Need knowledgeable radio folks...

[Cullenbohanon]

Hello, I am new to the forums. I need help scanning my local police radio if anyone will bother teaching me how. I've read the wiki and stickies but I am still not sure on how to go about.

My local radio is Dobbs Ferry, New York in the Westchester County.

What will I need to purchase and do to begin scanning.

For curious folks, I enjoy obscure hobbies.

 

[sparklehorse]

You know, just to get you started one of the Home Patrol models might be the best choice. You can enter in your ZIP code, set a distance range, select the types of things you want to listen to, and the scanner will start scanning your local public safety radio systems. After doing that for a while if you find you really like the monitoring hobby, you can begin to really customize what your radio scans. Beyond that there are a whole host of ways to expand your horizons, with better antennas, better radios, computer programming, etc, etc. But the Home Patrols would be a good place to start.

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[buddrousa]

To start with you have in your county these sysetems in your county that are not scanable.
White Plains DPW DMR Motorola Capacity Plus (TRBO) White Plains
NYCOMCO MOTOTRBO DMR Motorola Connect Plus (TRBO) Various
OneVoice Network DMR Motorola Connect Plus (TRBO) Various
153.75500 KEB453 BM 10 RAN Hastings PD Police NXDN Law Dispatch

Other than what is listed above all else is scanable with Uniden HP1 HP2 996P2 325P2 436HP 536HP
Radioshack Pro668 Whistler 1080 BCD996XT1095 GRE 800 All do P25 Phase 1 and 2 or you could go cheaper with Uniden BCD396XT Radioshack pro106 pro197 pro651 pro652 pro18 GRE PSR500 PSR600 Whistler WS1065 WS1040 if you only want P25 Phase 1 and standard analog conventional and trunking.

 

[sparklehorse]

Other than what is listed above all else is scanable with Uniden HP1 HP2 996P2 325P2 436HP 536HP
Radioshack Pro668 Whistler 1080 BCD996XT1095 GRE 800 All do P25 Phase 1 and 2 or you could go cheaper with Uniden BCD396XT Radioshack pro106 pro197 pro651 pro652 pro18 GRE PSR500 PSR600 Whistler WS1065 WS1040 if you only want P25 Phase 1 and standard analog conventional and trunking.

Pretty sure the HP1 and 996XT do NOT decode APCO Phase 2 digital, but there may not be much Phase 2 in the OPs area at the moment anyway. The HP2 is probably the safest bet for ease of use and compatibility, but the HP1 would serve well to at least get the OP started.

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[buddrousa]

Yep you are correct was doing multitasking and did not proof read Thanks

 

[N8IAA]

Hello, I am new to the forums. I need help scanning my local police radio if anyone will bother teaching me how. I've read the wiki and stickies but I am still not sure on how to go about.

My local radio is Dobbs Ferry, New York in the Westchester County.

What will I need to purchase and do to begin scanning.

For curious folks, I enjoy obscure hobbies.

Westchester has an analog UHF trunk system. No PD on it, just FD and some bus and county services. From what I see in the database, is that your city has analog and P-25 conventional frequencies. No need for any Phase II scanners.
Any scanner such as the Whistler/RS scanners: Pro-106/651, WS-1040/1065, and Uniden BCD-396XT.
Look in the RR For Sale forum for some inexpensive older/newer P-25 Phase I scanners.
Larry