sunnyskyez
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- Joined
- Sep 4, 2016
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Hi guys Im new here to your site.
Scanning still confuses me so when I got my first scanner I just plugged in the frequencies for my area hoping Ive got it right. You guys could explain it to me from now until the cows came home and I would still be foggy. LOL.
So here is my dilemma: I live in New Castle, PA - Lawrence County. We just had a “state of the art 911 call center” built. Any way, we were supposed to be in P25 Phase II in August, with encryption looming on the horizon. I noticed my HH analog is not as talkie as it once was, a lot of silence in there where the police are concerned. I only listen to the Police stuff, not interested in the EMT, RR, Weather, etc.
So at the beginning of this year I was thinking about getting digital scanner but being the procrastinator I am, its now Sept and only now figured out which one I wanted. But am now wondering why buy one at all, with all of this encryption coming into play it would be a waste of $600 dollars, but would make a fine conversation piece as a paper weight, or maybe putting it into a time capsule for the future..
What are your thoughts on this, seems like eventually all scanners will become obsolete?
I appreciate any information for you guys.
Thanks Sunny
Scanning still confuses me so when I got my first scanner I just plugged in the frequencies for my area hoping Ive got it right. You guys could explain it to me from now until the cows came home and I would still be foggy. LOL.
So here is my dilemma: I live in New Castle, PA - Lawrence County. We just had a “state of the art 911 call center” built. Any way, we were supposed to be in P25 Phase II in August, with encryption looming on the horizon. I noticed my HH analog is not as talkie as it once was, a lot of silence in there where the police are concerned. I only listen to the Police stuff, not interested in the EMT, RR, Weather, etc.
So at the beginning of this year I was thinking about getting digital scanner but being the procrastinator I am, its now Sept and only now figured out which one I wanted. But am now wondering why buy one at all, with all of this encryption coming into play it would be a waste of $600 dollars, but would make a fine conversation piece as a paper weight, or maybe putting it into a time capsule for the future..
What are your thoughts on this, seems like eventually all scanners will become obsolete?
I appreciate any information for you guys.
Thanks Sunny