I don't want to get in to the philosophical conversation, because I can see both sides of the coin.
So, I'd like to ask a technical question here. I've just purchased a Uniden BCD396XT and am learning all about it. I'm still reading the manual, the "easier to read manual" online, the forums, etc. I'm still a noob and I still haven't completed reading all the books and resources, so excuse me if this question has already been answered elsewhere.
With the 396xt is there anyway to "search" for talkgroups? Or do you just get lucky and happen to be scanning when a TG is active?
With my old Pro95, if I was scanning and a talkgroup was active the scanner would stop on that TG and if I hadn't programmed it in to the scanner I could press a button and the TGID would be saved on to the scanner. Then next time I had it hooked to the computer I could program in the name of the TG.
Is there something similar on the 396xt? Otherwise, if people aren't posting "sensitive" TG's here on RR, then how would I find them on my own using the scanner?