Moore/DPS simulcast site

[Gilligan]

I feel the real issue here is that somehow the great city of Moore is being left out of the database. This was never anyone’s intention. Obviously from discussions in the forum, the city of Moore is very much in the forefront of what's happening in the trunked radio world.

I understand nearly all of what you wrote, Fast, but I must be missing something here regarding Moore. I thought Moore was on the state DPS system. So what does Moore have to do with the OKC EDACS system?

 

[peterjmag]

As a matter of policy, simulcast sites are listed in the database as one site. That is because that's the way the radio sees the site. The radio cannot tell the difference between transmitter locations, because they are on the same frequency. The simulcast sites act as one giant site.

Norman, Edmond and Oklahoma City are all multiple-site simulcast systems. They are listed in the database as one site. We could list Norman as “Downtown” and “Lake Thunderbird,” but that would serve no purpose for programming radios. For those interested in the actual transmitter locations, that information (complete with a map) is available (as with any frequency in the database) by clicking the FCC license link. The Oklahoma City EDACS System has seven locations on the primary simulcast site. Again, It would make NO sense to list the locations separately.

Yes, the Moore site is in Cleveland County. However, the database is set up to locate each site in a single county. The Oklahoma City system has sites in Canadian and Cleveland Counties, yet the database shows it in Oklahoma County. This may be a weakness of the database, but it still gives a good starting point for someone looking for area frequencies.

If we were to list the site as Oklahoma City/Moore site, then what would we call it when Norman becomes part of the system? What about Edmond? Shawnee? Welcome to the Oklahoma City/Moore/Norman/Edmond/Midwest City/Yukon/Shawnee site?

I feel the real issue here is that somehow the great city of Moore is being left out of the database. This was never anyone’s intention. Obviously from discussions in the forum, the city of Moore is very much in the forefront of what's happening in the trunked radio world.

--fast2okc

Just like here in Tulsa we have a 2 site system. First one is downtown on the BOK tower and the other is at 61st and Sheridan. They both use the same frequencies so there is no need to call them "Downtown" and "61st and Sheridan" in the database. They are just one. That is the beauty of simulcasting.

P.J. Maguire

 

[mam1081]

I understand nearly all of what you wrote, Fast, but I must be missing something here regarding Moore. I thought Moore was on the state DPS system. So what does Moore have to do with the OKC EDACS system?

Where did you get OKC out of all this?

 

[Gilligan]

Where did you get OKC out of all this?

Nevermind. Now I'm really confused. I'll go back into my cave now and just watch the rest of the thread...

 

[PolarBear25]

I understand nearly all of what you wrote, Fast, but I must be missing something here regarding Moore. I thought Moore was on the state DPS system. So what does Moore have to do with the OKC EDACS system?

Moore is on the O.K.C. D.P.S. site # 8

 

[KK5FM]

It appears that Moore is actually site 26, and OKC is site 8, according to my super-whiz-bang DOS-based decoder ring.

 

[PolarBear25]

Site # 8 Is the Central Oklahoma D.P.S. 800 Mhz T.R.S., Site #26 was the Oklahoma City D.P.S. 800Mhz T.R.S. Site #26 Died a week ago and was replaced by Site #8..

 

[Gilligan]

Okay, so if site 26 is gone, what site serves Edmond (I-35 North)?

 

[PolarBear25]

Okay, so if site 26 is gone, what site serves Edmond (I-35 North)?

Site # 8

 

[freqscout]

I cannot see a separate site now. All I am able to find with the super secret decoder ring is the Simulcast site #8. I cannot find site #26 anymore.

 

[PolarBear25]

I cannot see a separate site now. All I am able to find with the super secret decoder ring is the Simulcast site #8. I cannot find site #26 anymore.

Site # 8 Is the Central Oklahoma D.P.S. 800 Mhz T.R.S., Site #26 was the Oklahoma City D.P.S. 800Mhz T.R.S. Site #26 Died on 11/8/06 and was replaced by Site #8 11/8/06-..

 

[freqscout]

I knew that from what I have seen.
I was posting in response to someone saying site 26 is now Moore.

 

[PolarBear25]

I know that from what I have seen.
I was posting in response to someone saying site 26 is now Moore.

Ok Sorry F.S.