Sapulpa PD on Statenet

[Freqed]

I can hear Sapulpa great in my house and around the Tulsa area when Mobile. Whenever I go to Sapulpa I can barely hear them at all(losing the CC Channel)from right in the center of town. I'm on the City of Tulsa system at this point, should I be on another System? Bristow? And since Creek County is now 800 capable in the cars are they on the Bristow system?

 

[mfolta1]

Ditto!, also i lose the ability to hear on my scanners when im on memorial between 91st and 53rd but my motorola radios come in perfectly. My guess is that the motorola radios are capable of recieving better than a scanner.

 

[n5bew1]

Perhaps high powered Nextel sites are knocking your scanners down in those locations. The motorola may have a tighter receive front end and might be able to reject Nextel better.


Ken
KC5OU

 

[Freqed]

The issue isn't interference, it's loss of signal from the Tulsa system. I would think that Bristow is further away than Tulsa but I could be wrong. Next time I go that way will try the Bristow system.

 

[greenthumb]

The issue isn't interference, it's loss of signal from the Tulsa system.

One way to check on this is to see if turning on the attenuator function increases the signal level - if you turn on the attenuator and the signal gets better, it is likely that you are being subjected to receiver overload.

Another factor is your antenna system - a much under-rated but critical portion of the radio system installation. Make sure that you are using low loss cable and high gain (~3db) antennas to provide good reception. Even if you are using a 3db gain antenna with lossy coaxial that was designed for lower frequency work, it may not perform well and you will likely have overall loss in your antenna system (antenna gain + coaxial loss + connector loss = overall system gain/loss). Also, stay away from SO-239 connnectors and go to straight BNC without any adapters.

Just some things to look at....and if you're doing everything right and the reception is still sub-par....well.....then you're right! :lol:

 

[svrstorm]

I do not think its intermod or something like that. I think we need a tower in Sapulpa because I seen an officer have to walk around to find a signal on his handheld. I deliver for Mazzio's in sapulpa I use my Pro-92 with a mobile cellphone antenna. It works great on the east side and it sucks on the west side. However on 161st w ave it works not bad. I use the tulsa system to monitor. 8)

 

[Freqed]

I do not think its intermod or something like that. I think we need a tower in Sapulpa because I seen an officer have to walk around to find a signal on his handheld. I deliver for Mazzio's in sapulpa I use my Pro-92 with a mobile cellphone antenna. It works great on the east side and it sucks on the west side. However on 161st w ave it works not bad. I use the tulsa system to monitor. 8)

Thanks,
If you get a chance , try the bristow system and see if that makes a difference.

 

[RCMSE]

I live west of Sapulpa,with a RS 800 Mhz antenna I have a real hard time picking up Tulsa system. When mobile I lose Tulsa on the Turnpike around Sapulpa exit. I can't hear Bristow towers untill 33 highway. Sapulpa sometimes uses Bristow, But not all the time. Creek county uses Bristow. Scanners might not be strong enough to receive these signals or there are dead spots in creek co and elsewhere. It would be nice to have another tower or two!

 

[Freqed]

I live west of Sapulpa,with a RS 800 Mhz antenna I have a real hard time picking up Tulsa system. When mobile I lose Tulsa on the Turnpike around Sapulpa exit. I can't hear Bristow towers untill 33 highway. Sapulpa sometimes uses Bristow, But not all the time. Creek county uses Bristow.

I live in West Tulsa, and even at home with a Scantenna I cannot get the Bristow system. I can however get the Okmulgee system. Creek county comes in on the Tulsa system also, I just always thought it was strange that when I went into Sapulpa that the reception got worse. I am also using the RS 800 Mhz antenna when mobile.