Getting started in the Radio Scanner hobby different types of radios available

[@aeron-mw7ofs]

I have the pro 43 .bought new more than 20 years ago .... fantastic little radio even though it's dated .

[@charlesmandus574]

I've had my Pro-43 since 1993, repaired the keypad but still works quite well. Still works well for the Pittsburgh area, they still use the 1960's era UHF system. It is also great for airshows too.

[@Milcom34]

Thanks Gilles, Cool Video. See you on the Next VHF/UHF Hang Out.

[@EnthusiasticCoder]

Breakthrough occurs on the Icom I find sometimes?

[@sinfuldavy0]

I just want to listen to aviation traffic. I live below a glide path and close to an airport. What scanner would you recommend. I am looking at spending around $300

[@foggysignalproductions2072]

i own a whistler scanner and its economic price. its the ws1040 and the diamond antenna which makes it recieve pretty well . it has tons of memory . and it has presets for aircraft on it already . i pick up some air traffic near me but they havce to be flying above . if im near the airport i pick up all the tower traffic an all . plus this scanner is also trunking so it will do digital like police and so on

[@foggysignalproductions2072]

i use mine for the railroad i work on and for hobby as well

[@brentb1148]

Sorry for my complete lack of knowledge, I’m new to this. Can the bearcat pick up a frequency that has 5 decimal places? Like 111.12345? Thanks.

[@packer34]

Do you have any suggestions for a police scanner that won't break the bank that is easy to use. My dad is in his late 70's and needs a scanner. Thx

[@markplott4820]

get a SDR ($20) .

[@nunyabizz1126]

Dear Sir, I was hoping you could help me with a question. I live here in the West Palm Beach Florida area and I use to listen to the local Police ( West Palm Beach ) on my Smart Phone App to keep track of what is going on in m area. But as of late I'm unable to pick them up on my App or any App I download now. My question is, do I need to go buy a hand held scanner radio from Radio Shack type to pick them up now or did they go completely blind to the public? Thank for any and all help you may be able to give! Also, Thank you for all that you do and your time!

[@markplott4820]

Amada Hugand Kiss - App on a Smartphone is NOT selective at all, no control. Radio Shack is out of Business. but, you can pick up a Whistler Digital Scanner or Uniden. an older ANALOG scanner might be ok for AM-FM listening but NOT for the Digital Systems in use Today. Contrarry to popular belief, NOT ALL public safety / law enforcement Encripts.

[@johnpaulgoulsbra4685]

Hello everyone I just wanted to know how do I get rid of interference on my scanner I got the pro 26 can you please help me thank you for that

[@granderondeproductions3286]

How do you listen to police and BNSF stuff? Or Union Pacific for listening to train schedules

[@foggysignalproductions2072]

bnsf and norfolk i belive are trunked systems . norfolk you will need to know the info in order to get onto it . atleast in high traffic areas where signal is weak . i can pick up the trackside markers and mileposts as well as some dispatch talk but its hard to get . i use a whistler 1040 with a diamond antenna i work on a railroad daily and use my radio for traffic and safety in the yards and out on the line

[@foggysignalproductions2072]

you can also do a simple scan on the whislter and it can lock onto any signal that is transmittiing at that time like csx norfolk etc but you will get different tags along with the signal which if you can program your scanner fully with those tags and info it iwll recicve and pick up better

[@ZSBALI75]

NETSET Pro-46 Could you send me the wiring diagram,please? Thanks in advance

[@anwarvidauri]

hi! how to scan with the bc60xt? i have that scanner and i only can ear the sandiegos weather channel.

[@daskell0019]

Bc60 won't work for san diego. You will need a digital scanner.

[@markplott4820]

Dillion - Public Safety and Emergency Services are now using Digital.

[@Muilisxx]

Im torn between the uniden BC75XLT and the baoteng UV-5R...im not sure which one to get. Can you help me? I'm going to reply the links.

[@Muilisxx]

Here's the Uniden www.amazon.com/Uniden-BC75XLT-Public-Scanner-Channels/dp/B00A1VSO9M/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1488084521&sr=1-1&keywords=BC75XLT

[@Muilisxx]

and here's the Baoteng www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-Dual-Radio-Black/dp/B007H4VT7A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1488011710&sr=8-3&keywords=UV-5R

[@Muilisxx]

The Baoteng is good because you have the ability of transmitting while the Uniden one you can only listen. However, the Uniden is a faster scanner and has banks and stuff. Also, with the Baoteng, I can buy a different antenna for longer range which is www.amazon.com/Genuine-Hypario-HPA-771-Updated-Antenna/dp/B00BY3XN7E/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1488085117&sr=8-7&keywords=UV-5R+ANTENNA

[@Muilisxx]

However, i'm really not sure which route I want. The Uniden scans very very very fast while the Baoteng scans much slower. Im a beginner with scaners. My intentions is just to listen to random stuff. Like, I want to be able to walk through Target when IM shopping, and listen in to their employees and stuff. Or, if Im at an airport, etc etc....listening into BestBuy employees...etc etc. Can both of these do that? Which would be better? Also, do I NEED TO KNOW their frequences or can I scan, and find it? I would assume you could just scan because it's a " scanner " but I also can look some up but i want to be able to scan

[@Muilisxx]

Thanks for your help

[@markplott4820]

This info is Seriously out of date, Today in 2018 communications are becoming digital and these Analog Scanners will become obsolete. Modern scanners like the Whistler and Uniden digital scanners offer Entry level entertainment while Digital Communications receivers like the AOR DV-10 and the ICOM R-30A offer the BEST in Digital Communications.

[@neilcampbell4833]

Don't bother with a scanner these days the only thing you'll get is some civilian aircraft and the odd satalite transmission. Military airband now use sat Comms there was military activity in my area recently and I picked up nothing. I stay near a busy harbor I don't get marine or coastguard as they seem to use there own frequency's these day's.

[@wilfredomendez8944]

Two three four five

[@markplott4820]

Bearcat = cheap junk radios. you are better off with a ICOM R-6 Sport or a Alinco DJ-11.

[@VE2ZZI]

Uniden Bearcat are great receivers

[@markplott4820]

Communication Receivers like the ICOM, AOR and Alinco are superior in Many Ways. they have the most sensitive receivers and they have more Programability as well as Features NOT Found on ANY Scanner. they ONLY thing Comm Receivers don't do well is Trunking. but for Everything Else they are the very Best and Cost about the Same.