Compatible Scanners in Hawai'i, Colorado, Utah, & Nevada
With all the new technology rising in radio communications, it also comes a new era in radio scanners as well. From the old days of turn dial tuning scanners to full keypad and digital color displays, there are a variety of scanners on the market that compatible with new digital radio systems that are slowly being rolled out.
Scanner support for FDMA (For other agencies operating under Analog/Conventional System)
The following scanners can only decode P25 Phase I, but not Phase II
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Radio Shack Pro-96 *, Pro-2096 *, Pro-106, Pro-197, Pro-18, Pro-651, Pro-652
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Uniden BC296D *, BC796D *, BCD396T, BCD996T, BCD996XT, BCD396XT, HomePatrol-1
Note: * Does not cover or will not properly track the 700 MHz band.
APCO P25
Phase 1 Scanners
APCO P25
Phase 2
Scanners
Scanner Support for TDMA
The following scanners can decode P25 Phase I, Phase II, and Motorola X2-TDMA systems.
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GRE Brand
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PSR-800 *
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Radio Shack Brand
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Uniden Brand
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Whistler Brand**
Notes:
*Requires a paid upgrade from the Whistler Group
**Whistler Scanners Firmware/DSP does need to be updated prior to programming. Will not work correctly out of the box.
DMR/NXDN
Scanners
Level of radios using primarily in commercial business applications
Scanner Support for DMR/NXDN
The following scanners can decode DMR/NXDN.
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GRE Brand
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PSR-800 *
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Radio Shack Brand
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Uniden Brand***
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Whistler Brand**
Notes:
*Requires a paid upgrade from the Whistler Group
**Whistler Scanners Firmware/DSP does need to be updated prior to programming. Will not work correctly out of the box.
***Uniden Scanners requires paid upgrades and code from Uniden to enable DMR and NXDN.
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You can also purchase them from the following companies that provide also programming after purchasing a scanner: