Hi everyone,
I just picked up my first scanner today and I'm having trouble getting anything on it. I'm an EMT and I love listening to the radios at work, so I found that here in the Phoenix area there are some live feeds online. I've been tuning into those quite a bit recently and decided that I'd like to try scanning on my own radio.
I got a very inexpensive used scanner. It's a Radio Shack PRO-2026. I've been researching and I know that this is not the kind of scanner that I will be able to pick up local Fire and LE on. Almost all of the departments out here are digital, from what I've read. But I wanted to give analog scanning a shot, to see if I really like it before I drop $400 on a digital scanner.
I'm interested in listening to pretty much anything. I just find the whole process of working radios enjoyable. It's something me and my dad used to do when I was a kid.
I live in an apartment in Mesa, just outside of Phoenix, in a pretty urban part of the city. Will my scanner be able to pick up anything in this area?
Thanks for your help!
Jeff
I just picked up my first scanner today and I'm having trouble getting anything on it. I'm an EMT and I love listening to the radios at work, so I found that here in the Phoenix area there are some live feeds online. I've been tuning into those quite a bit recently and decided that I'd like to try scanning on my own radio.
I got a very inexpensive used scanner. It's a Radio Shack PRO-2026. I've been researching and I know that this is not the kind of scanner that I will be able to pick up local Fire and LE on. Almost all of the departments out here are digital, from what I've read. But I wanted to give analog scanning a shot, to see if I really like it before I drop $400 on a digital scanner.
I'm interested in listening to pretty much anything. I just find the whole process of working radios enjoyable. It's something me and my dad used to do when I was a kid.
I live in an apartment in Mesa, just outside of Phoenix, in a pretty urban part of the city. Will my scanner be able to pick up anything in this area?
Thanks for your help!
Jeff