scanning in Fort Scott?

[NosyNeighbor]

I'm a "newbie" who would like to buy a police scanner to use in Bourbon County (Kansas).

Any suggestions on make/model or what I should look for when scanner shopping? Either a base scanner or a handheld would be ok (would like to know pros & cons of each).

Also, any links to some "scanning for dummies" websites would be great.

MTIA

[hkrharry]

Originally Posted by NosyNeighbor

I'm a "newbie" who would like to buy a police scanner to use in Bourbon County (Kansas).

Any suggestions on make/model or what I should look for when scanner shopping? Either a base scanner or a handheld would be ok (would like to know pros & cons of each).

Also, any links to some "scanning for dummies" websites would be great.

MTIA

Well you can go here for a good starter list:

http://metroscan.net/ks_scan.htm

and click on the "troop h" tab for bourbon county and surrounding county
info.

since there is no trunked radio systems down your way you can keep the scanner as simple as you want.

if your on the go a lot a portable scanner might be what you want.
the new bc246t from uniden would be a good choice for portable ops plus it is PC programmable.
if your at home a lot any of the radio shack and uniden models would be ok.

it is basicly what can you afford, out where you are at most any of the basic radios will fill the bill as long as they received 800 conventional as there are some 800 conventional KHP channels there in bourbon county.

Low band has pretty much gone by way of the dodo bird....

here is within a 20 mile range of Bourbon County Ks side only:

Base KANSAS, STATE OF FARLINGTON 39.2
Base FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 39.58
Mobile FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 39.58
Base KANSAS, STATE OF FARLINGTON 39.58
Mobile BOURBON COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT # 3 FORT SCOTT 150.79
Mobile BRONSON, CITY OF 153.92
Base FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 154.235
Base BOURBON COUNTY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FORT SCOTT 155.235
Mobile BOURBON COUNTY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FORT SCOTT 155.235
Base FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 155.37
Base MOUND CITY, CITY OF MOUND CITY 155.43
Mobile MOUND CITY, CITY OF MOUND CITY 155.43
Base - Interconnect ARCADA, CITY OF ARCADIA 155.52
Mobile ARCADA, CITY OF ARCADIA 155.52
Base FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 155.565
Mobile FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 155.565
Mobile Relay FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 155.565
Base FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 155.79
Mobile FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 155.79
Base MULBERRY, CITY OF MULBERRY 155.955
Mobile MULBERRY, CITY OF MULBERRY 155.955
Mobile/Vehicular Repeater BOURBON COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT # 3 FORT SCOTT 158.76
Mobile FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 158.91
Base FORT SCOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT FORT SCOTT 453.65
Operational Fixed FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 453.8875
Operational Fixed FORT SCOTT, CITY OF FORT SCOTT 453.9125
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 462.95
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 462.95
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 462.975
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 462.975
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.025
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.025
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.05
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.05
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.075
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.075
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.1
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.1
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.125
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.125
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.15
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.15
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.175
Mobile Relay MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 463.175
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 467.95
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 467.975
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468.025
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468.05
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468.075
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468.1
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468.125
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468.15
Mobile MERCY HOSPITAL OF KANSAS INC FORT SCOTT 468.175


Enjoy

SM0ke

[n0lqt]

Originally Posted by DrSm0ke

....Low band has pretty much gone by way of the dodo bird....

SM0ke

Much the shame of that too. I kind of enjoyed the "skip" on the low band VHF radios. When I was an officer on the Leavenworth PD back in the late 70's, we were on UHF ourselves, but the Sheriff and most of the surrounding agencies except KCKS/KCMO were still on low band so we had the old Motrac radios in the cars also.

One quiet Sunday morning we hear, quite clearly, one of our EMS units start yelling on 39.22 about a sniper on top of the 1st National Bank Building downtown. EVERYBODY starts that direction, Code "3½". Dispatch is paging up the SWAT team, we are all trying to dig up our strike plates for the bullet-proof vest and dust off the riot helmets.

We get down there and there is NOTHING going on. There aren't even any left-over drunks from the night before! We don't even see a stray dog in the area....

It is then we start listening a little more carefully and discover the sniper call is from a unit in New Orleans! And the "sniper" wasn't shooting at people, he was throwing empty bottles at passing cars. It was pure coincidence that the EMS units there and our EMS units used the same unit numbers. I guess the guy was on his way back to the station and took a empty bottle of MD20/20 thru the windshield and just got a little excited.... Oh well, certainly made the shift go faster.... n0lqt ...-.-