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| Posted by: newbiesc08 | Posts: 4
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| Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I didn't know where else to put it in. I was wondering which scanner/s would be best for starters? I'm just recently starting to get into this whole scanner thing and I been listening to scanner broadcasts online but I want to start listening from an actual scanner. I mainly want to listen to the 6th Precinct SCPD as that is where I live around and SCFD. I don't need anything fancy, just a scanner to listen on what's going on around my area. Thanks in advance!
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| Posted: Thu Jul 23 2009, 11:16pm | |
| Posted by: newbiesc08 | Posts: 4
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I'm looking at these two...
Uniden BC246T [link]
Uniden BC346XT [link]
Will either of these two be suffiecient enough to listen in on SCPD & SCFD?
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24 2009, 03:00am | |
| Posted by: ipfd320 | Posts: 1864
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| hey newbi....welcome aboard.....glad to see you picked a great site to b on....if u are listening to suffolk i would suggest a radio that would recieve the 800 meg band for the pd and the helos.....if ure lookin for a better type of system give w2lie a pm and he can hook u up better than i can....well take care for now....tony....ipfd 320 (moderator for w2lie.net( |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24 2009, 06:28am | |
| Posted by: newbiesc08 | Posts: 4
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| Hey thanks for the reply. Will the two models I'm looking at do the job or will I need to go digital? I don't want to spend too much money as I'm just starting out. |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24 2009, 09:16pm | |
| Posted by: w2lie | Posts: 2824
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Newbies,
Both scanners you picked out will work fine. The BC346xt is the new / replacement for the BC246T.
Both scanners are excellent and will work fine for you.
Be advised, neither will work for Nassau Police. They are moving to a P25 system, but there is no time line for the shift. |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 24 2009, 09:55pm | |
| Posted by: newbiesc08 | Posts: 4
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thanks for the reply w2lie. i went out to RS and bought a PRO-160 for $100. Read the manual, figured out how to program it. Pretty straight forward. Got it set to the 6th Precinct. Very happy with this purchase of my first scanner! Now, I gotta program SCFD. Thanks for those who replied.
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