pitbullfan
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- Jan 6, 2018
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No I did not just get out of prison or anything of that nature.
I bought my first scanner in 1993 (guess I was a geeky even at 13 years old). Don't remember the exact model, but it was certainly not too expensive and was from Radio Shack. I got a book of frequencies and had it programmed pretty quick. I used that thing all the time as we lived in a pretty large suburb of Chicago. Then when we moved to Missouri, I befriended the local police officer and got a list of the local frequencies and was back to monitoring a week or two after we moved.
I moved away from home and left my trusty scanner with my dad. I think he used it for another 15 years lol.
I'm getting ready to purchase my first scanner since 1993 so stumbled on this amazing knowledge-filled site. So needless to say I'm blown away by the advancements made in radio technology in the years since I stepped away from it.
I'm now living the good life in Sampson County NC. Thinking it would be fun to monitor the airwaves out here. Thanks to this site I know I'll want to be able to listen to VIPER and so I need a newer scanner than I left my dad with.
Can someone confirm that these two models will allow me to get Fire/EMS/Sherriff/State Patrol broadcasts here in Sampson County?
Uniden BCD996P2
Whistler WS1065
I'm fairly certain they would both do what I want, but thought it best to confirm and go ahead and get my account setup here.
The Uniden can be programmed with freescan, so I'm thinking install that on my pc, upgrade my membership here, and upload the frequencies to the scanner. That simple right?
Only thing turning me off from the whistler is that there is no freeware to configure it with right?
Thanks for any help in advance.
-Jason
I bought my first scanner in 1993 (guess I was a geeky even at 13 years old). Don't remember the exact model, but it was certainly not too expensive and was from Radio Shack. I got a book of frequencies and had it programmed pretty quick. I used that thing all the time as we lived in a pretty large suburb of Chicago. Then when we moved to Missouri, I befriended the local police officer and got a list of the local frequencies and was back to monitoring a week or two after we moved.
I moved away from home and left my trusty scanner with my dad. I think he used it for another 15 years lol.
I'm getting ready to purchase my first scanner since 1993 so stumbled on this amazing knowledge-filled site. So needless to say I'm blown away by the advancements made in radio technology in the years since I stepped away from it.
I'm now living the good life in Sampson County NC. Thinking it would be fun to monitor the airwaves out here. Thanks to this site I know I'll want to be able to listen to VIPER and so I need a newer scanner than I left my dad with.
Can someone confirm that these two models will allow me to get Fire/EMS/Sherriff/State Patrol broadcasts here in Sampson County?
Uniden BCD996P2
Whistler WS1065
I'm fairly certain they would both do what I want, but thought it best to confirm and go ahead and get my account setup here.
The Uniden can be programmed with freescan, so I'm thinking install that on my pc, upgrade my membership here, and upload the frequencies to the scanner. That simple right?
Only thing turning me off from the whistler is that there is no freeware to configure it with right?
Thanks for any help in advance.
-Jason