700mhz

[bigron48185]

what activity is on the 700mhz and 300mhz bands that the BCD396T is able to get that radio shack's scanners can't get? what are we missing? i thought the government was is on the 700 frequencies. ron

 

[W4KRR]

A portion of the 700 MHz band will be used for public safety trunking systems. Right now, there are no systems up and running, or else only a very few in planning or design stages.

The 380-400 MHz band is now being used by the federal government for trunked systems. AFAIK, the BCD396T is currently the only scanner that will trunk in these frequency ranges.

 

[Voyager]

A portion of the 700 MHz band will be used for public safety trunking systems. Right now, there are no systems up and running, or else only a very few in planning or design stages.

Actually, there are systems using 700 MHz. Denver or Colorado is one.

Joe M.

 

[rescue161]

The 380-400 MHz band is now being used by the federal government for trunked systems. AFAIK, the BCD396T is currently the only scanner that will trunk in these frequency ranges.

It is the only one that will track Motorola P25 in that band. The Pro-96 does a fine job on EDACS in the 380-400 MHz range.

 

[W4KRR]

It is the only one that will track Motorola P25 in that band. The Pro-96 does a fine job on EDACS in the 380-400 MHz range.

Right, I completely forgot about EDACS systems.

And I had no idea there were any 700 MHz systems actually up and running.