Realistic Pro-58 - Channel will key up, but can't hear anyone talking.

[Dittoz]

Trying to listen to local police scanner. Every now and then I will hear it, and it will act as though someone is talking, but all I hear is what sounds like a helicopter in the background for a few seconds, and can't hear anyone talking.

I'm brand new to scanners, and just picked this one up at a yardsale. Also, this scanner only takes the first 3 digits of the kHz part of the frequency. XXX.18750. So do I just enter XXX.187? Or do I go ahead and enter XXX.18750, and it will record the 50 part, just not show it on the screen?

 

[shadcall]

Where are you located at and what are you trying to listen too? Knowing this will help us so we can give you a good answer. Your scanner is very limited as to its frequency range.

 

[W8RMH]

It sounds like you are trying to receive a digital transmission on an analog scanner, not going to happen. Also that scanner was released over 20 years ago, a lot has changed since then.