When you go into a store do you hide your scanner

[nec208]

When you go into a store do you hide your scanner under the seat of the car? I was at walmart and this tow truck gon into stor for some thing and about 10 antennas or more and I'm thinking what if some one brakes in and takes every thing.

Or some scanner guy in car gets robbed or some one steals it.

What do you do so you don't advertise like I have money.

 

[dustin486]

I normally hide expensive things under the seat so that someone walking by doesn't look in and see something that they want to steal. If I have my laptop with me for some odd reason ill normally bring it inside with me.

 

[akuter]

I got a $1 microfiber towel at the carwash. Just throw it over the radios to cover it up.

 

[rcvmo]

Have a camera mounted inside the vehicle connected to a wireless server along with trip switch from alarm. If someone breaks in, alarm sends signal to dial me on my phone, connects me to my van and I sit back and watch. Of course need another phone to notify the authorities, or find the nearest store loss prevention. Delay time from actual incident to viewing time can vary.
rcvmo

 

[sjcscanner]

Have a camera mounted inside the vehicle connected to a wireless server along with trip switch from alarm. If someone breaks in, alarm sends signal to dial me on my phone, connects me to my van and I sit back and watch. Of course need another phone to notify the authorities, or find the nearest store loss prevention. Delay time from actual incident to viewing time can vary.
rcvmo

i gotta admit, thats one of the coolest security setups ive ever heard of.

when i go in to the store i hide my scanner in the cb radio slot in the car. i have a ford f150, and since i dont have a cb radio, its ideal for hiding things in. also if you have a handheld in your car, put it in the door slot.

 

[DiGiTaLD]

Depends where I'm at. Sometimes I stick the PRO-96 under the seat if I happen to have it with me. But, I've got a Yaesu FT-7800R mounted in a console between the seats, which isn't so easy to hide. So far I've been lucky. Even when I was in college, when I had radio gear in the car, it wasn't broken in to and stolen, which was a pretty common occurrance where I went to school. Guess luck has been on my side for a while.

 

[scanrrman]

500$ for a scanner....it won't ever leave my sight!!!! Unscrew the antenna and drop it in my pocket. Some car security systems aren't as expensive as a 396. I also wouldn't like it when it's hot outside and leaving it the car with windows rolled up. Is it worth 2 seconds...You bet!!!!

 

[N4JNW]

I always bring in my scanner. I either bring it in, or leave it at home all together.

Yeah, I might miss out on something if I'm out, but I'd rather miss an EMS call than to be missing my scanner!

 

[stevecubfan]

I take my Pro 96 everywhere I go . I use a pair of earbuds for privacy. at Walmart it doesn't matter because 99% that are there wouldn't understand a word being said.

 

[bdub5]

I have been lucky. I only ever had radio equipment stolen once. The lady parked beside me had all kinds of presents sitting in her back seat and then they looked over in my car and seen my radio. They only too my FT-8100 and a bag of tools in the trunk. The only life saver was my insurance company paid me for the radio because it was bolted to the hump.

 

[wogggieee]

I usually just stick the scanner under my seat. My Ft-8800 is remote mounted in the trunk. That is out of site. All that is seen is the control head. I don't usually do anything with that, unless I'm in a particularly bad area and if i know ill be there before had I'll take the antennas off and put the rain caps on and remove the control head and not even bring the scanner. But i rarely go into areas like that.

 

[MetalCarnage]

I just let insurance take care of it if my car gets broken into, lol

 

[boatbod]

I just let insurance take care of it if my car gets broken into, lol

Well no wonder my premium is so expensive... :evil:

 

[ampulman]

500$ for a scanner....it won't ever leave my sight!!!! Unscrew the antenna and drop it in my pocket. Some car security systems aren't as expensive as a 396. I also wouldn't like it when it's hot outside and leaving it the car with windows rolled up. Is it worth 2 seconds...You bet!!!!

Ditto. When my 396 is out with me, it travels in a neat little shoulder bag I picked up at Totes. The radio, belt clip and the antenna fit into the main compartment. I attached a small bag (picked up at WalMart) which carries extra batteries and an earphone.

While packing up today, I discoverd a previously unfound pocket, in which I plan to put cheat sheets. During cold weather, the bag resides under my jacket; in mild weather, the radio sits under my armpit. I do get stabbed every so often by that RS 800 antenna.

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[scannerrail]

I bring my scanner with me in the store.. I have the headphone hooked up however..

I however local in town gone into the bank up to the ATM with out the headphone jack in I did not get any odd looks.

 

[LordJ]

Usually always with me, sometimes under the seat...But the volume is low, sometimes turning it off..

 

[FD_1226]

Mines always on my hip. I just have it under my shirt.

 

[K9GTJ]

I don't hide my radio (BCD996T) since it is mounted along with a ham rig (Yaesu FT8900). I do garage park at home and when someplace where I need to leave the truck all day I remove the antennas.

The only thing I have ever had stolen (besides my entire 1985 Camero) was an audivox FM add on which added FM to an car AM radio. This was in 1979 and some dude stole a $15 piece of junk. :roll:

 

[scanjunkie]

I put my scanner in a balloon and swallow it!!!

Seriously, I only use a handhled in the car and I too put it under the seat when leaving the car.

 

[trunker0205]

Alot of times i bring it in t the store and have signal stalker just to see what i can pick up.