keithmj
Member
I was wondering what others think the future of scanning is or will be? For Pinellas County, Florida I would say that it is just about dead. More and more agencies are going digital, which wasn't a problem since there are digital scanners but now just about all are going encrypted and you can't get anything anymore. It is a sad day in America when you can't even listen to a public bus company on the scanners any more because they don't want "Anyone to listen" to them. They say that it is for safety reason but it is more like they don't want anyone outside of the agency knowing what they are doing, so much for transparency in our government.
I was planning on buying me a BCD396T but there isn't any point anymore to spend the money for new scanners or better antennas or no reason to have a scanner in the vehicle. I would say save your money and take a trip somewhere.
Some people at work were saying that they were going to get a scanner. I told them not to waste your money. And the scanner companies are going to lose a lot of business I would say. Maybe I am wrong to think this way but I don't think so. So before you spend 500 to 800 on a scanner you better do your homework or you would of just bought a paper weight. I know several people have posted here about what scanners to buy and they live in the Pinellas County area, good luck..Cheers.
I was planning on buying me a BCD396T but there isn't any point anymore to spend the money for new scanners or better antennas or no reason to have a scanner in the vehicle. I would say save your money and take a trip somewhere.
Some people at work were saying that they were going to get a scanner. I told them not to waste your money. And the scanner companies are going to lose a lot of business I would say. Maybe I am wrong to think this way but I don't think so. So before you spend 500 to 800 on a scanner you better do your homework or you would of just bought a paper weight. I know several people have posted here about what scanners to buy and they live in the Pinellas County area, good luck..Cheers.