help a newbie

Im new to the whole scanning thing, I look up frequencies for my local police radios from the database but im only finding DEC codes how do input these thanks

Hi! I am very new to this…I have been listening to dispatch calls online for years but I want to branch out and get a real scanner to listen to from home. Does anyone have a good recommendation for a scanner for a newbie like me who is just starting out? I don’t need anything real complicated...

I am currently working on getting my license and when I do I plan on buying a radio or two. Goals: Buy two or more stationary radios with VHF and UHF (I know how to build jpole antenna's so they aren't needed in this current question). Have these radios be able to scan and connect to repeaters...

Hi, I am trying to obtain a BBF file, but they keep coming out as CVN files, and I'm trying to get them to be BBF files. How do I do this for a flash port? File so I can flash my radio.

Hello, i live in coweta and was told that coweta fire and police are not encrypted. I decided to buy the Uniden 436hp. I just got it today and i haven’t heard anything from the coweta radio at all. Are they or are they not encrypted. If not are they on OKWIN or the Broken Arrow Regional...

So I recently ordered an XPR6550 to add to my Moto collection. And I found out we have a new Capacity Plus system in town, and I was wondering how I can use the XPR to listen to this system. I don't have experience with Capacity Plus and don't know what I'm doing. Since I want to follow the law...

Just want some feedback before I return my radio. I haven’t used a scanner in 25 years since my sportcat 150. Wanted to get back into it so I purchased a sds100. I went on sentinel and got everything up to date. Everything I’m picking up are cities 15+ miles away - no my city or any...

Hello Everyone, (warning- I am extremely new to amateur radio) I have recently got a Motorola XPR 6100 and tried to read the radio on CPS 16.0 build 828 and the CPS responded with "Error 1687, unable to detect applicable devices" Can someone help me with this. I have used 16.0 with a 6300 and it...

Hello, I just got two Uniden BCD996XT scanners and I am trying to program in Allegan, Ottawa, and Kent county's. I have no idea how to work these things or program them, I tried uploading using free scan and I got the stuff onto my scanner but I dont hear anything so I don't know what I did...

Our team has been scrolling through both RadioReference and Google for a little over a week trying to locate the control frequencies for Quinte West/Prince Edward County east to the Frontenac region. We have located both the tower numbers we expect to be using which are 014 DEMOVL...

Im having trouble getting a SLRS 5700 to connect to the RDAC pc. I can ping the repeaters address from cmd and its connected to the Master wich is on the same lan. Have honestly no clue why it wont show up.

I'm very new to the world of SDR, and I am using a nooelec sesdr smart, but the problem I'm having is that every time I start the channel, it will play perfectly for about 30 seconds, and then it will stop and the only channel in the now playing will be the control. The only way to fix it is by...

Hey tribe I’m In my first 7 months into amateur radio WSGZ372. & I just got my license.. What really turned me on to the whole community and culture. Well is the fact that one day cell phones Internet and every method of communication that modern day people use will be rendered useless at some...

Hello! I am new to learning the language and the community to be completely transparent. I was recently gifted a Uniden BC365CRS and I have unfortunately found out that my local agencies only have one analog channel still in use. I will attach a picture below from what I have found out that the...

Hi guys, I am new to scanners and ham radios. My daughter got me a Baofeng 5HR, I know it’s not a scanner, the only thing I was able to hear was the weather and Oshawa Airport weather on recording. I’ve scanned through all the frequencies and nada, nothing. Is it the unit I am using, or am I...

Hello to the entire community, I am new to using dsdplus fastlane 2p509. I have followed forum guides and YT videos. I find myself stuck on a part of the decoding. I do not hear audio despite seeing that the software is doing its job. I am using VB Cable and other default settings. I think that...

I recently bought a UV5RP and a UV5R and noticed they have different frequency ranges on them, but I’m wondering if I can pick an empty frequency and communicate with a friend on it. I looked it up and supposedly it’s illegal, some videos say yes it’s illegal and you get fined, some say you...

I'm replacing old/expensive walkies at work (Kenwood ProTalkXLS and Kenwood PKT-23) with Midland BR180. Both use the same set of frequencies, and codes and I feel like I'm so close to getting them to work together, but I've hit a wall. When I press the talk button on the Midland, the light...

Hello, I am interested in setting up a home garage CB radio base station in an outer ring suburb of Minneapolis. I currently have a Cobra 29 LTD and a firestik antenna. I can hear all kinds of skip but zero local traffic. After a bit of research I have found that a radio called the Anytone...

Just got a BC200xlt scanner. I’m having trouble searching for active channels. I’ve read the instructions and I think I’m following them, but it just says error every time. Could someone help?