I've seen several posts lately that the BCD436HP and BCD536HP don't have service search. Actually, they have the same functionality as service search, implemented a bit differently. Of course, for Police, Fire, etc, we are able to be very specific based on the data provided by RadioReference. The actual "bands" used in previous models resulted in a mix of business, public safety, public works, etc. (i.e. "police" service search is basically useless on those older models, as they rarely actually result in your hearing any police activity). So, you simply put in your location and tell the scanner you want to monitor LAW DISPATCH, LAW TALK, and or LAW TACTICAL to hear police activity.
The bands most people speak of as missing, though are the railroad, air, gmrs/frs, and similar searches. These are in the scanner, as they are in the RadioReference database. To turn them on, you turn on the appropriate nationwide systems, and enable the appropriate service types.
To get to the nationwide settings: MENU --> Set Scan Selection --> Set Nationwide Systems, then turn on the desired channels, which include:
Air Shows
Amateur Radio
American Red Cross
Bureau of ATF
CB
CAP
Coast Guard
Common Aviation
Common Business
Common Federal
Common Military
Customs and Border Protection
Environment Canada
FRS
Federal Disaster
GMRS
General Public Use
Immigration and Customs
Interoperability
Itinerant Business
Marine Channels
MURS
National Weather Service
National Incident Radio Service
Public Safety
Railroads
Wireless Microphones
Want to see what comprises each? Check out the links here: RadioReference.com - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference Database
Something missing? Submit it to RadioReference and it will be included in future database updates.
The bands most people speak of as missing, though are the railroad, air, gmrs/frs, and similar searches. These are in the scanner, as they are in the RadioReference database. To turn them on, you turn on the appropriate nationwide systems, and enable the appropriate service types.
To get to the nationwide settings: MENU --> Set Scan Selection --> Set Nationwide Systems, then turn on the desired channels, which include:
Air Shows
Amateur Radio
American Red Cross
Bureau of ATF
CB
CAP
Coast Guard
Common Aviation
Common Business
Common Federal
Common Military
Customs and Border Protection
Environment Canada
FRS
Federal Disaster
GMRS
General Public Use
Immigration and Customs
Interoperability
Itinerant Business
Marine Channels
MURS
National Weather Service
National Incident Radio Service
Public Safety
Railroads
Wireless Microphones
Want to see what comprises each? Check out the links here: RadioReference.com - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference Database
Something missing? Submit it to RadioReference and it will be included in future database updates.