMR Hytera XPT	Holdenville
EnLink Midstream	NXDN NEXEDGE 9600

 

[wtp]

Hughes County​

The Hughes County Sheriff's Office has two repeaters (north and south) using different input PL tones

151.0775	WQPY277	RM	146.2 PL	Hughes Co Sheriff	Sheriff Dispatch		Law Dispatch

so if you just want your county, just about any scanner will work.
but if you want to hear a little more, give me a minute.
McIntosh county SO uses DMR
Seminole county SO uses DMR
Pontotoc has a talkgroup on OKWIN P25 phase 2
OKWIN is the state system
so you might want a phase 2 capable radio.

 

[Wogg]

Emergency ops in your county look primarily analog conventional. So I'm assuming by your statement in red above you'd be looking to track businesses, schools, hospitals, etc? This would drive up the price tag quite a bit from analog only since you'd need a scanner to cover & trunk track DMR/MotoTRBO & NXDN,. What's your budget? Expect to spend a minimum of $400+ for a scanner with all the "bells and whistles". The Uniden offerings are the only scanners that properly trunk track MotoTRBO & NXDN. However a software defined radio paired with DSDPlus (or SDRTrunk sans NXDN) can also do this for a fraction of the price. Only drawback is they are dependant on a computer and software to run

Hughes County, Oklahoma (OK) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Hughes County, Oklahoma (OK)

www.radioreference.com

Chickasaw Personal Communications	DMR Tier 3 Capacity Max	Oklahoma
Davis Correctional Facility	DMR Hytera XPT	Holdenville
EnLink Midstream	NXDN NEXEDGE 9600

Surrounding county's (Seminole, Pottawatomie, & Pontotoc are digital. So, must be capable of receiving both analog and digital....Thanks...

​

) are digital. So i must have capability for these.

 

[eaf1956]

Lacking Simulcast issues, I go for the BCD 996P2

 

[Wogg]

Lacking Simulcast issues, I go for the BCD 996P2

Not sure what Simulcast really is. I will see if I can learn more as I get more involved....Thanks for you help

 

[eaf1956]

Not sure what Simulcast really is. I will see if I can learn more as I get more involved....Thanks for you help

If you do have Simulcast towers that you want to monitor you'll have to go with the SDS series of scanners.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Not sure what Simulcast really is.

It's perhaps the most widely discussed issue on the forums, Have a read at the wiki pages below

Simulcast - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

Simulcast Distortion - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

 

[eaf1956]

If your Area has one of these type systems

3 site P25IP Harris Simulcast system.
Sites and Frequencies

Red (c) are control channel capable frequencies

RFSS	Site	Name	Freqs
10 (A)	010 (A)	Simulcast	855.4875c	856.2625c	856.5125c	857.7375c	858.0375c	858.7375c	858.9375c	859.4875c