Scanner needs for Oklahoma City

[INDY72]

And those look like NX 5000 family of radios which do P25 Phase I, II, DMR, and NXDN, in any set of 2 of those formats in each radio. AKA - P25/DMR, DMR/NXDN, P25/NXDN and conventional. P25 Models - Two-way Radio - Products | KENWOOD

 

[nd5y]

Hmm so what is OMACS?

OMACS – Oklahoma Multi-Agency Communications System

For some reason the DDRB name was changed to

Oklahoma Multi-Agency Communications System (OMACS) Trunking System, , Oklahoma

Oklahoma Multi-Agency Communications System (OMACS) Trunking System Profile

www.radioreference.com

 

[INDY72]

I will be making a run through OKC next week to pick up some folks and go to an convention in KCK... WIll bring my 436 and see what I can hear.

 

[fast2okc]

OMACS is now known as East Central Oklahoma Emergency Communications Network.
Currently Midwest City Police and Fire operate on conventional 800 MHz frequencies with links to OKWIN and ECOECN as well as their public works NXDN system (Midwest City)

The OKWIN Links are continuous. The ECOECN links are not.

 

[mam1081]

Back to the original poster's question, I'd recommend a SDS100, 200 or Unication receivers - if you don't want the "home brew" SDR (cheap!) option. Comparing a 536 and a 200 on the OKC so far, the SDS200 kicks the 536 out of the water...I think the 536 misses over 50% of the traffic (with no indication its missing anything) compared to the SDS200 and SDR (w/ DSDPlus fastlane). There is a considerable price jump for those unfortunately, but the simulcast hell OKC is about to be in is a real thing. I haven't compared as much on the Norman system to be able to tell you if the newer scanners (100/200) work considerably better there. If the OKWIN OKC site (8) ever goes P25, that will be more simulcast in the area to deal with too. I agree with earlier posts the SDS100/200 doesn't do any better at all on the analog simulcast of OKWIN OKC site.