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What model should I be buying ?
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Pretty sure there is no guide based on zip code.
Lets start off by asking you what or who you are trying to monitor.
Maybe post the link to your county or trunking system you are wanting to monitor.
Lets start off by asking you what or who you are trying to monitor.
Maybe post the link to your county or trunking system you are wanting to monitor.
Assuming you'll want to monitor Livingston County, I believe the minimum you'll need is a Unication G2. However I'm not sure how it performs on simulcast. G4 only offers 700/800 so a VHF G5 might be your best option
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Although I haven't tried it, I would expect that the G2 should handle simulcast in the same way that a G5 would. The firmware-based demodulator should be the same - it's just a different RF front-end for each band.
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The G2 performs as well as the G5 I have 2 of them 
After a long spell of being out of the radio hobby, I am relearning. I live in the Roanoke Virginia area and cannot find anyone who sells pagers.
I am quite unknowing about which pager would work in my area, so can anyone assist in what direction I need to go.
Thank you for your help.
I am quite unknowing about which pager would work in my area, so can anyone assist in what direction I need to go.
Thank you for your help.
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You might be better off starting in your local area forum, to determine what systems are of interest for you to monitor, then try to find a radio to meet your requirements. e.g. you might decide that you want to be able to monitor both RVRS and STARS, in which case a VHF G5 might be a good option (although the VHF receiver is not stellar, since it uses an internal loop antenna).
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Most of Roanoke is encrypted
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