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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

Note: * Does not cover or will not properly track the 700 MHz band.

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Phase 1 Scanners

APCO P25

Phase 2 
Scanners

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Scanner Support for TDMA 

The following scanners can decode P25 Phase I, Phase II, and Motorola X2-TDMA systems.

 

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. 

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Phase 2 Scanners

DMR/NXDN

Scanners

Level of radios using primarily in commercial business applications

Scanner Support for DMR/NXDN

The following scanners can decode DMR/NXDN.

 

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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DMR/NXDN

 

 

You can purchase them on Amazon and eBay are one of the popular places in hobbyist consistently used to find some great deals. 

 

You can also purchase them from the following companies that provide also programming after purchasing a scanner: 

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