As you can see I am pretty new to the game. I have been enjoying looking at the threads and photos of your guys and gals radio rooms which leads me to the question. Why so many scanners? I have seen some of you listing six or more.... In the radio room photos I see pics that can out do some military bases..well maybe not, but still.. Now don't get me wrong, I am quickly becoming very hooked on this and it is to the point that I have talked my wife into letting me install a antanna on my roof. Anyway, just a question.
why?
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Because if you want to monitor six things at the same time, you need six scanners. Nothing more complicated...
This subject comes up often and it is a valid question. I have more scanners than most, 4 mounted in my truck (along with 3 two-ways) and 18 currently in my home office, as well as several at work and a dozen handhelds.
Most of us with many scanners devote many to specific purposes such as data collection, logging, live feeds or specific channels. I have 6 that I use to monitor and record fire toneouts. I also have a set of 4 radios that are used for data collection on local trunked systems, one I use for local aviation and others used for more generalized operations.
In the car I have one dedicated to CloseCall operations, one for our local statewide trunked system and another for rail and aviation. The last is used sometimes for mobile data collection (scouting out trunked systems etc.) or searching out new channels.
While people like me are the radical end of the spectrum, there are occasional purposes less intensive than mine that call for multiple radios. Perhaps one wants to monitor different services and dedicate radios so that there is less chance that communications would be missed due to activity.
Most of us with many scanners devote many to specific purposes such as data collection, logging, live feeds or specific channels. I have 6 that I use to monitor and record fire toneouts. I also have a set of 4 radios that are used for data collection on local trunked systems, one I use for local aviation and others used for more generalized operations.
In the car I have one dedicated to CloseCall operations, one for our local statewide trunked system and another for rail and aviation. The last is used sometimes for mobile data collection (scouting out trunked systems etc.) or searching out new channels.
While people like me are the radical end of the spectrum, there are occasional purposes less intensive than mine that call for multiple radios. Perhaps one wants to monitor different services and dedicate radios so that there is less chance that communications would be missed due to activity.
fineshot1
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How many fellas do you know that like to go fishing and have just one fishing pole?
Same concept for scanner enthusiasts.
RKG
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A couple of other factors to consider:
Each scanner is fed by a single antenna. By grouping, for instance, all VHF Hi-band channels on one receiver, you can feed that receiver with an antenna that is designed specifically for that band, thus enhancing the sensitivity of the system for Hi-band channels.
Having multiple radios enables one to reduce the size of the scan list in each radio. The probability of missing desired traffic in a scanning receiver (because it has paused on some other channel) increases more than linearly as the size of the scan list increases.
Each scanner is fed by a single antenna. By grouping, for instance, all VHF Hi-band channels on one receiver, you can feed that receiver with an antenna that is designed specifically for that band, thus enhancing the sensitivity of the system for Hi-band channels.
Having multiple radios enables one to reduce the size of the scan list in each radio. The probability of missing desired traffic in a scanning receiver (because it has paused on some other channel) increases more than linearly as the size of the scan list increases.
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