Don't get me wrong. I've been scanning on and off for more than 20 years, since I got my first 10-channel Bearcat computerized scanner in the 1980's. Today, I have a GRE PSR500, which in terms of being able to hear just about everything--trunking, P25, military, air--is great.
Problem is--most of the "talk" seems a lot less interesting today. Perhaps it's because cell phones have taken over from radios as the primary means of field communicatins, but "back then" I remember police calls being a lot more exciting--you could hear tactical conversations going on at busts, car chases, apprehensions in progress, and what not.
Today, all I seem to hear is cops going "Ocean Frank," being given assignments and directions by dispatchers, or reporting that they're coming back to base. I rarely hear actual conversations from the field. Indeed, the most interesting things I hear these days are business calls, where you get a far more colorful cast of characters (and locker room language and antics).
Do you find this is true or not true in your area? Is there still true excitement to be heard on scanning?
Suzie in Boston
Problem is--most of the "talk" seems a lot less interesting today. Perhaps it's because cell phones have taken over from radios as the primary means of field communicatins, but "back then" I remember police calls being a lot more exciting--you could hear tactical conversations going on at busts, car chases, apprehensions in progress, and what not.
Today, all I seem to hear is cops going "Ocean Frank," being given assignments and directions by dispatchers, or reporting that they're coming back to base. I rarely hear actual conversations from the field. Indeed, the most interesting things I hear these days are business calls, where you get a far more colorful cast of characters (and locker room language and antics).
Do you find this is true or not true in your area? Is there still true excitement to be heard on scanning?
Suzie in Boston