sfd901
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Can anyone tell me what sites they use on the new 700 system
Nevermind, I just saw the answer to my question above on another thread. It is really a shame that all of these agencies keep moving to this new 700 system. Now you can only monitor them with an ultra expensive digital scanner. I am sure eventually it will all go encrypted, and the entire hobby will become useless. I really enjoy listening to the nj transit police, but looks like they will be moving too!
Is the brand new BCD536 scanner the only one that can pick up the NJICS frequencies or would any digital scanner do the trick?
Nevermind, I just saw the answer to my question above on another thread. It is really a shame that all of these agencies keep moving to this new 700 system. Now you can only monitor them with an ultra expensive digital scanner. I am sure eventually it will all go encrypted, and the entire hobby will become useless. I really enjoy listening to the nj transit police, but looks like they will be moving too!
NFD their Police department reception has been excellent as long as I can remember!!!I agree. I just keep writing the places off as they go to these digital channels. I bought myself a $500.00 portable scanner when my first favorite department went to digital. Had to get the thing programmed and it wasn't free. Also bought an outside 800 antenna for my car. I am not too happy about the whole thing and many places the reception is not at all as good.
When I used to make a few trips to Newark it was easy. Just push 1 - 5 - 4 - . - 1 - 3 and then Enter and I was all set. The reception was perfect.
It's over. I sure am glad I was around to enjoy it when it was a great hobby. I could drive I-95 and program just about any department along the way. Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth. As I drove farther south it was Camden, Philly, then Baltimore, D.C. etc. It can't be done today.
For those younger members who have never had the chance to enjoy listening as I did, you really missed out on a great time. Of course we did not have cell phones, computers, digital cameras, or GPS. But listening to Newark or any other city FD was a very simple thing to do. And the reception was great, WITHOUT an outside mobile antenna.