Greetings from NE Iowa

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isuhunter

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Cedar Falls, IA
Hi everyone

I’m in the market for a scanner. I was all set to buy a Trunk Tracker III but then a friend who is a local volunteer fire fighter cautioned me that the county was switching to digital radios.

I’d like something that I can keep in my pickup, in the tractor, and take on road trips. Can you guys point me a good direction to start learning and radios I should be looking at. I started some googling (which led me here) and was blown away by all the different options.
 

N8IAA

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Fortunately, GA
Hi everyone

I’m in the market for a scanner. I was all set to buy a Trunk Tracker III but then a friend who is a local volunteer fire fighter cautioned me that the county was switching to digital radios.

I’d like something that I can keep in my pickup, in the tractor, and take on road trips. Can you guys point me a good direction to start learning and radios I should be looking at. I started some googling (which led me here) and was blown away by all the different options.

I would suggest looking at the RR database for your county. I think that might help you make up your mind. Suggestion, anything with a TE means encrypted all the time. Anything with a Te means occasional encryption.
Also, SARA is a Phase II P-25 system. No inexpensive scanners for monitoring.
Larry
 
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