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Hello fine folks. I have been out of the loop of scanners for 3 years now. I come back to moniter and wonder why for 2 days I don't hear anything. Now i know down in San Diego crime and fires are on the news!... I have done alot of research but to no avail i am stuck. What am I doing wrong? I hear the city of san diego fine its the chp, and out layign fire-pd I cannot hearon somethign called RCS? Its listed in the astro section of the RR list. I have one of them trunk trackers from radio shack its a pro2050 it use to work great so i bought another on ebay same problem! Now my grandson told me about some do hicky that i need to listen to the new stuff. Anyone please fill an old retired hillbilly on what to do next? what i need and whats the cheapest way to get it done?

Thanks in advance for your fine help!

D.C
 

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You most likely will need to buy a digital capable scanner such as the PRO-96, BC296D, or BC796D. The price is still kinda high ($500.00 range) but to monitor a Motorola Astro digital formatted system, or any Motorola Digital format, you will need a digital capable scanner. Welcome to the boards, and welcome to the "digital" trunking age. :)
 

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Thanks so much for responding! I am kinda intimidated by this new digital scanner, do you program them like a regular trunk tracker? I went down to radio shack today and trying to get someoen to help me was bad, but the pencil geek didnt know squat about them, asked me if i wanted to rob banks for the use of it then said scanners suck and are boring. I left. Sorry I have so many questions that is just a lot of money to try something I don't get ( i am not very sharp with technology!)


Thank you again!
 

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Thanks so much for responding! I am kinda intimidated by this new digital scanner, do you program them like a regular trunk tracker? I went down to radio shack today and trying to get someoen to help me was bad, but the pencil geek didnt know squat about them, asked me if i wanted to rob banks for the use of it then said scanners suck and are boring. I left. Sorry I have so many questions that is just a lot of money to try something I don't get ( i am not very sharp with technology!)


Thank you again!
 
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