Introduction to the police or radio scanners

[@howardmanley3388]

I know nothing ! This was very helpful

[@kaliblake2563]

So u can hear everything the police are saying on their radios ?someone please tell me

[@canadaeast]

Thank You for this video. My question, should I purchase a new Uniden Bearcat analogue scanner or invest further into a "trunking" unit. Or maybe a digital unit. I am confused by it all. I really only want to hear, police, fire and ambulance. (Saint John,NB Canada location).

[@markplott4820]

Hilda - all services including JOB radios and also the Police are going Digital. some smaller Towns might STILL use Analog but they need to Communicate with Bigger Towns or City's. Invest in a Digital Scanner. best of all there is Minimal Programing as you can Download Frequency for the Entire USA and Canada.

[@hdofu]

if you haven't invested yet, a digital trunking scanner is definetly the way to go as almost everywhere is going that way now.

[@christopherdmartinez431]

thats very good info.......i guess i want a base trunking and a portable or mobile truncking......are all trunking scanners digital?

[@markplott4820]

Digital can Ether or Be Conventional, Single Site Trunking or Multi-Site Trunking , operating in Analog/Digital Mixed Mode. new Digital Radios can even Communicate over IP, that means using A Building wifi System to Communicate.

[@samjohnson9894]

I picked up 2 scanner just a few weeks ago. One is a handheld 200 channel Bearcat and the other is a base station scanner, also a Bearcat. Neither picks up much of anything in Colorado. I think I heard some air traffic once for about 2 scrambled seconds. Do they actually pick up anything anymore??!!

[@VE2ZZI]

There are tons of things to listen to but you have to let them scan around to find the signals

[@webcyonix]

Hi mate. Thanks for the valuable information. I want to start radio scanning as a hobby, and I m specially interested in police and fire radio scanning. I m based in New Delhi, India and have no idea what frequencies do emergency services use here, and whether or not the transmission is encrypted. I m on a budget and will like to go for the cheapest options. A SDR or any other cheap alternative. Can you please guide me what should I buy? and where can I get more information.

[@savagemako17]

webcyonix Doing the research and answering your own question would be easy with the Web at your disposal, but I found out quite interestingly that all this stuff is illegal in India. No wonder you can't find that out for yourself. Don't get caught with this stuff my friend, or you might be scanning your own arrest !! I take so much of this for granted sometimes !

[@SoldierofGodAki]

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[@DoctorSlavik990]

Can i transfrom a good 8 chanells walkie talkie into a police scanner ? :D

[@markplott4820]

NO, JOB radios and Public Safety are going Digital. soon these Scanners will be useless.

[@djpaul146]

Great video my friend.I've just bought a commtel 30 channel scanner for 15pounds of eBay UK it's same as the uniden in your video but I didn't get the manuals or the frequency codes with it and I've been trying to get them for over a week now but nothing at all not even a manual so I'm beginning to think it's useless without them can anyone help me thanks

[@beanzntoast]

how did you get on with your scanner. You know where to gind the frequencies for your area ?

[@paultidswell6290]

I sold it for £50 pounds as I cudnt be bothered with it I'm going to buy another one a different make and model

[@DarkWolf-et3dx]

i got uniden bearcat 245xlt and have tried 35 times to program it's trunk tracking 2 features with no luck. wish someone would make a step by step instructional for that model.

[@markplott4820]

It will have Limited use as many Services are going Digital Trunking. the NEW Digital scanners can be Programed Automatically by Downloading the USA / Canada database. FCC no longer updates its Frequency Database.

[@KKEM641]

Do you still have it, and have problems, let me know, I have two of those, and they are easy to program.

[@eduardodiaz9354]

P25 phase 2 is encrypted?or nexedge? What would I need to listen to it

[@markplott4820]

you WILL not be able to Listen to any Digital Encripted conversations. they have a 128 bit Encription Key with 10,000 combinations. however , with ANY scanner with Digital Modulation you can listen to UNENCRIPTED comms.

[@kaliblake2563]

@@markplott4820 so u can hear everything the cops say like for example if they were talking about a illegal car meet or like drifters n illegal driving

[@markplott4820]

@@kaliblake2563 - Depends on City/County and Department , usually they dont Encrypt regular PD , and Detectives/Tactcal (SWAT) are likely Encripted.

[@kaliblake2563]

@@markplott4820 ok ty I don’t know a lot about this so what model and thing should I buy to hear them ?

[@markplott4820]

@@kaliblake2563 - you have to find out , if the Police in your area are Still Analog, Digital or if they Encrypt . start at RadioReference , search your area. Whistler TRX-1 is the best Value. best of both Worlds Analog & Digital.

[@bryanmyka]

Anyone have a radio shack pro 71? Just wondering

[@EricLDC]

Love the old ones but now days it's P25 phase 2 or some mumbo jumbo. Need a 700 dollar scanner now days. Unication G5 someone recommend me. Or uniden sds2000

[@StraightOuttaUrbex]

no such thing as a police scanner its a radio scanner people just nicknamed them that because thats all they listened to for their mostly illegal purpose although in the states its legal nice scanners

[@JawTooth]

+essexmole No, its not legal to have them in all the states. Some states you will get arrested for it in a car. Also, most scanners are not used for "mostly illegal purpose". It is a hobby!!

[@StraightOuttaUrbex]

the police in most states encourage people to listen to them to see where your tax money goes the point was they are not called a "police" scanner and never have been

[@markplott4820]

Police Scanner / Scanner in General = Poor Mans Receiver. Digital Communications Receiver = Tesla of Scanners and almost Future Proof. almost.

[@Coalrollinfurry]

no shit, its a radio scanner...

[@Max-jp5dm]

Yes. And when I have one. People think I'm doing something illegal. It's a hobby. And yes it's a scanner not police

[@KKEM641]

I had a Pro43, it was a great scanner, sadly it was like two other of my scanners, and they got warn out and died....

[@OhMySack]

Here it is Jan 2020 and I'm researching for a new handheld. My Pro43 still functions but the Scan/Man buttons and a couple other commonly used channel banks no longer work even after tearing it down in Hope's of cleaning the contacts. I have had this Pro43 since 1990! That's longevity! Now I don't know what to buy?!

[@OhMySack]

Update: I bought a Uniden BC125AT to fill in. In the meantime, I discovered a product called "Key Fix" that is a carbon-based goopy glue that allows you to treat the rubberized push-button to make them conductive. My Pro43 is like new again! I must admit, it's not as sensitive as the newer Uniden I bought. I suspect 49 y/o tech may be a bit out of date!

[@OhMySack]

@@vincenzom1954 USA, central coast of CA between LA & SF. Still relatively small town area so Police & Fire are still analog. I just raised a new Diamond discone base antenna on my roof about 35' agl so I'm catching good reception of P&F plus good aviation band as well. Studying for the Technician's license so I can legitimately run my 2 meter and 70 meter Ham handhelds through the same antenna.

[@OhMySack]

@@vincenzom1954 I'm lagging on the newer DMR tech so I can't offer any worthy advice. I'm still uncertain about the encryption aspects and what you can actually hear when it comes to agencies using DMR. Have you checked into RadioReference.com? Not only for frequency references but in the header on the home page, there's a forum and I have found it to be very active with people that live and breathe this stuff. More so than I honestly think I ever will! 😆

[@AdamEbelgccengineering]

Here's an update : Police frequencies are ACPO25 and police channels are encrypted. Best thing to tune into your local news for updates especially in encrypted locations.

[@satyahitd]

thanks

[@gretchengartner3812]

is it leagel

[@Gamerstephan]

+Gretchen Gartner in USA yes, in uk no

[@Gamerstephan]

bob carden crap got them mixed up

[@JawTooth]

+Cancerous Content Hey, its not legal in all states. I got arrested for having one in my car in Kentucky. They impounded my car and I had to go to court. About 7 states are illegal to have them in cars

[@JawTooth]

Cancerous Content You did not specify so I would say you were all inclusive .

[@dansmith8984]

No. See my first reply . Does not matter what state law says, the Supreme court overrules it. Cops lie like dogs--you got unlucky, they knew you couldn't afford a lawyer. You should still call ACLU, they will straighten it out.

[@christophernilescoughlin7049]

This 3 stscanners r good but u cant pick up much

[@anthonypuccini4669]

I just called HSN on my hearing impaired cordless phone,the guy next door neighbor have a police scanner,l hope he don't take my credit card numbers or l will break his nose and have him arrested!

[@markplott4820]

then get a FHSS Digital Cordless Phone.

[@GeorgeNoory42069]

I hope you know only idiots buy anything off the tv anymore.

[@terryhenderson1287]

Radio scanner basics

[@michaelgovine3412]

ok

[@paivereiest4986]

why spend so much money on this when you can get a free police scanner on your phone? xD

[@VE2ZZI]

Police scanner on the phone is extremely limited, you only hear what is pre programmed and 80 % of where people live are not in there, Scanner radios make you listen to thousands of signals from not only police but many more other types of communications that the apps dont do at all

[@junioryoung5215]

PaiVereiest

[@aaronrodriguez9760]

Those scanner apps for phones are really limited. For example, I live in an area covered by L.A. County Sheriffs - East L.A. Division and none of those scanner apps cover that frequency. That is just secondary to why I got my scanner, which was to listen to NASCAR and Indy drivers communicate with their pit crews when I went to the races.

[@prestonbruce1907]

why do you do a vid in english if your french. Im just saying im not doing a vid in french to reach them. They really do not exist to me.

[@mikelucas912]

Mike Lucas police

[@unknownuser1357]

MHz is going outdated

[@markplott4820]

Its all about Ghz.

[@witchyboy808]

Wow that was so not helpful