i am trying to find a scanner for my sister . she lives in Whitehall Ohio, can someone direct me to a scanner that is ez to program via computer . needs to get whitehall and columbus
Ordered her the home patrol 2 ., do any of you scan whitehall pd ?
Sometimes, yes. They are pretty active. Very high crime area. 1 dispatch and two tactical groups. All in the clear. On Columbus Simulcast.Ordered her the home patrol 2 ., do any of you scan whitehall pd ?
Depends on how elaborate a radio she wants and how "scanner savvy" she is.
If she's not too technically oriented, I recommend the Uniden Home Patrol 2. Just punch in the zip code, set the range to 1 mile and select the services (police dispatch, fire dispatch, etc) she wants to listen to.
Works just fine.
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Pataskala is dispatched by the licking county sheriff. They go off the pataskala tower, not Columbus simulcast, although, they will affiliate with them often. Pataskala does have it's own tactical talk group though.Sorry if this doesn't fit here but I am new to posting and not very "scanner savvy" either.I bought a Home-Patrol-2 and it seems to set up pretty easily but I don't understand everything about it yet. I live in Pataskala which is pretty close to Whitehall and I can receive Whitehall communications. If someone could tell me what is going on in Pataskala that prevents me from receiving their police communications I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know if they have gone digital and maybe the HP-2 doesn't support that or what the problem is. Like I said, any help would be appreciated.
Sorry if this doesn't fit here but I am new to posting and not very "scanner savvy" either.I bought a Home-Patrol-2 and it seems to set up pretty easily but I don't understand everything about it yet. I live in Pataskala which is pretty close to Whitehall and I can receive Whitehall communications. If someone could tell me what is going on in Pataskala that prevents me from receiving their police communications I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know if they have gone digital and maybe the HP-2 doesn't support that or what the problem is. Like I said, any help would be appreciated.
Pataskala is dispatched by the licking county sheriff. They go off the pataskala tower, not Columbus simulcast, although, they will affiliate with them often. Pataskala does have it's own tactical talk group though.
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Does that mean that when I hear something that says Licking County Sheriff it could be either the Pataskala PD or the Sheriff's cars responding?
Yes, and also several village police departments. Pataskala's unit numbers are 451 for the department and the 500s for the individual units.
If my scanner stops and says it is Licking County Sheriff, how do I tell if it is a sheriff deputy communication or a Pataskala police officer communication? I don't usually hear the 451 or the 500s you refer to.