This is my first ever scanner. I am very technologically literate. Anyway, I am looking at buying a Radioshack PRO-97 Scanner. I am looking for something to listen to the following things:
-All Lafourche Parish Police, EMS, and Fire
-Thibodaux Police and Fire
-Golden Medow Police and Fire
-Louisiana State Police
-Acadian Ambulance
-Lafourche Ambulance
-All New Orleans transmissions (my secondary priority)
I'm pretty sure I have the trunking abilities and from what I've gathered, all of these transmissions are 800Mhz.
From what I've seen in the database, all of the agencies in the LWIN system are also listed in the old analog "State of Louisiana" system, with the exception of the NOPD. (Scanner Frequencies: State of Louisiana Trunking System, Statewide, Louisiana).
They are trunked but the Pro-97 can handle that, correct? I read that the analog system would become a backup to the digital system once the LWIN was FULLY implemented. Does this mean that they are simultaneously broadcasting digital and analog at the moment? or are the analog State Police frequencies no longer being used in the analog? Furthermore, I read that with the dwindling economy, development of the LWIN has been placed on hold. Does that mean that I can get a few more years out of an analog scanner to see what use I get out of it before I end up spending hundreds? The reason I like the Pro-97 so much is because of its functionality/cost ratio.
Hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction
-All Lafourche Parish Police, EMS, and Fire
-Thibodaux Police and Fire
-Golden Medow Police and Fire
-Louisiana State Police
-Acadian Ambulance
-Lafourche Ambulance
-All New Orleans transmissions (my secondary priority)
I'm pretty sure I have the trunking abilities and from what I've gathered, all of these transmissions are 800Mhz.
From what I've seen in the database, all of the agencies in the LWIN system are also listed in the old analog "State of Louisiana" system, with the exception of the NOPD. (Scanner Frequencies: State of Louisiana Trunking System, Statewide, Louisiana).
They are trunked but the Pro-97 can handle that, correct? I read that the analog system would become a backup to the digital system once the LWIN was FULLY implemented. Does this mean that they are simultaneously broadcasting digital and analog at the moment? or are the analog State Police frequencies no longer being used in the analog? Furthermore, I read that with the dwindling economy, development of the LWIN has been placed on hold. Does that mean that I can get a few more years out of an analog scanner to see what use I get out of it before I end up spending hundreds? The reason I like the Pro-97 so much is because of its functionality/cost ratio.
Hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction