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I use this site all the time, but just now registered. Hello fellow I own a Uniden BC92XLT scanner and while it's great for what it is, I'm looking for something with coverage to fill in the gaps. I am most interested in gov/mil frequencies that my scanner does not have access to. A few...

I found out I was getting a scanner for Christmas and signed up for this website. I've been reading some of the past questions that folks have posted but I havn't really found anything thatdescribes what I've gotten myself into. So here goes. Equipment: Radio Shack Pro-106 scanner Radio Shack...

If you have no patience ... Move along! I guess I can't really call myself a 'newbie'. I've been scanning for my entire life (and i'm old enough to remember the 70's!) I've even owned 'trunking' scanners, but i've never gotten full use of them because for some reason I just can't grasp the...

Hi Guys, I'm new to all this and am looking to purchase a scanner for the holidays. Below are some of the things i am looking for. Any help would be appreciated. Looking to Scan Carroll County Fire/Rescue, Carroll County Sherriffs dept, Maryland State Police, Howard County Police/Fire/Rescue...

I am brand new to scanning and have a few questions. I just purchased my first scanner, a Uniden BC246T. While reading a lot of forums and the user manual as well as a lot of information on this site I found the system type in Forsyth is a Project 25 Phase I (FDMA). Forsyth County Public...

Hey friends, I just got my RadioShack Pro 97 from ebay yesterday and I've been storing what's left of the Johnson County Motorolla trunked system - I'm trying to add Leawood which uses EDACS in the same bank and I'm getting nothing but the typical crazy noises from the control channel - what am...

Can anyone tell me what scanner to get to listen to Elgin Police / Fire dept and Kane County Sheriff? I would prefer not to use Radio-shack. (i just had bad experience in the past) Hand held would be my first choice. THANKS And I plan to broadcast here for everyone to enjoy! Thanks

Hello Experts! Temporarily, I am partially home-bound and have bought a PSR 300 scanner not only to entertain me, but also to help me know what is going on around me. I live on the upper west side of Manhattan, in NY, so there are always sirens going in the neighborhood. Makes one curious, for...

Hello, My name is Carl & I live in Chesterfield, Macomb County, Michigan. I just recently received this nice scanner as a gift but I am having alot of difficulty using it. I loaded Freescan .9 and I have Premium Membership with Radio Reference. I had downloaded the Macomb County Trunked Freqs I...

Hello to everyone! As my thread subject says, I am a newcomer to scanning. I post this in the Eastern Canada forum because I hail from Québec City (and I am french-speaking, so feel free to reply to me in english or french). If the admins feel this message belongs anywhere else, I apologize...

It has been a long time since I was involved in scanning and I am looking to get back into it. My old scanner does not handle APCO-25 so I know I need to replace it as all of the cities, military, police, agencies, etc in my area have converted over. I have been programming computers for...

Im an EMT who is having trouble with my fire radio. (And I need it to work). It is a Weierei VEV-3288D. All of the sudden it has stopped allowing me to enter the frequency mode (where I can manually choose frequency. Which was usually done by holding down enter as i turned it on. I still have...

I'm absolutely new to this; while I grasp theory, the practice seems to be eluding me. The manual for the PRO-163 reads as if there is an assumed base level of knowledge, which means I am grasping at straws. I've tried to set up the scanner using the data on RadioReference for Fairfax County...

I have had a Pro 97 for several years that I never used. I have decided I would like to use it but found the programming very tedious, and had little sucsess doing it manually. I have since learned that there is a program available called Win 97 that would allow me to program from my laptop...