landlord2see
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i live in the northern neck of va and only one county has gone digital is it worth spending 500 dollars on a scanner to listen to one county
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N_Jay
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landlord2see said:
That sounds like a personal question. :wink:
I suppose it depends on how important listening to Westmoreland Sheriff's Office is to you. Personally, I hardly ever listen to law enforcement, so it probably wouldn't matter much to me.
Do you come to the Richmond area much, where a lot of digital is being used? If so, you might think about it.
Keep in mind though, that more and more places are going to be going digital, so it might help to have a digital capabable scanner. But, as rural as the Neck is, I wouldn't expect this to happen overnight!
Do you come to the Richmond area much, where a lot of digital is being used? If so, you might think about it.
Keep in mind though, that more and more places are going to be going digital, so it might help to have a digital capabable scanner. But, as rural as the Neck is, I wouldn't expect this to happen overnight!
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BoxAlarm187 said:
would it be safe to say that if your/my community isn't going to be going digital/trunked anytime soon, wouldn't a scanner NOW be "outdated" THEN? For instance, with the advances made to communications everyday, a digital/trunked scanner of today could in essence not work on the system of tomorrow.
Just wondering!
thinking about a digital scanner, but county/towns are not and wont be trunked/digital anytime soon. And at around $500.00 I would hate to waste my money :shock: YIKES!
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RocketMan1 said:
It all depends.
P25 Conventional and Trunking (Todays published standards) will be around for a long time.
BUT,
There is always the chance that your community will put in a system that uses a feature not yet supported.
I.E. 700 MHz, P25 Phase 2, etc.
RocketMan1
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[quote="N_Jay
It all depends.
P25 Conventional and Trunking (Todays published standards) will be around for a long time.
BUT,
There is always the chance that your community will put in a system that uses a feature not yet supported.
I.E. 700 MHz, P25 Phase 2, etc.[/quote]
Thanks N_Jay, That's what I'm affraid of. I guess I will just upgrade to a scanner that covers only what is needed for the times, and not worry about the future till it comes, then buy what is needed for those times. JEEZ what an expensive hobby :shock: :lol:
It all depends.
P25 Conventional and Trunking (Todays published standards) will be around for a long time.
BUT,
There is always the chance that your community will put in a system that uses a feature not yet supported.
I.E. 700 MHz, P25 Phase 2, etc.[/quote]
Thanks N_Jay, That's what I'm affraid of. I guess I will just upgrade to a scanner that covers only what is needed for the times, and not worry about the future till it comes, then buy what is needed for those times. JEEZ what an expensive hobby :shock: :lol:
RocketMan1
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Try ham radio if you think this is expensive!
I heard, an old friend from years past was heavy into the "Ham scene" did nothing but complain how expensive it could be, but said he loved it, and was so addicting he couln't quit. He probably lives in a cardboard box now, but with one hell of a ham setup :lol:
I heard, an old friend from years past was heavy into the "Ham scene" did nothing but complain how expensive it could be, but said he loved it, and was so addicting he couln't quit. He probably lives in a cardboard box now, but with one hell of a ham setup :lol:
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