Hello all.
I have not had listened to a scanner since I was much younger, watching the lights go across my mom and dad's Bearcat scanner that took plug in crystals. Today I'm married with kids of my own and after a situation in my area with the police hunting down a man did I really miss having a scanner. I did download the app for my Droid but it just does not pick up everything I want. Like everyone I want it to pick up everything, but I do realize that none will. Needless to say when I read about double conversion, triple conversion, trunking, tracking, etc., I'm lost. So in my lack of knowledge I think it is just better if I tell you what I would like to pick up and let you recommend a scanner to me. So here is what I would like it to pick up: Police, Fire, Marine, Aircraft, UHF 225 - 400MHz, land mobile bands, HAM, Railroad. I do not care about weather, T.V, Nascar or cell phone reception.
I have found people selling scanners that have been modified, or tweaked, that claim to pick up all military bands and some cell phone. Should I stray away from any of these listings?
Looking for any recommendations. Thank you in advance.
I have not had listened to a scanner since I was much younger, watching the lights go across my mom and dad's Bearcat scanner that took plug in crystals. Today I'm married with kids of my own and after a situation in my area with the police hunting down a man did I really miss having a scanner. I did download the app for my Droid but it just does not pick up everything I want. Like everyone I want it to pick up everything, but I do realize that none will. Needless to say when I read about double conversion, triple conversion, trunking, tracking, etc., I'm lost. So in my lack of knowledge I think it is just better if I tell you what I would like to pick up and let you recommend a scanner to me. So here is what I would like it to pick up: Police, Fire, Marine, Aircraft, UHF 225 - 400MHz, land mobile bands, HAM, Railroad. I do not care about weather, T.V, Nascar or cell phone reception.
I have found people selling scanners that have been modified, or tweaked, that claim to pick up all military bands and some cell phone. Should I stray away from any of these listings?
Looking for any recommendations. Thank you in advance.