Big Cell Phone

[pawsrock]

Okay what crazy stories have you gotten when out with the scanner? Just awhile ago my wife and I went out for lunch. We had the scanner sitting on the table when the waitress came by and saw it. She said "boy that is a big cell phone" My wife and I got a laugh out of it, we did by the way explain what it was.
Ron Fone

 

[KC9LDB]

I went into the Sprint store with my STX and told them I needed to update.

 

[wannabescannist]

Okay what crazy stories have you gotten when out with the scanner? Just awhile ago my wife and I went out for lunch. We had the scanner sitting on the table when the waitress came by and saw it. She said "boy that is a big cell phone" My wife and I got a laugh out of it, we did by the way explain what it was.
Ron Fone

I would've let her live in bliss knowing that she just saw a huge cell phone.

 

[pawsrock]

My wife said I should have told her I got it on e-bay for a 1.00
Ron Fone

 

[whooey]

Okay what crazy stories have you gotten when out with the scanner? Just awhile ago my wife and I went out for lunch. We had the scanner sitting on the table when the waitress came by and saw it. She said "boy that is a big cell phone" My wife and I got a laugh out of it, we did by the way explain what it was.
Ron Fone

Thats hardcore, you bring your scanner out to eat with you and listen to it right there on your table in the restaraunt? In Florida?

Cool, youve got a cool wife!

 

[pawsrock]

Yes my wife is pretty Awesome! Will be happly married 12 yrs in Oct.
Ron Fone

 

[bravo14]

What kind of scanner do you have?

 

[pawsrock]

Radioshack pro96

 

[whooey]

Radioshack pro96

Sweet, which system(s) do you mainly listen to?

 

[Grog]

One day I went into a local "mart" store. There was some bad weather getting close, so I wanted to listen to the skywarn net. Instead of my wimpy 2m HT, I put my Saber on my belt and went in to do my business.

Some kid said to his mom, "look at his cellphone, it must be old"

Smarta$$ kids :lol:

P.S. Before someone says it, I know it was "wackerific" to carry a Saber into a "mart" store I really need to get a AS3 with wideband whip to be complete :twisted:

 

[nfd_rescue]

My department's class B's consist of a polo shirt and uniform pants, and we're often mistaken for Wal-Mart employees when we go shopping with our portables on.

I also carried a portable radio with a DTMF keypad on it to a Cingular kiosk in the local shopping mall and asked if they had replacement antennas for it.

 

[bravo14]

My department's class B's consist of a polo shirt and uniform pants, and we're often mistaken for Wal-Mart employees when we go shopping with our portables on.

I also carried a portable radio with a DTMF keypad on it to a Cingular kiosk in the local shopping mall and asked if they had replacement antennas for it.

I get that all the time even in the downtown area do you work for public works there is a pipe broke down etc... I tell them I don't work for them. I wear a reflective vest when I ride my bicycle and people think I do construction and stuff that is or with out my radio....

 

[scanjunkie]

As I was elaving for lunch one day with my PRO-96 in hand our secretary said, "Is that your cell phone?" I said yes and kept walking...

 

[pawsrock]

I mostly listen to Fire Rescue, but I also listen to animal control. I will scan the city channels from time to time just to see what I can hear.
Ron Fone

 

[ElroyJetson]

I often carry any of my radios with me if I'm doing errands or in a restaurant. Whether it's the Saber, the Jaguar (system model), or the M-PA (system model), I just don't care.

I don't call attention to my Jag (my scanner) when around cops but frankly I don't mind if
they notice it. Never had a problem. My use for it as a scanner is as legitimate as my
amateur use of the ASIII I used to have or the Saber 1 I have now. It's legal to scan and
the law doesn't say that it has to be a Uniden scanner. However, just to be on the safe
side, I monitor the fire/rescue groups when near cops, or just turn the volume down.


Elroy