Im looking to buy my dad a police scanner for christmas. He likes to listen to the police and fire reports he had one years ago and it broke. I have no idea where to begin in looking for one can someone give me any idea on where and what kind i can get him please it will be much appreciated!!
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1st of all where does your dad live, & how much are you willing to spend ?
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and what type handheld or base
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What County is Staten Island ny in ?
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Technically it's Richmond County. However, all five of the NYC boroughs are listed in the database as being in New York City and not by their respective counties.
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From the info I saw Staten Island is in New York & they have some weird info for a scanner. But it looks as if a none digital will work ? The program is called ( PBSI / SI 2way ) with frequency #
482.5875 so & 482.8875 no, & I think these # are Police Precint ( 121-122-123 ) ?
482.5875 so & 482.8875 no, & I think these # are Police Precint ( 121-122-123 ) ?
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Richmond Co. There is no Richmond Co on the database map, but it is the little island at the bottom on the far left. It shows New York City on the database map. Not sure why that is.
It appears that a regular scanner will pick up what you want. I would suggest one that decodes PL and DPL tones and does narrowband.
New York City, New York (NY) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
See the "Mode" column and a description below:
FM: Regular scanner will pick these up. A scanner that decodes the PL or DPL tones help to eliminate interference and noise.
FMN: This is narrowband. Basically all newer regular and digital scanners support narrowband and should say somewhere in its specifications that it does.
P25: This is a digital format. Not sure if it means phase 1 or phase 2, but there are only a few digital scanners that will decode phase 2. This is out of your price range. You could do a descriminator tap on a cheaper radio.
DMR: Digital Mobile Radio. No scanner can decode this digital format. You can however if you tap your scanner and hook it up to your computer.
Trunking Systems: You will need a trunking scanner. Possibly out of your price range. I believe some of those types of systems the scanners cant decode.
Anything that says encrypted, you will not be able to listen. Now you know what your looking for. Do you have one in mind that your looking at?
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It appears that a regular scanner will pick up what you want. I would suggest one that decodes PL and DPL tones and does narrowband.
New York City, New York (NY) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
See the "Mode" column and a description below:
FM: Regular scanner will pick these up. A scanner that decodes the PL or DPL tones help to eliminate interference and noise.
FMN: This is narrowband. Basically all newer regular and digital scanners support narrowband and should say somewhere in its specifications that it does.
P25: This is a digital format. Not sure if it means phase 1 or phase 2, but there are only a few digital scanners that will decode phase 2. This is out of your price range. You could do a descriminator tap on a cheaper radio.
DMR: Digital Mobile Radio. No scanner can decode this digital format. You can however if you tap your scanner and hook it up to your computer.
Trunking Systems: You will need a trunking scanner. Possibly out of your price range. I believe some of those types of systems the scanners cant decode.
Anything that says encrypted, you will not be able to listen. Now you know what your looking for. Do you have one in mind that your looking at?
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Your dad can still follow all the NYC action with the cheap scanner described by bailly2!
The FDNY is indeed still "simulcasting" on the older VHF frequencies. I was just there visiting family last week and had no problems monitoring NYPD & FDNY (VHF, the UHF did not come in as clearly).
You are a good son. I hope your dad enjoys the new toy!
The FDNY is indeed still "simulcasting" on the older VHF frequencies. I was just there visiting family last week and had no problems monitoring NYPD & FDNY (VHF, the UHF did not come in as clearly).
You are a good son. I hope your dad enjoys the new toy!
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No, but you need to use the database to find which frequencies you want to put in. Some people are going to tell you to buy a cable and a program so you can put them in via your computer, but for the freqs. you need it is not necessary. If you find you need help, this forum can give you the answers.
Once you put in the freqs. you may never need to change them.
RadioReference.com - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference Database
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The scanner comes with it's own programming/power cable. Uniden offers free software to program the scanner.
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That's good. Then all he needs to do is get his freqs. from the database.
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