![]() ![]() Sort Alphabetically: A to Z 24 Per Page BCD325P2 - Uniden Trunktracker V Handheld Digital Bearcat Scanner 494.95 Quick view BCD436HP - Uniden Handheld Digital Bearcat Scanner 499.95 Quick view BCD536HP - Uniden Digital Bearcat Scanner 519. Are you just looking for something basic or do you want a scanner that provides extra features, such as an alarm clock, GPS, Wi-Fi, or CB radio functionality. A digital scanner will pick up both analog and digital communications. Check in your area to see which band type your local agencies are using.įinally, think about the types of features you really need. Digital scanners tend to have the best compatibility, but you’ll get by fine with a less expensive analog police scanner if your local agencies haven’t made the jump to digital yet. Next, determine whether or not you need an analog or digital scanner. Police scanners are available as handheld units, as mobile scanners for vehicle installation, or as stationary desktop scanners. Think about the portability you do or do not need in a scanner. For an inexpensive handheld option, the Uniden Bearcat BC365CRS ( view at Amazon) is a good model to check out. 52.525: If you want to listen in on ham radio operators in FM then this is the frequency you need to tune into. 47.42 : This channel is used for relief operations for the Red Cross. If you want to listen to a police radio scanner by frequency, youll obviously need to have some sort of idea about the frequencies you can be tuning into. Ham license operators can enjoy more of the options, but for non-license holders, you will be restricted to 1.5w transmit power on a very limited number of available frequencies if you wish to avoid costly fines.The BearTracker 885’s ( view at Amazon) included GPS, CB radio, and noise-canceling microphone make it an excellent choice for truckers or anyone who spends a lot of time on the road. 39.46: This specific channel is used by state and local police forces for inter-department emergency communications. Download one of the free radio programming apps from the interwebs and look for a few programming guides - with an hour of research you too can be felony free and enjoying these inexpensive and versatile radios. ![]() Make sure that the programming cord for this radio is included, or purchase one separately. Instead of selecting a specific frequency for a transmission, the radio selects a programmed trunking bank in the system. If you use these channels as provided, you will quickly find yourself at odds with the FCC and/or military - many of the frequencies that are pre-programmed land squarely in military use only ranges. What is trunking on a scanner A trunked system is a complex computer-controlled two-way radio system that allows users to share a set of frequencies. Here’s what one reviewer said about this: DO NOT USE THIS RADIO AS SHIPPED!!!!! These powerful and programmable radios MUST be programmed for specific channels (and reduced power!!) before use in the US. You might also need this programming cable, as the radio might not be set up for US bands and legal transmission wattages. ![]() This radio supports the UHF hands we need as well as VHF, but because it’s a two-way radio that can transmit, you’ll need to resist the urge to respond to the police’s calls for violence. The BaoFeng BF-F8HP is, as you can probably tell from the name, a sort of cheap Chinese radio, but it has a four-and-a-half star rating on Amazon with 5,120 reviews, so it can’t be all that bad. Let’s start with some more affordable options. There’s also multi-band amateur radio receivers that cover a lot more spectrum, but will be a lot more expensive. You can access these bands with more than one kind of hardware - there are police-specific scanners that pretty much only work in the UHF band, and these will probably be a bit cheaper. Since we’re simply arming ourselves with information, this shouldn’t be a problem. You are legally allowed to listen to unencrypted transmissions in these bands, but you need a license to broadcast. Police broadcast on frequencies in the UHF band. Stay vigilant.īefore we get into the gear, there are a couple of things you should know. And while that is extremely illegal, with the right equipment anyone could inject false information onto police airwaves. Most cities, many counties and even entire states use Trunking Systems. In many parts of the country however, this no longer works. scanner CIE - CA Covert Inteligence, Elea Eavesdropping Hear Police. In the old days of scanning things were pretty simple, you put in the local police frequency to listen to the police. Case-in-point: activists started broadcasting Tay Zonday’s “Chocolate Rain” across Chicago police scanners just to troll. Seorety Scan AC / DC Frequency rangt 25-520 Not continuous coverage Bands 29.54. That being said, there’s no way to know for sure where that audio actually came from. ![]()
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