Digital Testing in Tulsa

[GlacierClipper]

The following talkgroups were heard and confirmed in the Tulsa area.
Testing started around 8:30 AM Feb 3, 2006 and ended around 11:00
AM Feb 3, 2006.

11216 Digital Testing

11344 Digital Testing

11376 Digital Testing

11408 Digital Testing

11440 Digital Testing

11504 Digital Testing

11536 Digital Testing

11568 Digital Testing

11600 Digital Testing

11632 Digital Testing

11664 Digital Testing

11728 Digital Testing

11760 Digital Testing

11792 Digital Testing

11824 Digital Testing

11856 Digital Testing

11888 Digital Testing

11920 Digital Testing

11952 Digital Testing

11984 Digital Testing

12016 Digital Testing

12176 Digital Testing

12208 Digital Testing

12816 Radio Test - Analog


Hopefully others can help get additional information on these talkgroups.

 

[peterjmag]

Sounds like digital is not to far away in Tulsa...urghh, Keep us advised...


P.J. Maguire

 

[car2back]

if Tulsa goes digital, is it going to be 9600 baud or 3600?

 

[GlacierClipper]

if Tulsa goes digital, is it going to be 9600 baud or 3600?

That is a very good question. Guess we will have to just wait and see.

 

[OUAlumni]

The system would most likely remain at 3600 baud. Making the leap to 9600 baud (6.x or 7.x) would require mostly all new master site equipment (several million dollars), re-flashing of all portable and mobile radios (not cheap at Motorola's cost), as well as getting rid of all analog only equipment (STX, LCS/LTS, MCS/MTS, MTX, etc.) and replacing it with new digital radios. I don't think that there is enough cash flow going around in places like Sand Springs and other Tulsa area agencies to make the leap. Plus, OHP would have to get rid of all of the MCS radios that they have in the cars and purchase new XTL-series radios.

Considering that nobody has any money to do anything these days, I would say that the likelihood of a switch to 9600 is pretty low.

 

[car2back]

3600 baud

good then!... all I will need is the BCi25D card and I will be ready to rock and roll