Random Ramblings From a Scanner In The High Country

[kingshootr]

A lifelong Valley resident that has retired to the mountains (Pinetop-Lakeside.)

I now have a shop, a corner for my scanner and GMRS radios, a simple antenna 20ft in the air on the roof of my shop.

I am going to try and start getting into "ham"... Eventually.

I'm sitting on the deck, cigar and coffee at hand, listening to the scanner on a HH. It's 9am, there is a call approx every 3-5 minutes or so. All analog (or whatever the "old" systems are called). I don't think I have to worry about trunking or digital systems anytime soon. 👍

 

[MiCon]

Congratulations on what I assume is your retirement move and getting out of the rat race.

Yes, once out of the metro areas (Phoenix, Tucson) most everything in AZ is analog. No digital (for the most part), no trunking, etc. Lots of repeater use as most rural agencies cover a large area.

You are in a very rural area that doesn't have a lot going on, but there's still a number of agencies you can listen to.
ADPS uses repeaters in the 460mhz area of the band.
ADOT, AZ Forestry, and AZ Fish & Game use VHF repeaters (151 & 156mhz).
Both Navajo and Apache Counties use vhf high band (150 ~ 160mhz) for most agencies (Sheriff, Fire, LG, etc).
USFS and BLM use vhf high band 163 ~ 172mhz).

Load your scanner up with all of the frequencies listed in the RR database for your area and you should hear a fair amount of activity.