What Scanner??????????????

[fmsmark]

do you know what scanner gets the state police channels but not cost a arm and a leg?

I have a BCT8 but I was told that it can not get it due to the fact that it only gets analog channels

 

[Viper43]

For WHAT STATE? I'm assuming it's digital, but some digital systems are not able to be copied by any scanner....and digital is expensive no matter what.

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[Stick0413]

Yeah gotta know the state

 

[fmsmark]

Sorry CT state police

 

[fmsmark]

Bct 15

 

[Raven95150]

It's an APCO-25 system. You need a digital scanner. RS PRO-96/2096, Uniden 296/396/796/996, GRE PSR-500 (or 600 when it is released)
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=RR&sid=832

 

[fmsmark]

ok

ok got that part what is a good scanner?

 

[Raven95150]

ok got that part what is a good scanner?

I edited my above post with a list of scanners that will work. They are all good scanners, it's really a matter of personal preference. Do you want a base/mobile unit or a handheld? I love my 396, others prefer the RS/GRE models.

 

[EFjohnsonVHF]

If you live in an area where two zones/control channels over-lap in coverage, I don't know about the other scanners but in the Uniden 396T you can program each zone as a seperate system and lock out the ones you don't want/need to hear. I particularly like this feature. Please feel free to send me a private message if you have any questions about this scanner.

 

[n2mdk]

The digitals are not cheap that's for sure, there are a lot of people selling their Pro-96 on here. That might be your best bet, looking at the CT State Police frequencies you are going to want one that can be rebanded, so the Pr0-96 is still viable since it can be. The Pro-2096 is the base/mobile version of the Pro-96

 

[Raven95150]

but not cost a arm and a leg?

Unfortunately, a new digital scanner is going to cost around $500. Radio Shack had their scanners on sale, but I believe that ended yesterday. You can try looking on ebay, that's where I got my 396 for $400. Another good place to look would be some local pawn shops. I got a PRO-96 for $199 at a pawn shop and ended up selling it on ebay.
Here is a place selling the PRO-2096 for $349.99.
http://www.overstockdealz.com/products.asp?id=PRO-2096R
They are not brand new but "like new." Someone else mentioned that site in a post, they bought a scanner from them and were very happy with the item and service.