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GRE PSR500 Digital APCO-25 Triple-Trunking Handheld Scanner
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Digital Trunking - Including Motorola, Edacs Standard, Edacs Narrow, Ltr Apco Project 25
Multi-System Analog
Handheld Scanner
Object Oriented User Interface - 40,744 Objects
Wide Band Reception


Price: $499.95

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Police Radio Scanners, my area has switched to broadband, does that mean I need a digital scanner to pick up?

scanner signals?
I have an older scanner and I can only receive weather signals
do I need a new digital scanner?


Bart - I have been a scanner listener for years and I have never heard of "broadband" when it comes to scanners. Are you sure you don't mean "digital"?

Your best bet is to go down to your local Radio Shack and ask them what type of scanner you need for your town or city.

You may not need an expensive digital scanner. It all depends on what type of radio system your police use.

2009-06-09 16:29:26 by Bart S

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Is there any advantage of having a digital radio scanner over and analog one?



Depends upon your location....

Many big cities and many states (like Louisiana) are moving all of their communications over to 700Mhz trunking systems as it allows for way more traffic on the system than what analog could have dreamed of.

Researching with radioreference.com on your location to see if your location is going APCO 25 compatible Digital trunking or if the area is staying traditional analog should be what influences your scanner purchase.

2009-03-03 23:40:49 by Luke

Uniden Digital Mobile Scanner with 25,000 Channels and GPS Support (BCD996XT)
Uniden CB Radios

Price: $499.99 $442.11

Connect compatible GPS receiver for location-based scanning, location alerts, crows-flight navigation, GPS control of sites/channel groups
Mobile BearTracker scanner with 25,000 Channels, advanced dynamic memory system, close call RF capture technology, and more
100 system Quick Keys with 10-channel group Quick Keys per system; system/channel number tagging for rapid access
TrunkTracker IV technology lets you can keep up with the action on P25, Motorola, EDACS, and LTR Trunked systems
NOAA weather/emergency with S.A.M.E. weather alert for tracking severe conditions in your immediate area

Can old style Analog radio scanners, be converted to pick up digital (uk) ??

As i have been a life long fan of radio scanning, but since most of the emg services are now digital, i cant pick them up. so without having to spend loads of cash i dont have, i wonder if i can upgrade any of my analog scanners somehow.?


Nope. You would be basically replacing the majority of your scanner.

2006-04-08 02:11:11 by smn_reeve

Peltor M2RX7A Alert AM/FM Radio Headset
AO Safety CB Radios

Price: $149.99

Ideal for work, shooting events, races or professional landscaping
Electronic listening capability; listen to favorite station without being isolated
Noise reduction level of 24dBA
All-purpose noise-reduction headset with AM/FM radio receiver
Audio jack for both radio and scanner connections

where can i buy a digital radio scanner from?

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The FreqOfNature website has a page where they used to keep a current list of digital scanner prices. They haven't updated the prices since 2004 but the companies that sell them are listed there as well. They list 19 different companies that sell digital scanners. See the source link below for the FreqOfNature URL.

2006-10-30 20:20:01 by a.vint@btinternet.com

Is it possible to listen to digital home phones with a radio scanner?

I live in the UK and I know it is virtually impossible to listen to the emergency services now they have gone digital but does the same apply to home phones? If they do not encrypt as severe as the police etc, can anyone recommend a scanner possible of picking up and decoding these signals.
Many thanks


Why do you want to know? lol

2009-02-25 03:48:56 by chris231218


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